And Here I Thought I Knew What Heartbreak Felt Like… Opening to a Space of Love

For the past week I feel like I have been carrying a mini pool of tears under my eyes, just waiting to bubble out were it not for my focused attention to withhold. Fighting back the tears until a single one escapes and rolls down my face. Barely holding them off until I get back home to my camper and feel safe to let them out. One thing I have […]

A Timeless Affirmation

A Timeless Affirmation     As I bring my awareness to the present moment, I observe thoughts passing by like clouds. There is never nothing going on. As I bring my attention to the timeless Now, I release all that is limiting my full presence. I experience a peaceful acceptance. All of my attention is in this moment, I relax into my body, my breath, and my senses. My mind […]

Western Guilt Culture

  Western Guilt Culture   It was a hot, humid evening in the Amazonian jungle of Peru. The date marked the shortest of the year in the Southern Hemisphere: the Winter Solstice of 2011. I was sitting on a pillow at the edge of my mattress, which was one of twenty-three in a circle covering the floor of the Maloka. The Shipibo Maestras and Maestros (female and male “Shamans”)were still […]

Embarking on a New Chapter

  Embarking on a New Chapter   Deep into the future, tangled in the past, Gaia has it’s only wish of balance unsurpassed. Colours showing strength, and odour has its place, one giant living organism, balancing in space. Connected are its children, striving for the best, its lungs are drawing breaths of air, and filling out its chest. No need to think or focus, or manifest what’s not, the line […]

Personal Apocalypse

Personal Apocalypse   Recently I have been enjoying asking people how their overall experience of life has been during 2013. It is truly amazing to hear about the incredible diversity of experience available within such a small area on this enormous planet of potential. Lately, I often hear of an overall increase in life’s ‘intensity’ expressed back to me. This is a very common theme I observe and also personally […]

Embracing the Power of Intention

Embracing the Power of Intention   A Bout With Intent About a week ago my entire perspective on life changed when I made a major life decision. This decision came after a long period of deliberation and avoidance. Some part of me knew this was the decision I was going to make, yet I found myself denying the possibility because I was avoiding the potential implications of such a choice. […]