Ayurveda is the holisitic system of medicine native to India. Many say that it is a revealed tradition, passed down by the gods. Although this revelation is important, even more germane is the ability to tap into one's own intuition, to find one's inner revelation. I believe, at its heart, that ... Views: 1183
Grown daughters yearn to know how their mothers’ sexuality informed them as women when they were at the most important crossroads of their lives. They want to know these things because they want to understand their mothers as women, and let that understanding flow over how they see themselves in ... Views: 1183
A Gift of Flowers
This past Easter, my mother & I stopped the car along the side of the road to buy potted tulips for my grandmother. My grandmother & grandfather both share a liking for botany, as evidenced by their pseudo-greenhouse in their patio area. Most people would agree that my ... Views: 1183
It seems the benefits of meditation – and studies on the practice – continue to increase with time. And we are always happy to report them! This newest one may be on college students, but it reinforces the benefits meditation can have on anyone at any age.
This study involved a group of 50 ... Views: 1180
There are stylish women. And there are eco-conscious women. But every once in a while, we come across a woman who influences both.
Meet Bahar Shahpar, a New York based designer of ridiculously gorgeous, wearable, cutting-edge clothes. The kind of clothes that make people stop you in the ... Views: 1179
How are you treating the temple that your spirit lives within? Each one of us living on earth is a spirit living within a material/physical body. The body is the temple within which the spirit lives during a life on earth. Some of us treat our bodies well while others do not. Food is the ... Views: 1176
When asked the secret of their business success, both Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey have said, "Business Intuition". Business intution??? Some of the wealthiest people in the world have said that their success is based on something as airy-fairy, new-agey, and clearly un-scientific as ... Views: 1175
It's the end of the day. You're tired. You've worked hard. The children have finally gone to bed. You're looking forward to some peace and quiet by yourself. All of a sudden you hear the cries of your normally loving youngster: "I can't sleep!" Or, your teen charges into the room and insists ... Views: 1175
Here in New England, people look forward to April as the days turn longer, and warmer and the first signs of Spring emerge. The young, and young at heart, often recite the old standard, "April showers bring May flowers." Unfortunately, in far too many parts of world, April is not a month to look ... Views: 1173
When I think my life is hard and I want to quit, or just feel sorry for myself, I try to think of people like Aimee Mullins. Who is Aimee Mullins?
Aimee is a double leg amputee. She lost both her legs in childhood to a genetic disease. As an adult she is a recognized athlete, model, ... Views: 1173
I run a business that teaches women to manage their personal finances. It’s not solely for women; everyone benefits from the techniques. But I find that it’s women who most often use my services. Why? We are the multi-taskers. We care for our families, ourselves, our jobs, our environments, our ... Views: 1173
The other day the United Nations in New York City decided to celebrate indigenous peoples, and we were treated to pictures on our TV of people dressed in native American Indian garb of all sorts, from Peru to Seattle, chanting songs in the grand meeting chamber. It was an event designed to bring ... Views: 1172
Do you want to know how to get an incredible amount of energy from your body? The secret is in your “focus”.
Try this 30 second experiment:
Start by focusing on surface of your body. Focus on your arms, legs, chest, neck, back etc. Do your best to “tune in” to the sensations…your clothes ... Views: 1172
True story: A writer sits down next to another writer on a flight from New York to Los Angeles. They pop open their laptops, each ends up peeking at what the other one is tapping away at, and a few hours later they’ve mutually inspired each other to make major life changes. Sounds like the ... Views: 1171
What is the difference between creative expression and a true contact with Divine Consciousness?
This is a fascinating question to ponder, but a question that deserves the attention of all of us who are either creative and/or claim to have inspirations filled with Divine Wisdom. The answer to ... Views: 1168
For those of you who have read The Soulmate Secret, you may recall the story of my friend Sean Roach, a successful CEO and speaker. At age 36, Sean was beginning to wonder if he’d ever find the right woman to settle down and start a family with. He traveled at least twice a week for work and had ... Views: 1167
As a mother, I read with horror a news article from CNN.com last week about Masika Bermudez, a mother who found her dead eleven-year-old son Jaheem Herrera hanging from a belt in a closet. In the article, Masika said she believes that Jaheem could no longer cope with the bullying that was ... Views: 1166
Most fabric on the market is saturated with chemicals. Pesticides are doused on growing cotton, chemicals are used in the manufacturing of almost all fibers, petroleum is used in the creation of some man-made fabrics, and chemical dyes are used for color.
