Category: Mental Health

The illusion of control

“When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.” — Alan Watts * When Charles was leading a group in breathwork yesterday, people became aware of how they hold tension in their bodies.  And they realized that the tension represented […]

You’re not what you think

“The panic mounted, adrenalin shot through my system – my mouth became dry, but along with this, a voice sounded inside – inside what, I don’t know – an intimate voice asked very quietly, and rather jocularly, it seemed to me, considering how distraught I was, …”but whose minding the store?”  When I could finally […]

What keeps you in great shape? Do more of that!

“Reward what you like and pursue what you want. For now, forget about what you don’t like and don’t want”. – Rob Brezsny 10/7/2010 We have little routines each day, including our “family traditions”. In the mornings I make breakfast and pack lunches. When Shanti comes home from school, we talk about her day.  We […]

We had a great Retreat!

The energy of the universe comes at us, comes at us and we filter it. We create a meaning process around it. There’s a lot of blocked energy, collectively. It must be transformed if we are to evolve. We could say that when the primary energy of the universe meets consciousness, and when consciousness transmutes […]