By Cyndi Dale We don’t tend to think that getting in shape is a sport, but for those of us who don’t want to fit into yesterday’s outfit—or the newest look—it sure is. And I’m not talking about garb for a couch-potato. You might not be aware of the fact, but energy medicine has a lot to offer the recliner-competitor who wants to turn into an athletic-contender. It can help you get your mind in shape to get your body in shape. I’m going to explain how all-things energy can improve your form—at all levels. Let’s start with the basic premise, which Albert Einstein and other geniuses es ..read more

  By Jakeb Brock The prevailing scientific view is that we human beings are biological creatures of the earth and that our present place of supremacy among the other earthly species is the result of a biological evolutionary thrust, out from which we emerged with strong supple bodies and highly developed minds.  This is, in fact, according to science, the summation of all there really is to know about us.  As for the complexities of human life that we are all so familiar with, these are actually illusory and imaginary—that is to say, they are nothing more than the byproducts of ..read more

By Phyllis Light, Ph.D. All that is happening on the planet represents the collective consciousness of humanity. In other words, we’re all co-creating the reality of today’s world together. How did we “create” it to be “so bad?” The answer is simple. There is a “shadow side” to every one of us, and sometimes, we need to look at it collectively to see it and transform it. One of the big issues that is surfacing for many people is the area of “control.” How “in control” do we feel? If we feel out of control, what are we doing about it? How much do we want someone outside of us to step in and co ..read more

By TJ Woodward Quite possibly, what can seem even more difficult than making peace with others is the prospect of making peace with ourselves. We are burdened with what we have done or not done. And more deeply, many of us are burdened with an identity where we believe we are “wrong” or unlovable. So, it’s not just “I have done something wrong,” but “I am wrong.” That identity can be so deeply entrenched that we’re not even aware that it’s present. This is what makes it seem so hard to make peace with ourselves for things we have done. Part of the challenge in making peace with ourselves is a ..read more

  By Jakeb Brock Traditionally in the East, when an individual felt and responded to a spiritual calling, he or she became a disciple of a master or guru and dedicated him or herself wholeheartedly to a spiritual practice.  He or she totally withdrew from the world and gave up all their worldly possessions.  They lived only for their spiritual practice from that time forward. But times have changed, and the world has changed.  The East has become largely westernized, and here in the West we have finally opened the door to eastern thought and spiritual practice.  Thus ..read more

  By Jakeb Brock Here in the West where science has become like the voice of God, we have come to view human life as essentially random and accidental, with the basis for this view being the Big Bang theory of our universe’s origins.  Beginning with that one great accident, all life that has followed cannot be other than accidental as well, including human life.  And with this scientific assessment being widely accepted as truth, the tonal quality of our western culture has become largely hedonistic and purposeless. Also according to this view, each one of us is born into this ..read more

  By Jennifer Bugajsky In today’s modern world, sex has become a taboo topic. For centuries, women have been taught that sex is bad, shameful or self-indulgent.  Societal influences claim that a woman who thinks about, let alone engages in sexual activity, is labeled as provocative, dirty or promiscuous.  Religion and culture teach about the fears and dangers of sex rather than on the healing, pleasure and self-actualization it brings. Thanks to thousands of years of confusion, shame and oppression of the feminine essence, generations of women have lived with unfulfilled and em ..read more

By C. Scot Giles, D.Min, DNGH Everyone has memories that are sad or troublesome. All of us get to adulthood with our share of emotional scars. They may have been embarrassing moments, betrayals by someone we trusted, or some other heartbreak or reversal. The brain has evolved to keep us safe; it prioritizes information and recollections that it believes will make us cautious in the future. The reason is simple; in the state of nature, people who were cautious tended to survive. People who were not cautious tended to become food for other creatures. Therefore, because of how the human neuroph ..read more

  By Jakeb Brock One of the true constants of human life is feeling the sensation that we call pain.  Every human being has known pain at times—male and female, rich or poor, East and West, black and white, etc.  And since pain is a sensation that most of us do not consider pleasant, one of our most commonly shared instincts has been to devise strategies for managing and eradicating it. We feel pain when we are young, but our natural strength and busy active lives divert our attention to the degree that it is usually tolerable.  Thus we have in the professional sports worl ..read more

By Lee Harris Prayer can be a wonderful entry point or gateway for many. The problem is if they don’t go beyond it. And if they don’t go beyond it, for many it can get confining to their souls. And in fact, it can start to erode their souls if they spend many, many, many, many years thinking that they have to keep praying outside themselves and that they don’t have their own inner connection to spirit. The other point that you’ve made here is the widespread misconception that you could be bothering angels or energetic beings that you want to contact, or that you are taking up too much of thei ..read more