The result is degradation of the ... Views: 1163
Because so much time is spent in bed, special consideration should be given to this piece of furniture and this is the place to splurge on the best quality, organic products that you can afford.
· Choose a good solid wood or bamboo frame that has been assembled with non-toxic glue and ... Views: 1163
We took two of my grand daughters to Friendly’s for supper and some ice cream. We asked them to choose from the Kids Menu, and my husband and I, both over 60, picked items on the Senior Menu. WHAT a bargain! However, I did not bargain for the conversation that followed with one of the ... Views: 1162
Question:
How much of our life is really in our control? Are not the events in our life (and maybe also how we react to them) influenced and driven by a higher consciousness, which we are not aware of? Say, for example Arjuna's life.. Isn't his succumbing to despair in the battlefield of ... Views: 1160
It's amazing how far science has gone to destroy life without being blamed. We live in the scientific age, and science's prestige has permitted it to spread far beyond the good it can do. The first shock was the atom bomb in 1945. Only people of that generation recall the deep horror that came ... Views: 1160
It's true. Orchestra conductors live longer than almost any other group of people by three to seven years. Many great conductors have even led major orchestras into their nineties.
There are a number of theories about this...
Some contend that the cardiovascular exercise from repetitive ... Views: 1160
It started with a metallic ding of the bat. Then another. Then a flurry of “dings” until finally I turned around to see just who was causing all the commotion. A giant muscular man was mashing the ball at the Van Nuys Batting Cage. And behind him stood a crowd of people watching.
“Yeah Gino!” ... Views: 1158
Elizabeth Edwards' new memoir, Resilience, is about to be released in a few days. Her publisher, Broadway Books, says Edwards has written "an unsentimental and ultimately inspirational meditation on the gifts we can find among life's biggest challenges."
If anyone is qualified to write on ... Views: 1157
Ever know a family that seemed “cursed?” Patterns of bad fortune sometimes go back several generations, due to forces that act as an energetic, rather than a genetic legacy. Alison Rose Levy, another intent.com voice, has written about this in her blog, calling it your “psycho-energetic ... Views: 1155
In the future, the sacred ritual of embedding LOVE as a thought-form in money will become another dailiy habit for all of us.
Money is a form of energy. By an unconscious, collective agreement, most people have come to believe that moey is scarce; that others will always have more money than ... Views: 1155
I know, I could of used the word Container instead of Pot, but pot planting seems so much happier!
It can be expensive to reduce pesticides in your food consumption by eating organic vegetables. I want to share Organic Pot Planting with you. Pot planting is a fun, easy, low cost and delicious ... Views: 1155
The Buddha said that life was suffering. He also said that suffering was caused by desire. Our desire is fueled by fear, sadness, frustration and envy. By dropping our feelings of desire, we can end our suffering.
The opposite of desire is acceptance and gratitude. If we accept our current ... Views: 1154
I just returned from my annual weekend at Rockaway Beach on the Oregon Coast with my best friend from college, Barbara. Unlike other retreats I take, which are all about working, this one’s about play, self care, and delightful self-indulgence. It’s about eating smoked salmon and tuna, sipping ... Views: 1154
As headlines swirl and climates whirl
And Wall Street finds its feet
There’s one refrain that doesn’t change
“Mommy, what’s there to eat?”
Well listen child, I’ll tell you what,
That’s no small query there.
Come over here, and sit right down,
In fact, pull up a chair.
Your question, ... Views: 1153
I am drawn to Sri Aurobindo because he was an independent thinker and did most of his spiritual work on his own. On my spiritual journey I have been a bit of a loner, always sidestepping teachers who told me what to do or how to think. It is not that I do not want instruction, but I have never ... Views: 1152
Kudos to Bodrov! What a movie: piercing and breathtaking as an invasion of mongols itself!
