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- Taoism: Going with the Flow - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTaoism centers around the concept of the Tao: a dark, shifting Void of infinite potential that pervades and nourishes everything in the universe and is “older than God.” As this one divine energy flows through all things seen and unseen, Taoists believe there are observable and predictable ...
Views: 1547(2 votes) - What's Your Number? Understanding The Enneagram - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFifteen or so years ago, I sat through a dinner party where the discussion at the table went something like this... "Well, as a three, I felt like I really needed to finish the 10k in less than an hour," said the perky blond. The whole table cracked up, but I missed the joke. "I'm a two, ...
Views: 1547(2 votes) - The Wisdom of Alan Watts - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhenever I am feeling a little out of sorts or a little frustrated in life, I turn to any book written by Alan Watts and I find that it inevitably cheers me up. He had an eloquent means of bringing to the fore the simplest explanations for the most complicated questions in life. Today I happened ...
Views: 1542(4 votes) - Eating for Mental Health - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany people seeking help for mental health issues look first to chemical intervention in the form of a medication. There is another chemical intervention which you can utilize yourself - your diet. Having a healthy diet is crucial when trying to fight for your mental health, especially where ...
Views: 1541(1 vote) - Post-Katrina Environmentalism in New Orleans: Can I Get An Organic Sno-Ball With That? - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI spent last week with my family in New Orleans where people still feel the wake of Hurricane Katrina. That was five years ago but there are areas where the city looks like some kind of Potter-esque villain pointed a wand and waved a swath of nothingness across a neighborhood. No cars. No trees. ...
Views: 1540(1 vote) - How to Lose Weight Doing Yoga by Enlightening Your Physical, Spiritual, and Mental Load - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYoga has long been known to increase flexibility and reduce stress while uniting your body, mind, and spirit. But does all that “OM”-ing and bending have a significant impact on weight loss? Losing weight is simple in theory, but much more challenging in practice. To lose weight, a person ...
Views: 1538(5 votes) - Six Steps For Managing Job Search Stress - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMillions of people have lost their jobs in this economy so let's talk about managing the stress of a job search. Anyone who is in this situation, or loves someone who is, might consider these six suggestions…. Step One - Do not internalize a job loss or job search into your personal ...
Views: 1529(4 votes) - Would You Choose Pain Over Non-Existence? - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI searched this on google- The pain that is existence...and I found an interesting ongoing discussion on a Physics forum addressing this question: Would You Choose Pain Over Non-Existence? Those guys on that Physics forum seemed to be very smart and dug deep into the meat of the question. ...
Views: 1526(2 votes) - The Science of Visualization: Maximizing Your Brain's Potential During The Recession - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe recession is frightening and overwhelming for many of us. Jobs are scarce. Housing is a mess. And the difficulty of making money threatens our comfort and leaves us feeling anxious and stressed. At times like these, we may hear advice columnists tell us to "visualize success" or to "imagine ...
Views: 1524 - Give Your Kitchen an Eco-Chic Makeover - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYour closet is brimming with fashionable peace silk and bamboo, organic cotton pillows adorn your abode and your makeup bag is stocked with the best eco beauty buys—so why is your kitchen so sadly ungreen? It doesn’t have to be that way. From eco-friendly cookware to chic, sustainable aprons and ...
Views: 1522(1 vote) - Blue Sky Meditation - by Submitted on May 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsClose your eyes and imagine an endless blue sky underneath your eyelids. When your mind begins to think, for example, "I wish I was sitting on the beach with this blue sky instead of in my bedroom", see the thought on a puffy white cloud and watch it float through the sky. When your mind asks, ...
Views: 1518 - If You Really Want to Avoid Early Aging, Get to Know "DHEA" - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDo you suffer from mood swings and fatigue? Is your health declining as you get older? Can't keep the "middle age bulge" at bay? If so, you may have low levels of DHEA. As you get older, you may find that you struggle more to maintain muscle mass, feel tired more quickly, or perhaps you ...
