Favorite Resources
Favorite Books:
"The Three Pillars of Zen" by Philip Kapleau
"A New Earth: Awakening To Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle
"Fourth Uncle in the Mountain: the Remarkable Legacy of a Buddhist Itinerant Doctor in Vietnam" by Marjorie Pivar and Quang Van Nguyen
"Autobiography of a Yogi" by Paramahansa Yogananda
"The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook" by Ina Garten
Speaking Our Truth
Before you say anything, first ask yourself: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? ~ The Buddha What Does it Mean to Speak Our Truth? In our youth we may have been frequently enjoined to be “seen and More…
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Accessing The Gratitude Within
Gratitude, the spontaneous opening of our hearts in thankfulness, can be a way of life. It can also be the doorway through which we really begin to see and feel that our lives are deeply connected with everything around us. More…
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You Are Perfection
“Me? Perfect?” You might ask, “How can you say that? I don’t feel perfect at all! Nobody’s perfect!” It may come as a surprise, but each of us contains perfection; it is our innate Divinity; that deep and positive energy More…
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Discover the Hidden Benefits of Meditation
“Meditation is the clarifier of a beclouded mind.” – The Tibetan Doctrine The secret of meditation is actually very simple. Meditation allows us a greater sense of all that is. When you allow your mind to be entirely in the present, More…
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What Exactly are Chakras?
Chakras are energy centers located at specific points on the physical body; they are concentrations and conjunctions of the body’s vital systems (nervous, circulatory, lymphatic, etc.). While energy practitioners have located many such centers throughout the physical body, the seven More…
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21st Century Healing and Curing
“Healing,” Papa would tell me, is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.” –W.H. Auden Throughout the ages, in both western and eastern medicine, the art of wooing nature as an active participant in healing has taken More…
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Upper Planes Meeting
Hi, I am writing to you because I have a personal and Spiritual connection to you through the healing work we do together. If in the last 4 days or so you have been feeling spaced out, semi present and More…
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Enlightenment
Standing in the shower yesterday I was thinking about a client of mine and the conversation that took place surrounding enlightenment. And it occurred to me that enlightenment is thought of as a destination instead of a journey. Meaning, is More…
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Inspiration
“I will be Love, Joy, Blessing and Beauty in every moment because that is who and what I AM and because I can See, Live and Love the Truth and it is easy.” ~ Melinda
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Making The Unconscious Conscious With Dowsing
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”– Carl Jung As multi-dimensional beings we have the capability to grow in our awareness on every level of our existence. In the process More…
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