Experience Sacred Space at Wednesday Wisdom It’s that time of pumpkin patches and corn field mazes, dark nights and candle light. My first visit to the Center for Spiritual Living was to walk the labyrinth. It was this time of year. Dark at night. I drove out to San Juan Capistrano where the center was…
“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!” ~ Goethe Fall has always felt like a time of new beginnings to me. At The Center for Spiritual Living we are dedicating the month of October to recommiting to our spiritual practices, ourselves and our community.…
Tune into the Love of God Imagine listening to a radio station, we select the content we like to hear based on the push of a button. Take that image and instead of radio waves, place your thoughts in those call letters, station numbers. When we are tuned into the Love and Light…
“If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation.” Dalai Lama Recently, at the Center of Spiritual Living, Capistrano Valley, the Roots of Science of Mind class concluded its 10 week journey. As part of the closing, a special project was to be…
I was watching Thich Nhat Hanh on Oprah’s “Super Soul Sunday. He is a Buddhist Monk who has spent his life dedicated to bringing peace to the world through compassion, mindfulness and love. It was certainly a compelling interview, but he shared one thing that truly caught my attention. With books like, Eckhart Tolle’s, “The…
It was something I used to do and while it was truly profound it somehow made its way to the backburner. I was religious about it. It was my favorite part of the day. My “4am Hour of Manifesting” was replaced with childcare and sleep deprivation, a brief seasonal imbalance. But that time has passed.…
I marked the chapter “Letting Go With Balance” in my new book “The Joy of Meditation.” “The Joy of Meditation” by Jack & Cornelia Addington finally arrived. I have wanted to read this book ever since I spotted it on the “Meditation is More Than You Think” course syllabus. Just as I suspected, the book did…
Many people are intimidated by meditation or do not know how to meditate. If you are intimidated by the traditional forms of meditation, allow me to suggest ideas of other forms of meditation: 1. Take a walk in nature and be present to your surroundings. 2. Sit on the beach and watch the waves crash…
Insight Timer is an iPhone app to time and track your meditation time. I had never tried a writing meditation. A couple Sunday’s ago Dr. Rev. Heather spoke of this “writing meditation,” another tool for transformation, especially suited for tapping into your inner guidance system. The idea intrigued me. Sitting quietly in a lotus position is how I…