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So there's this really cool teaching in Buddhism, and I'm gonna try to try to talk about it here. So it really applies to using a Buddhist teaching, really any spiritual teaching for that matter, and it uses this metaphor of a finger pointing to the moon. You may h...

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At one point when I was studying with my teacher, I’d been studying with him for quite a while, and one day he presented me with a hawk feather. And it was beautiful. He had wrapped the shaft in these different colored threads.

And I was blown away. It was a big...

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So I talk a lot about integration and the work that I do. In fact, I even call one type of coaching that I do spiritual integration coaching. And typically when I describe it, I talk about experiencing your spiritual connection and awakening that open spiritual awa...

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So when we would get together and do ceremony, there's a couple of times I very distinctly remember something that I would do right before I was ready to let go, cross over, make a big change, and become really vulnerable, to totally let go of control.

While we we...

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It's a beautiful day here in Bend, Oregon and so I'm outside today. When I'm creating something in my life, I like to think of it as a partnership with life, spirit, God, or the universe. And, as the creator, I have my part, and that's to have a clear intention and...

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So most of us have recently experienced the time change, or at the very least we've experienced the days getting shorter. Late fall and winter are coming our way.

And what I've noticed about myself this year, even more than most, is there's a little bit of this un...

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My teacher used to say that you can change out of hope or desperation. He also had an edgier, similar saying that you can change willingly or on your hands and knees.

This second saying is suggesting that change is going to happen. That change is inevitable, that ...

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A really useful way to think about honesty is to view it in terms of acting, speaking, and relating congruently and in accord with what you're experiencing inside. And the things we experience inside include our feelings, opinions, thoughts, beliefs, the way we s...

This is a guided meditation that walks you through opening and experiencing the various primary chakras. It is 35 minutes long, but well worth the time to awaken the various chakras and get a feel for the various sensations of each chakra when it is open and engaged.

This mediation was created duri...

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So during this time of year in the fall, when it's time for a leaf to fall, the tree just allows it to fall away. The tree accepts that its time with the leaf has run its course.

So everything in life, including the things in our own lives, has a life cycle, a lif...

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When you speak your truth, in essence, you're saying, “This is how I see it.” You're saying, "In this moment, this is how I see the world." Because your way of seeing things is totally unique to you. It's a unique perspective.

No one else on the planet sees things...

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My teacher used to say that clarity and confusion exist right in front of us at any given moment and that it's up to us to choose which of these we access. Do we choose a clear mind or do we choose a confused mind? They're both right here.

And really trusting your...