In our youth obsessed culture, the transition into middle age can be bumpy and even dramatic. It conjures up images of shiny red sports cars, faces jacked up on botox and erratic behavior from otherwise stable adults. Indeed, there are many signs that signal the arrival of this phase: Empty nest, affairs, menopause, job burnout, […]

It is human nature to resist change and loss.  We prefer to keep things the same, often to our detriment.  We hold on to – even cling to – toxic relationships, bad jobs, unhealthy lifestyles.  The main driver for resistance may be fear: fear of loss, fear of the unknown, fear of losing the ability […]

We are a society that rewards motion. The message of always moving, always doing, always going somewhere whether it’s shopping, working, driving, running errands, meetings or just providing the appearance of productivity resonates deep within us as being normal. Remarkably, even when we are not running around, our Minds are still in motion, whirling with […]

She came to me in the dead of winter, emerging like an angel in the fog on this freezing February morning. I was on a walk in the park, lost in my own little world, as she crashed into me. Our eyes locked, an unguarded moment, revealing pain buried deep behind the mascara of her […]

Mindfulness is your natural state that we all can awaken to. It is not something you need to strive for, can buy, achieve or create; it is already within you. You just need to separate and navigate through the clutter of your mind to discover what has always been within you. This is what makes […]

The demise of dignity is so ubiquitous in our society today that it is literally inescapable on a daily basis. I’m old enough to remember it didn’t used to be this way, but young enough to personally witness this gradual declining trend in slow motion, like lava flowing from a volcano in Hawaii spreading across […]

As we sip our final drops of champagne while faithfully pledging our New Year’s Resolution, allow me to make some bold predictions on what lies ahead for you in the coming year.  As I gaze into my crystal ball like a modern day Nostradamus, I see the following happening to you in 2020: You will […]

***Holidays originates from Holy Days, a time for spiritual reflection*** Life is far too complex to compartmentalize your activities into three broad categories.  But it may be helpful to consider the motive behind all your endeavors and the ultimate benefit you derive as it relates to your Mind, Body and Soul. Because if you are […]

Let me begin with the end: no one ever reaches the final stage of their life and thinks “it feels great to still be so angry at him/her.” So how do you forgive someone when every fiber of your being resists? We will all inevitably be wronged multiple times by various degrees in our existence, […]

*{Upon leading a few informal sessions and discovering all the misperceptions we have of Meditation, my hope is the following may be helpful to summarize the essence of why people are drawn to it and how to make sense of all the noise}* Welcome. We are drawn to meditation because we lead very busy lives, […]