“If you know how to make good use of the mud, you can grow beautiful lotuses.” -Thich Nhat Hanh In this video, we discuss embracing the “mud” of our shadows – those parts of ourselves that society has conditioned us to be ashamed of. But most of these “shameful” aspects of ourselves are simply unproductiveContinue reading “Growing Beautiful Lotuses from the Mud of our Shame filled Shadows, Part 1”
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The Paradox of Self Love: How Love from Others Helps us Love Ourselves
Although self-love is a beautiful practice for bringing more love into our lives, our American obsession with self-reliance and rugged individualism can lead to unrealistic ideas that we need to become totally independent islands of love before we can love or be loved by others. But there’s a dirty little secret about self-love: for manyContinue reading “The Paradox of Self Love: How Love from Others Helps us Love Ourselves”
A Heart Centered Perspective on Healing Our Core Wounds
Healing our core wounds is a topic frequently discussed is many circles. But “healing our wounds” can easily become another thing we need to do before we can be happy, whole, and complete. Instead of working to heal our wounds, we can just start giving more love to the parts of ourselves that need itContinue reading “A Heart Centered Perspective on Healing Our Core Wounds”
A Heart-Centered Perspective on Need in Relationships
In some spiritual paradigms, practices like meditation and self-love can be used to completely bypass the physio-emotional needs of the human experience. Here discuss an alternative view of “spiritual awakening” based on self-realization that embraces the full range human experiences. See the full journey in Embracing Love 12-16-21 More Heart-Centered Living
A Heart-Centered Perspective on Gratitude
Gratitude is one of those spiritual concepts which sometimes loses meaning when it’s casually tossed around and meme-ified. Tonight we dive into gratitude as a practice to change our perception of our lives and bring more love into our day-to-day experience. Watch the rest of the conversation in Embracing Love Zoom 12-2-21. More Heart-Centered Living
What is Embracing Love?
What exactly is Embracing Love? This video provides a brief overview of the ideas and practices that can help us bring more Love into our lives. A written version is available on the About page as well. More Heart-Centered Living
How to Love our way through Loneliness in the Holidays
If we don’t have family to gather with, the holidays can amplify feelings of loneliness. Here we discuss tips for loving our way through loneliness during the holidays. Watch the rest of the conversation in Embracing Love 11-18-21. More Heart-Centered Living
How to Love our Way through Family Gatherings
Holiday family gatherings can be a stressful time for many of us. Here we discuss tips and strategies to bring more Love to ourselves and our families during the holidays. Watch the rest of the conversation in Embracing Love 11-18-21. More Heart-Centered Living
Embracing Love 