If we’re committed to a spiritual life, it means we’re prepared to grow. But sometimes those around us make other decisions. It may feel that – like a child who outgrows clothes – we expand beyond the people and places that have been familiar and comfortable. This phase of the spiritual journey may challenge us…

At the “Creating the Life You Want” Workshop, Master teacher and head of Moving Ventures, Ellen Watson, led us to meet our shadow. As we faced the wall in the sanctuary at Seeking Indigo, the low light cast a shadow and that dark shadow moved and bounced as I moved and bounced. My shadow was…

Birthdays mark the time when the body, mind and spirit came into the world. Some people moan about another birthday. Others celebrate with parties. Everyday can be a birthday, a day to learn something new and grow. An aboriginal way of celebrating birthdays as reported by Marlo Morgan, Author of Mutant Message Down Under,  reveals…

The Balinese live by three principles call Tri Hita Karena. They are simple. Honor the connection between humans and God, between humans and humans and between humans and nature. Love and respect of nature are evident throughout every aspect of this colorful and beautiful expression of religion and spirituality. Their deep reverence for life, nature,…

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