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When I was an adolescent I possessed a lifelike doll that stood about two feet high. My mind was troubled with many anxieties and not much affection or warmth at home.  When I needed support and protection I would wrap the doll’s arms around me and imagine that it would hold and protect me as…

Bali’s ancient spiritual traditions and culture of rituals and healers make it a sacred destination for spiritual tourists from around the world. Since the international success of the book, Eat, Pray, Love where author, Elizabeth Gilbert ends her spiritual journey on the island, Bali has become a paradise for spiritual seekers. Spiritual tourism is on…

“Religion is a defense to a true religious experience,” said Joseph Campbell.  The spiritual journey is different than following a fixed dogma or doing ritual worship once or twice a week.  Very often people use church attendance or participation in organized religions and spiritual retreats as ways to socialize, meet new mates and find entertainment. A…

“Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside dreams. Who looks inside awakens.” – Carl Jung I love working with dreams. They open up a world of details, emotions and fore sights that I would not know otherwise. After working with them for some time a new stage…

“There is nobody else but you. You are everybody. Therefore, how you treat anybody is how you treat yourself. Anything you do to somebody else, you are doing to yourself.” – Mirabai Devi  Relationships may be one of the greatest ways to heal and at the same time challenge us to grow and expand. Many…

Don’t be discouraged by the impossibility of dispelling darkness from the world with your one little candle. Just light it! Step forward and let it shine with every step you take to help others. — Amma In a dark cathedral in France, I walked to the altar and lit a candle for the world. That…

What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.  ~Richard Bach Monarch butterflies go through an incredible journey. They start out as larvae; next they become caterpillars and they eat a lot of milkweed. They romp on the stalks and leaves and finally they attach to a leaf and enshroud…

“I know the secret of silence,” Indian saint, Mahatma Gandhi wrote. In the silence the mind comes to rest and all of the pieces come home like bees to the hive. The senses gather themselves together and the fragments of our self return home to become whole. Silent practices or vows have long been staples…

Values determine the choices we make in life. They can act like a beacon to light the way. When we’re conscious of those values it makes life’s journey clearer. But most often our decisions are guided by immediate satisfaction or comfort. It takes courage to know what’s important to you and then to act on…

The ancients have known it for centuries — sound heals and harmonizes the body, mind and spirit. If you’ve sat in a temple listening to monks chant Tibetan invocations or hearing the Vedas, you can feel the powerful vibrations and notice the calming effects. It’s as if one whole being tunes into the universal absolute…
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