How do we teach our children to be balanced, compassionate and loving people in a world where they are constantly being shown that competition, violence and materialism makes you a powerful person? In our last Project Resiliency Chat, one of our participants asked that we look at how we can guide our children into adulthood […]
This month Rick and I were fortunate to spend a week with wounded warriors during our Warrior Resiliency Retreat. To put it mildly, when you work with warriors in a healing setting, you have the opportunity to witness deep and courageous healing. Our warriors have the unique skills of being able to slay dragons and […]
Choosing Peace over stress is a practice that can change your life from feeling out of control to centered and present. This article written by teacher and scientist Joan Borysenko gives an informative and entertaining description of how we can choose peace in moments of stress and learn how to be present in our work, […]
In a world where we have moment-to-moment access to breaking news, graphic images and world events, having feelings of empathy may be challenging and overwhelming. Sometimes having feelings of empathy within our own lives and relationships can seem to heavy. The emotions that we feel from other people and the world around us on a […]
“The only real valuable thing is intuition.” Albert Einstein, 1879-1955 In our lives we spend most of our waking days planning for the future and revisiting the memories of the past, it’s easy to get stuck in a mind loop of thinking and become more and more distant from simply “being.” “Being” is where […]
As we move into holidays that so many of us love and enjoy, it is very easy to sense feelings of stress, mixed emotion and anxiety. The reasons why these feelings appear are different for all of us but there is one thought that can be very grounding to reflect on for all of us […]
What does empowerment mean to you? And how does taking risks play a part? Rick Allen — Empowerment means being afraid to do something new and having the courage to realize that I can. Taking risks always comes with a fear of failure or rejection for me but when I trust my true potential I […]
In a world where value and success appears to be measured in status, wealth and beauty, to speak of humility seems to be a far cry from achieving power. But when seeking to live in our world with true authentic power, a deep intrinsic love of kindness is required. How can a humble person be […]
We are all acquainted with the controversial word psychic. Although the word translated comes from a French word simply meaning clear sight or clear seeing, many of us associate anything psychic with gypsies, crystal balls, or reality TV shows. The term psychic has certainly gotten a bad rap over the centuries with public displays of […]
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps, known for turning out some of the military’s toughest warriors, is studying how to make its troops even tougher through meditative practices, yoga-type stretching and exercises based on mindfulness. Marine Corps officials say they will build a curriculum that would integrate mindfulness-based techniques into their training […]
