By Michael W. Taft The sages of many spiritual traditions have said that the highest state of spiritual awakening is present in our minds at all times. Total enlightenment has always been there, is there now, and always will be there. In Buddhism this is referred to as the Buddha nature, in...
By Dr. Stephen Trudeau Psychologist in Private practice, Motivational Speaker. Author of the book, Courage to Thrive: Triumph in the Face of Adversity. Many of us seek counseling as a way of eliminating negativity from our lives, which is often the consequence of feeling unable to balance...
By Jessie May Wolfe Founder of HeartriseMovement.com, speaker, mentor and inspirational guide We live in a world of connectivity, each of us plugged into a multitude of devices that allow us to communicate and to curate our lives for public consumption. Nonetheless, we remain desperately...
By Michael Taft Originally posted on “Destructing Yourself” I started out trying way too hard in meditation practice, and continued to practice like that for a very long time. Waking up was serious business, the most important thing in life, and I thew myself into practice with almost...
By Michael W. Taft From his book The Mindful Geek: Secular Meditation for Smart Skeptics Published at Deconstructing Yourself I remember throwing out my back one time, which caused terrible pain in one leg. I went to doctors, chiropractors, took medications, all of which helped. But still as I was...
By Michael W. Taft From his book The Mindful Geek: Secular Meditation for Smart Skeptics Published at Deconstructing Yourself Sometimes I feel like I’m sleepwalking through life. There’s this sense of everything being distant, unfocused, numb. I’m working, eating, talking, sleeping, but I’m just...
By Anne Platt Certified Yoga Therapist. Member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, Yoga Alliance registered Yoga teacher. Many people think of yoga as the territory of young women in fashionable athletic wear or of those who can hold themselves for hours in uncomfortable,...
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation…But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things. —Henry David Thoreau By Dr. Stephen Trudeau Psychologist in Private practice, motivational Speaker. Author of the recently...
In old stories, noble heroes on quests fought valiantly to conquer dark forces. In exchange for their sacrifices and bravery, deserving heroes were rewarded with a happy ending. These old myths lead us to believe that happiness is the end goal of a long, harrowing journey. They also suggest that...
Is Warrior Pose the cure for soldiers with PTSD? Imagine reliving the most traumatic events of your life over and over again. What if you didn’t know how to escape them? What if they intruded on your every waking thought, polluted every joyful occasion, and severed connections with loved ones? For...
Here is an article about the the importance of listening and how it affects our relationships . Enjoy! – Project Resiliency Team Listening By Michael W. Taft. If you listen to two people having a conversation, you’ll often notice something interesting: neither of them are listening. They...
In a world where we have moment-to-moment access to breaking news, graphic images and world events, having feelings of empathy may be challenging and overwhelming. Sometimes having feelings of empathy within our own lives and relationships can seem to heavy. The emotions that we feel from other...