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Are you ready to live a life of meaning and purpose? Bestselling author and life coach, Tama Kieves offers five ways to brave the spiritual path of reclaiming your true identity and creating the life of your dreams.
Sometimes we try so hard on our spiritual journey that we get in our own way. Harshada Wagner describes how dropping all effort and spending time in nature helped him recognize his own divine nature.
"Self-effort is the greatest impediment to realization.” The old swami’s words felt like a kick in the stomach. We were having lunch together, discussing sadhana and the role of self-effort on the spiritual path. When he said this, immediately, I was ready to argue.
According to Marc David, the way you navigate your life is the way you navigate your metabolism. The good news is you can change how you live and transform your metabolism starting right now.
Metabolism isn’t something you fix. You can measure certain aspects of it, yet metabolism itself is measureless. You can tweak certain parts of it, yet it remains always whole. You can command it to do your bidding, yet it will always answer to a higher source.
Marc David helps us recognize that at its deepest level, eating is an affirmation of life.
I hereby agree, from this day forward, to fully participate in life on earth. I agree to inhabit the appropriate vehicle for such participation—a body. As a requisite for the sustaining of that body, and of the life that dwells therein, I agree to be an eater. This agreement fully binds me for the duration of my stay on earth.
Tama Kieves describes how staying present and “riding the train” of discomfort when facing challenges can help us lead a happier, more fulfilling life.
Frank Wildman offers two quick exercises and a longer lesson to help you release stressed muscles and learn how to adapt your posture to different situations.
Daniel Amen explains why understanding and optimizing your brain is essential in your quest for a better body.
David Gershon explains how to change the behavior and internal culture within an organization using the empowerment method.
The practice of empowerment is the process of enabling individuals to adopt new behaviors that further their individual aspirations and that of the organization. It is based on 30 years of research and practice and has been applied by hundreds of change practitioners in organizations throughout the world.
With its bright, sprightly flavors, this recipe from Leslie Cerier is a wonderful springtime dish. To make the sunflower seeds more easily digestible, soak them overnight.
Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients
3 3/4 cups water
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
2 1/2 cups quinoa, rinsed
1 cup raw sunflower seeds
3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Directions
June contains 2012's most spectacular and unique occassion of the year, the conjunction of Venus and the Sun. Eric Francis discusses the importance of this event to the state of our world. Read your June 2012 Horoscope by Eric Francis.
“As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.”
—Shulamite, from the "Song of Songs of Solomon"