There is a simple explanation for why the world is crazy right now. The pandemic has increase everyone’s stress, and stress hormones shut down the prefrontal cortex. Stress hormones reduce our ability to think rationally, which causes us to act like animals. Conscious breathing is one approach to physically calm the nervous system, reduce stressContinue reading “Why People are acting like Animals and What We can Do to Act like Rational Human Beings”
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Loving the World, One Smile at a Time
Loving the world and everyone in it may seem like a daunting shift in perspective. We can start one smile at a time. Watch the rest of the conversation in Embracing Love 10-14-21. More Heart-Centered Living
A Path of Love
Love can be a path to transform our lives and change the world. Learn more in this homily given at Grace Good Shepherd Church / Abbey of the Redwoods on 9-26-21. You can watch the full service here: Sunday Worship Service 9-26-21 Sign up for the weekly Embracing Love Zoom meetings here: Embracing Love ZoomContinue reading “A Path of Love”
Love as a New Spiritual Paradigm
One new spiritual paradigm is a path based solely on love: loving ourselves, loving our lives, and loving the world. Watch the rest of the conversation in Embracing Love 9-9-21. More Heart-Centered Living
The Next Step on Your Journey
What if the next step on your journey is much simpler than you think? Here is a different way to think about your healing/spiritual/self-realization journey. Watch the rest of the conversation in Embracing Love 9-2-21. More Heart-Centered Living
Embracing Uncertainty
A discussion of these unsettling times and guidance to help embrace the uncertainty. Watch the rest of the conversation in Embracing Love 8-26-21. More Heart-Centered LivingHeart-Centered Living
A Heart-Centered Perspective on Karma, Heaven, and Hell
At the root of our karma is the beliefs we hold about ourselves. Here we discuss loving ourselves to improve our karma and how karma relates to Heaven and Hell. Watch the rest of the conversation in Embracing Love 8-19-21. More Heart-Centered Living
How to Love all the Crazies out There
One obvious obstacle to cultivating unconditional love for the world is the challenge of loving all the angry, screaming people out there, especially when they’re screaming something we disagree with. But love is still the answer. Watch the rest of the discussion from the Meditation Conversation on 8-12-21 More Mindful Living
Forget Detachment – All You Need is Love
The Buddhist idea of Detachment is so often misunderstood that the word itself has become problematic. Fortunately, we don’t need to understand detachment, all we need is Love. Watch the rest of the discussion in the Meditation Conversation on 8-12-21. More Mindful Living
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