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Meditation: Square Breathing
Learn the technique of Square Breathing to balance the nervous system. When we are stuck in an anxiety state of chronic sympathetic overdrive, breathing meditation can activate the parasympathetic relaxation and down-regulate the nervous system.
Meditation: Favorite Place
Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight. Ajahn Brahm In this time when everyone is struggling with mental balance, I have decided to use th
#32: Storytelling Renaissance (Mary Lou Williams)
"Storytelling is not a lost art, but a found art!" Mary Lou Williams moved to South Florida to retire from a career in teaching and decided to take up a second career as a professional storyteller
#31: Spirit of the Shamanic Drum (Stephen Cavitt)
"What we are hungry for in the Western world is a reanimation of spirit." ~ Prof. Stephen Cavitt The shaman enters the dream-like state to bring back wisdom, guidance, and healing. There are many ways to navigate the multiple layers of reality.
#30: Plant Medicine ~ Ayahuasca Church (Ryin Cornett)
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. ~Hippocrates The term "plant medicine" is often appropriated today to mean the mind-altering substances like ayahuasca, mescaline, andpsylisibin.
#29: Freedom Schools (Jim Gregory)
"That's not going to happen, it hurt too much just to tell this one, I would never be able to tell the rest of the story." Jim Gregory began to unravel his painful stories with the support of the ora
#28: Lawyers Protecting Children (Corey Huffman)
Legal Aid is a non-profit private law firm that protects the vulnerable by providing free legal representation to low income families for victims of domestic violence, children who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned,
#27: Architecture – Building a Passion (Steven Jallad)
What does it take to build a dream? Maybe an architect. Steven Jallad designs and oversees the building of homes in Naples, Florida. His path to architecture began with a love for drawing and working with his hands.
#26: Storytelling as Medicine (Caren Neile)
In my expanded definition, "medicine" is anything that heals the body, mind, emotions, or spirit. As a physician, this includes the Western medications that I prescribe, but it goes beyond to include so much more. In every conversation,
#25: Biodynamic Farming (KT Alaimo)
Harvest Bee Farms KT Alaimo, owner and manager of Harvest Bee Farms, is passionate about farming. Devoted to biodynamic farming, he grows "good soil" and good produce is the byproduct. As farmers are aging and wisdom is being lost,