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A Poem by Rumi A baby pigeon stand on the edge of a nest all day. Then he hears a whistle, Come to me. How could he not fly towards that? Wings tear through the body’s robe when the letter arrives that says, “You’ve flapped and fluttered against limits long enough. You’ve been a bird

I find it so appropriate that we are concluding our 100 days of daily meditation on the Summer Solstice, a time of new beginnings. Let me explain…. 100 days ago, we gathered in uncertainty. The first night, I announced that it would be for the next 7 days. But we continued through 3 powerful full

The sounds of laughter, feet shuffling, plates clanking and the refrigerator door opening over and over… endless conversations that pick up as soon as they end… the words, emotions and joy are expressed effortlessly because they come from the heart. I smile deeply, as the essence of family vibrate through the all of my senses.…this

When there are deep emotions expressed there is an opportunity for deep healing. These emotions must come out. When they are met with understanding, compassion, and love; healing happens. Division of any kind disconnects us from our true nature. WE ARE ONE. There are no sides, no separation in the Light of our Souls. If

Written in 2004 for an Arhatic Yoga Newsletter As we seriously embark on our spiritual practice through Arhatic Yoga, a good mantra to remember is “CHANGE WE MUST.” Through constant awareness, understanding, practice and living of the Five Virtues and Five Pillars of Arhatic Yoga in our daily lives, inner transformation will happen. Change We

By Davia Tamin, Forbes.com Read full article here Written by Davia Temin, Forbes.com Spirituality But to do the inner work needed to actually bear the pain, and heal not only ourselves, but our world at an essential level, a growing number of people are rediscovering spiritual practice. As we have slowed down, and shut in,

The Gentle Breeze of Inner Stillness… As Bob Dylan sang, “The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind…” Meditation is like the wind. The answer to many of our life’s questions lies in the quiet stillness of the passing internal breeze. It can never be fully understood until it has been thoroughly experienced. As