2020 Peace Tribe

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work. -Thick Nhat Hanh I remember my teacher Miguel describing our planet as the one planet that creates emotion for our solar system. The powerful teachings I learned from him focus on cultivating a cleaner mind, dissipating emotional drama and trauma, and opening our heart to express the fullness of our love. These teachings are directed toward uplifting the emotional energy within us and creating more peace in our world. Now, more than ever, our world is divided and suffering. Yet, we have an ability to tackle and dissipate heavy emotional energy and deepen into our inner peace. In his book Power vs Force, David Hawkins, Ph.D.,
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Meditate to De-Stress

“Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.” – Buddha Are you making the time to Meditate?  If Not…Imagine a new decade with a practice that raises your state – mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. All the cool kids are doing it! It’s not just ageless saints and yogis meditating, it’s also young entrepreneurs, scientists, musicians and athletes. Research shows that chronic stress is cumulative. Stress has been proven to accelerate the aging process and decrease vitality. One of the first researchers on meditation, Dr. Alan Wallace, found that subjects with an average chronological age of 50 years, who had been practicing meditation for over 5 years, had
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Are you the Buddha?

 “Buddha” means ‘one who is awake to the true nature of reality’. Buddhism teaches that we all live in a fog of illusions created by mistaken perceptions. And a Buddha is one who is freed from the fog. Who is the Buddha in your family? You know, the one everyone turns to for greater clarity, compassion and wisdom? Might that be You? It takes conscious Awareness, Acceptance and Action to be freed from the fog so you can shine that clear light into the atmosphere of your home. One of the smartest ways to be the Buddha in your family is to Communicate Clearly. Here’s How:  Listening is primo – the #1 action Let Go of the need to control the outcome Let Go of the need to be right Let
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What Will Your Soul be feasting on this Thanksgiving? I remember sitting in the Pyramids of Teotihuacan when my teacher asked us three simple questions: 1. What does your soul need?  2. What feeds it? 3. What grows it? It was 1988, and I must admit I had not been entertaining soul life. I was too busy orchestrating my important ego life, feeling immense stress and a vague unhappiness. On that day, I found myself on a soul journey, traveling with strangers, in a foreign land, with a teacher that could barely speak English. Embarking on this spiritual journey marked a huge turning point in my life. Sitting on the hard stones in the third classroom of the pyramids, each of us guessed at answers to Miguel’s question, and we all missed the mark! In his gentle sweet voice, Miguel simply
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Become a Drop With Me

“In a world with more than seven billion people, each of us is a drop in the bucket. But with enough drops, we can fill any bucket.” David Susuki With the first news of the morning I felt a heightened anxiety. I listened more intently than ever to the newest alarm about climate change: “The world’s people face “untold suffering due to the climate crisis” unless there are major transformations to global society, according to a stark warning from more than 11,000 scientists.” And, I find it sad that the US has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement whose central aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change. I feel like I’ve been awake to climate change for awhile now, and yet with
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Forgive Yourself for Judging Yourself

“The action of entering the center point of the labyrinth represents the moment you forgive yourself. This is the action of your own forgiveness and of reclaiming the power, or the impeccability, of your own word, of your own intent.” ― don Miguel Ruiz Jr. Your heart feels heavy. Your stomach is in knots. You wish you had a do-over! What do you do when you realize you hurt someone with your words or actions? For most people, guilt is the first sensation that comes up. Guilt is a big shout-out that asks you to listen up, bring awareness to yourself and the situation. It prods you to figure out how you are going to fess up and make this right. Guilt is a great corrector, yet if
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When Is Enough Enough?

Figure Out When Enough Is Enough Whether you are working a 60-80 hour week, pressurized to meet deadlines or managing the many demands of family, you are at risk of burnout. By the time people call me for a session to sort out distress in their life or relationships, many of the precursors to burnout are already present. Headaches, hips hurting, tight shoulders, upset stomach are a few of the physical symptoms present. However, it is the increasingly negative thoughts and frustration with relationships that often prompts them to call me. I first met Jaden 6 years ago in one of my dream weekends. She was feeling a big wave of new life ~ excited to start a new job and in love with a dynamic and caring
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What Voice Is Guiding You?

Are you ever torn between your rational, logical thinking mind and your primal feeling that arises from a deeper place within?  Bet so! Just  yesterday my mind said “Go” and my inner voice said NO! This is a common conundrum most of us experience in little ways on a daily basis. There are many voices speaking to us all the time. “Do I schedule that plane flight?”  – Man, that feels like a lot of energy. “Should I return the invitation?” – I’m just not into this friendship. “Do I take the leap of faith and let go? I know it is the right thing to do! ” – I’m too scared of what is unknown on the other side. Your wise inner self will always lead you to live in deeper, truthful and
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Does Addiction Lurk Around You?

“After half a century of psychiatric practice, I know without a doubt that the source of addiction is spiritual deficiency. Irrespective of whether we are religious or atheist, all human beings are spiritual by nature and spirituality is the cornerstone of our recovery.” — Abraham Twerksi ” I’m just a hard worker, my family needs to understand me.” ” I only drink beer and wine, and I don’t drink everyday.” ” But I just love to work out 2 hours a day.” ” It is their fault, no one ever understands me.” These are some of the voices that mask the rampant addictions used to cope with our stressful culture. Let’s face it,  as the intensity of our world amps up, many people are coping
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3 Reasons To Stay the Same

“One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but is born with potential. Without courage we can’t practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous or honest.” Maya Angelou It is a universal truth that at some point in life you will be called upon to be courageous. You may play it safe for a good long time and avoid the discomfort of change, but eventually that call will come. From deep within the depths of your being, your true authentic self will want your attention. It will remind you that you have dreams that you are not living, love that you are not feeling, and truth that you are not telling. And you know that in order to answer that call, you’re going
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