Views: 1518(1 vote) - Tuesday Yoga Tip: The Yoga of Effortless Standing - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn a yoga practice we create energy and move into difficult poses by engaging and lifting our muscles. While this is helpful for yoga asana, lifting these muscles consistantly will result in strain. Muscle strain produces injury. Chloe Wing, a senior teacher of the Alexander technique in New ...
Views: 1517(2 votes) - Green Your Yoga Completely - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYoga may be the key to enlightenment, but for many years the manufacturers of yoga gear haven’t been too concerned with its impact on the Earth. But now, green yoga doesn’t stop at PVC-free mats. With new eco-friendly gear that addresses all aspects of your practice, this year might be the one ...
Views: 1514(3 votes) - Healing with Hurt: Using Your Pain To Help Others - by Submitted on May 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPain is a fact of being and one that permeates all of our lives to some degree. Since the hurt we feel may be a part of the experiences that have touched us most deeply, we are often loathe to let it go. It is frequently easier to keep our pain at our sides, where it acts as a shield that ...
Views: 1512 - Michael Jackson and Kim Jong Il - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsUPDATE: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday she hopes North Korea grants amnesty to two jailed US reporters The last time I spoke to my friend Michael Jackson was about a month ago, 3 weeks before his shocking death. He had called me late one night to ask about another of my ...
Views: 1512(1 vote) - How Does A Waitress Deal With Rude People? - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA few weeks ago we wrote a blog called "Walking Your Talk: How Do You Treat a Waitress?" We had a great response and so this time we thought we would look at the same issue from the other side: How do we deal with people who are rude? There is no doubt that waitresses can get the worst of ...
Views: 1507(1 vote) - How Giving Back Can Change Your Life - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI grew up in the South. As a result of that I helped my mom make a lot of casseroles and salads for those who were sick and in need. It was just what you did. We belonged to a Presbyterian church and every Sunday we picked up Mrs. Browman, a woman who lived to be 100, every week so she could ...
Views: 1507(4 votes) - Morning Motivation: It’s OK to Make Mistakes - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOne thing standing in the way of happiness for many people is long-held guilt over something that happened days, weeks, months, or even years ago. A twinge of guilt can be very useful in letting us know that we took a wrong turn somewhere, but long-held guilt offers absolutely no benefit at ...
Views: 1506(2 votes) - Energize Your 5 Senses - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOur weekly theme of keeping up your energy is almost over! If you're going to energnize yourself, you might as well utilize all five of your senses. Here are my tips and tricks for making your entire body energnized, one sense at a time. See * When I close my eyes, I imagine the blank space ...
Views: 1504 - Spring Cleaning: Declutter Your Home, Your Mind, and Your Life! - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe journey of a thousand miles starts with one step. So too does your spring-cleaning. It may seem like a big chore and a burden, but I have some tips to help you tackle this task so that you can clear the clutter from your home, your mind, and your life. Clearing out the clutter in your home ...
Views: 1503(1 vote) - Intention, Consciousness and the New Science - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSpecial thanks to Rajesh Hariharan for sending me the clip that enabled me to delve more into this. When temples were constructed a certain ceremony was followed. Yantras with Mantras and adequate, appropriate as well as concentrated meditation and recitation of shlokas was a very important ...
Views: 1502 - Karma and Forgiveness - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: First of all I want to thank you from my heart very much for changing my life. You put the light on my way to get to know God better than ever! Your words are just the message that God ever wanted me to know! I have a question for long time: In the law of karma what happens ...
Views: 1502(2 votes) - Self Confidence vs. Shame - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDan Jones has written a beautiful poem called "Shameless" which has a few lines which I think are priceless. He is talking about the nature of being shameless as well as what self-confidence is, and isn't. It's absolutely beautiful... Vanity and conceit have nothing to do with this, and not ...
Views: 1502(2 votes) - Elderly Counseling - by Submitted on May 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: As an "elder Law" attorney, I counsel clients daily who are experiencing the "losses" associated with declining bodies and minds. But I KNOW that the real self is intact and eternal and PERHAPS that this time of decline is a time to FINALLY realize their essential connection to ...
