Take a moment outside to connect to the ground preferably barefoot, and hug a tree. Take some deep breaths and keep breathing deeply as long as you can. Don’t think of anything, just focus on your breath. Go for regular walks in nature. If you can get a friend or partner to join you, even…

Beloved. What if you feel you’ve dropped into the depths of darkness and the void of despair? If you are in a tunnel, help is at hand. It’s called “the light.” I know how the tunnel fills us with a darkness so deep, we are left breathless, hopeless and lost in our suffering. It can certainly feel like…

2018 is upon us. How was the holiday season? Did you make it through unscathed? These times can be confronting. We may even feel we’ve dropped into the depths of darkness or the void of despair. When you’re inside that black hole and the darkness is all you can see and feel, it’s difficult to imagine there may be hope.…

Christmas is nearly upon us. The holiday season is often a time of unexpected conflict, strife and agitation. What should be a time of joy, peace, sharing amongst family and friend, can easily descend into derision. Old jealousies surface, and it can seem that the energies are heightened, partly because people have more time to…

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