meditation – calming the beast

The monkey mind. Chatter. Noise. Distraction. If you live in a city and have a job, or go to school, and have to commute  and live with other people;  your life is likely as insane as mine is. From the moment I wake up in the morning it feels like an assault. And its nonstop….

Spring cleaning and the Kaizen way

About 5 years ago I went to an amazing Healer (capitalized for emphasis) at a wellness spa in Sedona, Arizona called Mii Amo (www.miiamo.com). And among the things she told me – was to “declutter” and to “clean my closets”, and that it would help me and maybe even change my life.  At the time…

gratitude

Aren’t we a little sick of everyone telling us we should be grateful?  It is annoying. We are told we should have a journal and document everything we are grateful for. A list of all the people and blessed events in our lives. We should begin each day proclaiming how grateful we are for all that…