Whether we are conscious of them or not, there are parts of ourselves still hurting and unhealed, buried deep within our hearts. Some of these self-parts may still be very young, originating from our childhoods. Some of these wounded self-parts, in a very real sense, are still stuck in the past, trapped in their own […]

There are two aspects of the self: the Silent Witness, and the “stuff” (thoughts, feelings, sensations, memories, fantasies, impulses, etc) that is witnessed by the Silent Witness. This witnessing self is neutral, objective, calm, unchanging, and peaceful. The Silent Witness always exists in the present moment (the “Eternal Now”). The mental, emotional, and physical activity […]

You know, the thought(s) occurred to me while driving to work…”queer” individuals (I use “queer” for the sake of brevity) serve an important spiritual purpose for humankind. One includes expressing the profound courage it takes in order to be authentic in the face of adversity, hatred, ignorance, and violence. We all desire to be authentic, […]

We expend so much energy resisting uncomfortable aspects of our mental and emotional experience. This also includes clinging to what feels enjoyable, and pushing away that which feels uncomfortable. We may gain short-term satisfaction by clinging to preferred thoughts, beliefs and feelings. We then end up suffering more in the long-run because we resist what […]

Breathing is, normally, an automatic bodily process that doesn’t require our constant awareness and active participation. We all know we breathe, right? Despite this no-brainer fact–we all breathe–many people aren’t aware of HOW they breath. How we breath has an impact on the mind-body, and the mind-body has an impact on how we breathe. Improper […]