“Awakening is not changing who you are but discarding who you are not.” ~Deepak Chopra Chakras are the wheels of life that carry you on your life’s journey. For that journey to go the distance, those inner wheels need to be balanced to run smoothly. Just as...
Everybody’s taking to their keyboard today. And no wonder – the Supreme Court’s recently leaked draft to gut women’s rights over their own bodies have got a lot of us riled up. And for good reason. It’s not that this action has any real moral teeth,...
Ukraine is bringing the world to another historic global moment. The first moment in recent history was the pandemic. Within a matter of weeks, as the virus spread, it showed us just how intricately connected our world is. It took a global effort to solve it,...
As the new year grinds its way out of the darkness of midwinter, I know we all hope 2022 will be better than last year. Given the incredible trials that 2021 brought us: an unending pandemic, unprecedented attacks on democracy, and a general lowering of the...
Happy Holidays! In this world of so much to do and so much to read, I’ll keep this short and just wish you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season. We really should be looking at screens less and each other’s faces more! Here at Sacred...
Just as Valentine’s Day reminds us to love, Thanksgiving reminds us to be grateful -- every day, regardless of circumstances. Gratitude has at its root the word Grace, more apparent in the Spanish word gracias, or the Italian gracie. Grace opens us to an abundance of...
Yesterday (Oct 21) the Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Council released a report stating that the climate crisis poses a national security threat. While this isn’t a new realization, what is new is bringing this idea more prominently into public awareness. The reasons...
A look at viruses, climate change, and the challenges of growing up. I’ve written a lot about how I see humanity going through a rite of passage – a collective initiation from our cultural adolescence to our future adulthood. The issues that plague us as our evolutionary drivers...
It’s a new age maxim that we create our own reality. That’s true if we are actively creating the reality we want. But if we’re not, then outside forces create our reality for us – and not always the one we want. For years people have...
Muladhara is the Sanskrit name of the base chakra, and its name translates as root or foundation. Here is where your roots dig deep, down into the earth to find grounding, nourishment, and support. Mulabandha is a yoga practice of muscular and energetic tightening of the...