Views: 1501 - Colorful, Squishable and Free of Most Allergens: Eco-Friendly Dough for Kids - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe first encountered Cammie Weeks at the Culver City Farmer’s Market in Culver City, CA, where she manned (or womanned) the Eco-Kids booth most Tuesdays. Our tots went nuts for Eco-Kids’ smooth, delightful-smelling, splendidly squishable Eco-Dough, which Cammie proffered, with incredible energy ...
Views: 1499(2 votes) - Sat, Chit, Ananda - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Now, I came to this idea of bliss because in Sanskrit, which is the great spiritual language of the world, there are three terms that represent the brink, the jumping-off place to the ocean of transcendence: Sat, Chit, Ananda. The word “Sat” means being. “Chit” means consciousness. “Ananda” ...
Views: 1494 - Afformations: A New Kind of Question - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs a rule, I do not review books that I haven’t completed, but this post just goes to show you that rules are meant to be broken. This week Noah St. John answered a lifelong question for me. Why don’t affirmations work all the time? If you live a life of spiritual practice, you’ll be ...
Views: 1491 - Attract Money Into Your Life! - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA recent New York Times article wrote that psychics and astrologers are seeing a boom in their business as people flock to them to answer questions about their finances. But, there is a better way to attract money and it begins in your home and office. There are definite steps to take to ...
Views: 1491(1 vote) - My Dog Is A Buddhist - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYou can learn a lot from observing a dog, but you knew this already. You have a dog of your own, were a fan of Lassie or Clifford or Marley and Me, or, simply, are more attuned to the canine world than I am. You know that they teach loyalty, unconditional love, unparalleled listening skills, ...
Views: 1490(2 votes) - Time Well Spent: Volunteering in the Foster Care System - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTime is a commodity. It’s been compared with money. We only have so much of it in this lifetime, so time is precious. And how we spend our time says a lot about what is important to us. Recently I’ve had a big change in where I’ve been finding my time spent – and it has surprised me, in many ...
Views: 1488(2 votes) - How to Reduce Your Exposure to Toxins – A Body Ecology “Go Green” Guide - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDid you know that there are over 150 toxic chemicals lurking in your home?[1] Each day, we are all exposed to toxic chemicals in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. You’d think our homes would be safe, but they’re not...unless you make different ...
Views: 1487(2 votes) - The Archetype of the Innocent - And What It Can Show Us About Our Darker Side - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA short while ago I was running a workshop in a wealthy coastal town - and the participants were all obviously well-heeled, and almost all women. Men in such places either seem to be earning money or playing golf, but not, it appears, taking a look at their souls. Perhaps they have other ways ...
Views: 1481 - A “Green” Collection Is Good. But Then What? These Big-Brand Fashion Retailers Are Making Sustainability A Way of Life. - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s one thing for a big clothing retailer to launch an eco-friendly capsule collection (as Target did in April with the 100%-organic-cotton Loomstate for Target by CFDA-award-winning designer Rogan Gregory and partner Scott Mackinlay Hahn). It’s quite another to make going green an ongoing ...
Views: 1475(2 votes) - Recapitulation: Keeping Your Heart and Soul Free from Toxicity - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHaving exerted the effort to release emotional toxicity from the past, you are now in a position to consciously avoid accumulating emotional ama as you move forward. Recapitulation, the technique of reviewing your choices and experiences at the end of each day, is a valuable technology for ...
Views: 1475 - Do You Believe in a Universal Spiritual Energy? - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBelieving is Receiving: Do you believe in a universal spiritual healing energy? Does a universal spiritual healing energy exist that can seemingly create miracles in your life? Can this energy accelerate your spiritual enlightenment? Can this energy also heal your body and mind? Many ...
Views: 1474 - When Your Gerbil is Missing - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Age does not protect you from love, but love to some extent protects you from age.” Jeanne Moreau While walking around in Santa Monica the other morning, I saw a “Missing Pet” sign on the Whole Foods bulletin board. I walked closer expecting to see an image of a missing Shih Tsu or ...