Having grown up as a Russian, furthermore, in Moscow in the Arbat neighborhood literally a two lane street from Mongol Embassy (on what used to be called Voevodin Lane, across school #69), I have always ... Views: 1148
Question:
I have been reading your book on synchrodestiny, and I started to meditate using the so hum mantra. For my archetypes I picked my grandmother who was very close to me and brought me up until I was about nine, she passed away many years ago. For the first week and up to now I have ... Views: 1146
From Deepak Chopra and Gotham Chopra
We have been close friends with Laura Ling and her family for over a decade. So when we heard almost 3 weeks ago that Laura and her colleague Euna Lee, while reporting on a story on the North Korean-Chinese border, were arrested by North Korean officials, we ... Views: 1146
This Father's Day, give your father the opportunity to change the world. Donate a tree in his name. Give resources to his favorite charity or volunteer organization. Allow him to choose which third-world entrepreneur he wants to give a micro-loan to. Show your Dad what a hero you think he is! ... Views: 1145
(continued... "Why a Pine Tree is a Perfect Metaphor for Life")
2. This pine tree is not trying to be anything other than what it is.
How many times have you wanted to be different from how you are? Maybe it is physical: do you want to be taller, thinner, younger, stronger? Maybe it is ... Views: 1144
I have witnessed people close to death with loved ones by their side, they have not spoken to in years. There appears to be a lot of pain there.
I think bonding is organic. It comes from love, it cannot be forced.
I’m sure we all have had someone we just can’t bond with, and that is okay.
... Views: 1143
Wide-eyed children love to ask enthusiastic, persistent questions. “Why is the sky blue? Why is the grass green? Why don’t people have tails? Where does a TV show go when it’s over?” No sooner is one question answered than a follow-up question is immediately posed with the same level of ... Views: 1142
In the last 114 days, my little daughter graduated from pre-school. My elder daughter completed 1st grade. My little nephew began to speak in full sentences. My husband and I have fought and made up several times. I have traveled to NY, Colorado, SF, Paris and London. We have had several ... Views: 1140
Question:
I seem to have father issues..I am sure its set some limits on my life.....my dad is 80 I am 56....I’ve asked my dad to "connect and relate" with me, to hear me correctly, to allow common ground and understanding and to join the vision..........he seems unwilling or unable to do ... Views: 1138
When battling depression, many people go to their medical doctor and get a prescription for an antidepressant. The recommended treatment for mild to moderate depression is psychotherapy and, if needed, a prescription for an antidepressant. Medication seems to be the first line of defense. ... Views: 1138
This is a great and easy meal and I serve it with a good, warmed bread. Recipe yields several cups of blackened mixture; store in an airtight container. I use this mix on chicken and fish, too. I order organic bulk spices from Mountain Rose Gardens--cheap and fresh!
Extra firm tofu, cut into ... Views: 1133
by julespieri at Daily Grommet
Last summer, I bought two Adirondack chairs. My husband had been talking about wanting this kind of chair for at least ten years.
He’d routinely stop the car to test out Adirondack chairs we saw displayed in front of garden centers and furniture stores. ... Views: 1132
We can relate to our planet Earth in two ways: either we can act as tourists and look at the Earth as a resource of goods and services for our use, pleasure and enjoyment, or we can act as Earth Pilgrims and treat the planet with reverence and gratitude. Tourists value the Earth and all her ... Views: 1131
Michael Jackson will be remembered, most likely, as a shattered icon, a pop genius who wound up a mutant of fame. That's not who I will remember, however. His mixture of mystery, isolation, indulgence, overwhelming global fame, and personal loneliness was intimately known to me. For twenty ... Views: 1129
In each stage of life, there are wonderful experiences one can savor and valuable insights one can absorb. Every new decade and, in fact, every new year brings with it wisdom, transformation, and growth, as well as ends and beginnings. Many people, however, believe that there is one age that ... Views: 1127
Question:
I saw your appearance on Ellen early in the New Year. You mentioned embracing uncertainty as a focus for this year. Could you speak more about this? More specifically, I have been living abroad for seven years and have been trying to deal with uncertainty since last July when my ... Views: 1127
I am reading a fascinating book called Management Rewired (http://www.amazon.com/Management-Rewired-Feedback-Surprising-Lessons/dp/159184262X) which applies new findings in cognitive science to management. Yesterday on the train home from New York I read a chapter that blew me away. Studies show ... Views: 1126
I used to think I was a pretty well traveled guy until I met Parag Khanna. I used to think I was pretty well informed about various issues and global trends before I met Parag Khanna. I used to think I was pretty smart until I met Parag Khana.
Then I started spending time with the guy, talking ... Views: 1125