Unraveling the Myth of Shoulds — The Myths Series
The Myth of “Shoulds” — “shoulds” are declarations of opinion projected on others
change
The Myth of the Threat of Change — The Myths Series
The Myth of the Threat of Change — many people fear change, so they stay stuck. Yet the fear is almost always baseless.
The Myth of Absolute Truth — The Myths Series
The Myth of Absolute Truth — we hate not knowing, but the reality is, most of life is a mystery to be lived, not a puzzle to be solved.
Passionate as compared to Charged — Whole Being
Passionate as compared to charged — Charge is uncontrolled excitement. Passion is stepping into the cool river of engagement.
On Change and Choice
Change and choice are not the same. One is possible… the other is not.
Zen 101 — Self-Responsibility
Self-responsibility is hard, as we live in a time when blame is much more popular. Nonetheless, Zen is all about self-responsibility
Examining Your Premise
Examining Your Premise — your beliefs underlie everything you think and do — and most remain unexplored and unexamined. Let’s look at how this happens, and propose a couple of ideas for looking inside
Unbinding — letting go of tightness
Bodywork is all about disentangling yourself from your wacky thoughts. We all have them. Blaming, chiding, criticizing, ornery thoughts.
Insight — The Body Speaks
Insight: Our focus pulls inward, and then, as predictably as the sunrise, we’re pulled into our minds, there to tell ourselves stories and distract ourselves outward. We bring ourselves back by dedicating ourselves to insight.
Compassion — The Body Speaks
Compassion is a misunderstood word. Compassion is sometimes equated with “feeling sorry for,” and is often used as a bludgeon…