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Interview with a Shaman – YouTube

Guided Meditation And Shamanic Healing

Dr. Michael Harner Dr. Michael Harner is the founder and inspiration for The Foundation for Shamanic Studies. He is an anthropologist who received his Ph. D. from the University of California, Berkeley. In their book, Higher Wisdom, Roger Walsh and Charles S. Grob say this about Michael:  What Yogananda did for Hinduism and D.T. Suzuki did for Zen, […]

Is Buddhism a Religion?

In the March 2018 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine, there is a very interesting discussion on “Is Buddhism a religion.” I am presenting these arguments because I am a Buddhist and have two religious brothers who are orthodox Jews. I am also curios to hear whether you would consider the Plum Village tradition of Zen […]

The Value of Cruciferous Vegetables

Everyone knows the value of cruciferous vegetables, but most people don’t know why they are valuable for their heath. Here are a few quotes to clarify the matter. You might think of this article as a comment on mindful eating. “Among the healthiest of the superfoods are the cruciferous vegetables, which include broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, […]

Investigate Alternatives

The second of the Seven Principles of Mindfulness in Healing from the book, Healing with the Seven Principles of Mindfulness is to investigate alternatives. Here is why. When most people hear the words, “You’ve got cancer,” they follow the standard medical treatment of surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and drugs. The exceptional people become their own advocates […]

Treat Meditation Like Music You Can Dance To

These words of wisdom from the great Alan Watts teach us to treat meditation like music you can dance to. Almost all of us like music and, if you are like me, you love to dance. We could say that meditation doesn’t have a reason or doesn’t have a purpose. In this respect it’s unlike […]

Hummingbird Garden

We arrived in Cuenca on April 24 by train from Valencia. We stayed at the fabulous Parador de Cuenca, an old convent. When we got there, we learned that there was to be a concert in the courtyard at 6:00 PM. We had plenty of time to settle in, have tea and wait for the […]

Listening to Your Body

Last weekend, I spent a long weekend with my wife and eight other friends in beautiful Carmel, California. Most of us get together on a monthly basis to meditate and dine together for a shabbos celebration. One of the main topics we talked about was listening to your body because your body never lies. Your […]

How To Connect Our Inner and Outer Worlds

This video is the trailer for a series of four videos which teach us how to connect our inner and outer worlds. I was amazed by the powerful graphics in this video as much as the content. This series is about the insight of interbeing – the interconnectedness of all things. It is about the […]

Medicine For The Soul

with Rachel Naomi Remen, MD and Lissa Rankin, MD Yearning for more meaning and purpose in your life? Want to stop feeling like you are “not enough” and start stepping joyfully into your wholeness? Struggling with unreasonable depression, anxiety, or a sense of overwhelm? If so, you are not alone. Our entire culture suffers from […]