Every 5 episodes I introduce a practice or an idea that can yield a five-fold impact in your life. This week, we explore states of consciousness and how the ability to relax and focus can heighten and elevate every other aspect of your life. If you want

One of the "prime directives" of religions and faith traditions all through history has been to find ways of "transcending the ego", to move beyond our limited perspective and into a more expansive relationship to the truth of the Spirit. This week, we e

According to John Gottman, fights happen even in the best relationships. As the dust settles from an argument, try taking on the role of other to start to really get what is going on for the other person. This can be a profound spiritual practice as well

In this episode I share a few stories about the powerful connection we can have with those around us. They show us a surprising glimpse of what is possible when we pay closer attention to our spiritual hunches. If this is something you want more in your

A lot of spiritual stories and practices are attempts to gain peak experiences - moments of incredible insight, expansive emotional states and spiritual unity. Chasing after these "highs" of the spirit can be great goals that provide us with incentives f

While taking on the role of other, have fun with it! Let the alchemy of attention and curiosity take the lead. In this episode, we explore how relaxing out of our evaluations (I recently heard it called the "blah blah blah inside our heads") opens us u

Modern day mystic and philosopher Ken Wilber was asked to share the most essential and powerful practice available today, and in response he laid down the challenge: take on the role of other. Step into another persons shoes, get their experience and exp

A quick revisit of the fundamentals of an ecology of faith and a map of the territory ahead for the next few episodes

Photo origin - (Kingpeng on DeviantART) It is really exciting to discover something sacred, something that has great meaning and value to us. We have moments of enlightenment, of truth, and yet so often then the glow fades and we get lost; quickly confus

A living faith will leave evidence all over our lives, bearing good fruit that is nourishing to us and to those around us. It is actually pretty easy to determine how active and effective our faith is. In this episode, learn two easy ways to test how muc