Beyond Zen…

Inner Smile on a Cold Day

Yesterday was one of those days, you wake-up completely on the wrong side of the bed. Tripping, spilling, cursing the morning away. I thought for sure it was going to be a horrible day. To boot, I’m late and there is ice all over my car. So, after de-icing the car and cranking up the [...]

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Update “Spread the Love NOW! Group Writing Project”

Photo Credit As many of you know we were part of a wonderful project called “Spread the Love NOW! Group Writing Project“. Created by those wonderfully enlightened folks at [The Middle Way], [Zen-Inspired Self Development], and [UrbanMonk.net]. The project was fantastic and led me to a whole new group of enlightened ones to read and [...]

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Bardo, Death, and a Moment of Transition

Often when I tell a story I shy away from those in which I was part of or a party to, to me it smacks of ego-center and self-serving. Yet this story, as it happened to me, was one of great compassion and love for my family. I did nothing but be present and party [...]

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Paths, Syncronicity, Visions and Life’s Purpose

In a dream My Maternal Grandmother came out of a hospital, handed me a red hair band and with earnest voice insisted, “It’s important you start with the Crane, you need to start with the Crane.” I had been contemplating two different Chinese Medicine Qigong Programs in Portland at the time. I did choose to [...]

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Kundalini and Snakes Oh My!

Kundalini, that potentially coiled energy in all of us, unlocking so much; it’s a journey to unlock but even just a small unlocking bring so much to a person. It’s effects are huge, so much in fact that much of what is written on unlocking this energy is related to the physical manifestations that may [...]

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Kundalini Energy Awakening

Disclaimer, this topic may be a bit “Woo-Woo” for some but it’s interesting and worth looking at. My spiritual path has been active for over 20 years and I remember one of my first yoga classes ever taken, in college, in a stinky old gym at a community college. I remember the practice was amazing [...]

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