Most of us have been taught to go after the things we want. We’ve been trained to chase our dreams, go for the gold, to pursue happiness. We’ve learned to compete, to achieve, to produce. But very few of us are skilled at relaxing and...
Although I have been a professional actress for 25 years and an acting teacher for 15 years, things radically changed after I contracted Covid in November of 2020. Ever since having the virus, I have had multiple lingering symptoms most of which, thankfully, are better...
I once saw a beautiful video produced by National Geographic about aspen trees. It showed how groves of quaking aspens – sometimes hillsides that stretch for miles – are not separate individuals but in reality they are one tree sharing a common root system. It...
The gurus of old never mentioned transcending one’s bratty nature as a key to enlightenment. Funny that over the years of my participation in seminars led by Ariel and Shya Kane, I’ve discovered this is the most impactful spiritual practice I see in my day-to-day...
It was Monday afternoon and we had had a couple of tough days…and nights. The week before Shya and I had both contracted Covid. Sleeping, fever, aches. Shya battled skin so sensitive we needed to find the smoothest sheets in the house or the pain...
Sometimes, when I am working in the office, Baby hops up on my desk before gently stepping down into my lap. She likes to settle in, draping her paw across my arm, pulling me in close. When this happens, I gently brush her fur with...
I have always thought of myself as a healthy person. When I was 19 and in college, I studied philosophy and yoga because I believed that both a healthy mind and body were important. I am now 68 and I have continued to pursue keeping...
I received a fortune one night when I won Shanghai, a mahjong tile game I play on my iPad. At the game’s conclusion the fortune flashed up, “Happiness Brings Good Luck” and I thought, How true! People often mistakenly think that when they have good luck...
When the bear showed up in our yard, it tried to find a way past the electric fence that guards our bird feeder. Spying it from the window, I called for Shya and grabbed my camera. Quietly opening the door to our deck, we stepped...
More information / Purchase this book This chapter is devoted to hearing that small still voice; the one that normally does not insist that you listen to it, rather it comes with valuable information that you often realize was important in retrospect. It usually comes, unformed,...