Here’s the bridge to your Soul

Being able to decipher this mystery is the code to living life effortlessly and easily… I mean it!   When I learned about this “bridge,” it brought order and meaning to my life – I want to explain in this video. 

Secret Sauce for Intimate Relationships

Have you ever noticed how, after any number of years being together, we can say some pretty petty things to our intimate partners? Of course, intimate relationships mean that we’re going to be with that person through all kinds of moods – theirs and ours. So it’s not unusual, for instance, that my partner would … Read more

Top 5 Ways to Prepare for a Mass Extinction 

I’ve been thinking about this a lot. Maybe you too? Whether it’s 5 years, 10 years, 20 years or more we’re hurdling toward wiping out life as we know it on this planet. That includes wiping out us.  I am so much fun, aren’t I?! But I believe we have to name it … the global … Read more

Do you prefer a tumor?

“I never get angry,” says a character in one of Woody Allen’s movies. “I grow a tumor instead.” This is a hilarious line but a poignant reminder how profoundly emotions can affect our human physiological functioning. Yet, as a culture, we generally place our physical well-being over our emotional well-being. We see it all the … Read more

Review of the robotic AI “Soul Guide”

The rise of artificial intelligence has been quietly creeping into our lives until, suddenly, it’s everywhere! Have you noticed? 

I even recently got a piece of email that gave me a double-take – an ad for an AI-powered “Soul Guide”. More on the Soul Guide in this video.

Why Retreat Microdosing

If you’re looking forward to the possibility of joining me for one of my retreats in the future, I want to take a couple of minutes to explain an important dimension of my gatherings.

With Love from Portugal: The “Friendly” Gap… Why Americans Find the Portuguese So Open and Warm

Kindness is such a powerful medicine isn’t it? When someone extends a kindness to me or an act of generosity it’s natural to take that special energy and pay it forward. In other words, kindness can beget kindness. That’s why I believe (you too?) that when we choose positivity it’s an energy that enhances everyone’s … Read more

Why a “Yoga Body” is not enough

If you pay any attention to social media – such as Instagram or TikTok, you can see countless displays of beautiful bodies bending, flexing and flowing on a yoga mat. However this “yoga” in the Western world is vastly different than the yoga that emerged as an experiential science out of India thousands of years … Read more

Bouncing Back from Upset

When was the last time you had a heart-to-heart with someone about something meaningful to you? I don’t mean a one-sided conversation – but a heartfelt interaction with a person you value who was invested as much as you in the discussion. There might have been voice raising, tears, and emphatic gestures.