Views: 1472(2 votes) - Diagnosing Mental Illness - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI frequently a lot of misunderstanding in my practice about what a "mental illness" is. For instance, many clients are under the impression that experiencing "mood swings" means they have Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Disorder is much, much more serious than simple "mood swings" and involves the ...
Views: 1470(1 vote) - How To Come Out of Hiding - Isolation - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere are times in our lives when withdrawing from our social obligations and taking some time to be alone is necessary to rejuvenate our energy and renew our connection to ourselves. However, there are also times when withdrawal is a red flag, indicating an underlying sense of depression or ...
Views: 1470(1 vote) - Investigating Infinite Realms of Existence - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have always believed that there are many realms of existence and this physical realm is just one aspect of creation and life. Just because it looks like empty space from my chair to the couch could be an illusion. That “empty” space to me may be filled with untold things or beings, I just ...
Views: 1469(2 votes) - Teaching Our Daughters About Sex - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe as mothers are putting our own fears ahead of our daughters’ wellbeing, and we have to confront this crisis of confidence in order to offer our girls more grounding in sexual vitality than we were given by our own mothers. In not giving them the sexual information they need, and offering ...
Views: 1465(1 vote) - A Different Kind of Ride for Charity - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere's something about the idea off covering great distances that brings out the fundraiser in people. If it's not a breast cancer walk, it's an AIDS ride. If not an AIDS ride, a marathon team running for leukemia. The list goes on. I myself did an MS ride, and I have recently written about an ...
Views: 1462(4 votes) - Ayurveda and Family - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere is an ancient Indian principle that says if you want to check if your rice is ready, then you just test a few grains. The grains are representative of the status of the entire pot of rice. So, if we want to check on the status of our society, we can look at a few families, as ...
Views: 1460(1 vote) - Giving the Gift of You: Serving Your Community - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTo live harmoniously, we need to be supportive and helpful to all people, creatures, and plant life that share this earth with us. While “being of service” is part of being a good citizen of the world, it also feels good to help others. When we do something for others in service, without the ...
Views: 1459 - Moments with the Maestro: Sitar Maestro Ravi Shankar Turns 89 - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“The word ’improvisation’ to me means to never stop”-Pandit Ravi Shankar In the past almost 9 years that I have known Pandit Ravi Shankar, his lovely wife Sukanya and their brilliant, multi talented daughter Anoushka, I have written a lot about the maestro, his music and beyond. Today as he ...
Views: 1458 - Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Substance Abuse in America - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTim Ferriss, the author of "The 4-Hour Work Week" has posted some interesting stats on his blog about work and American life. 63% of all employees want to work less, up from 46% in 1992. 26% of adult Americans report being on the verge of a serious nervous breakdown. 40% of workers describe ...
Views: 1448(1 vote) - Guidelines for Eco-friendly and Healthful Purchasing Choices - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe following are some basic guidelines to help you make green choices: Do: Replace products that are made from petrochemicals with products that are made with natural, non-hazardous and preferably renewable products. For example, use bamboo flooring that is finished with natural wax and ...
Views: 1447(1 vote) - Mother's Day and the Universal Law of the Garbage Truck - by Submitted on May 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf my clientele is any indication, many of us have psychospiritual garbage around our mothers. A client sent this story to me via email. It seemed perfect for the aftermath of Mother’s Day. “One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when ...
Views: 1447 - A One-in-a-million, Perfect Coincidental Miracle - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have written other blogs on miracle in my life, but this one is my special "media" miracle. It brought a wonderful ending to a documentary project I had been producing - an ending better than I had could have ever imagined. This is a one-in-a-million story…the perfect coincidental ...
Views: 1446 - Imagination and Play in the Electronic Age: A Book Review - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis is a book to be enjoyed, savoring each thought, description of research, and idea. Not to be rushed through because it’s packed with important information. It’s a relief and a pleasure to learn what our common sense and intuition tells us is backed up by the literature. I share many of the ...
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