Gabriel Cousens, in his brilliant book, “Spiritual Nutrition”, points out six spiritual practices that prepare and maintain the physical body as a superconductor of light
When done with complete devotion and a burning desire to commune with the Divine, will help to align the subtle bodies and allow more energy (light) into the system.
Read more →“The most enlightened people in the world embrace their full potential of light and dark. When you’re with people who recognize and own their negative qualities, you never feel judged by them. It’s only when people see good and bad, right and wrong, as qualities outside themselves that judgments occur.” ~ Deepak Chopra from The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire This is beautiful! What Deepak is saying is that if we cannot acknowledge and embrace all parts of ourselves, we will be affected (positively or negatively)by anyone who has those same characteristics. Most often this is seen as judgment of those
Read more →I just finished a 14 day fast at the Dharma Healing Center, a beautiful sanctuary in the island paradise of Koh Samui, Thailand. The week before I left for Koh Samui I met a middle aged man in Starbucks that asked me, “Why in the hell would you want to do that?” “For me, it’s the ultimate vacation,” I said. “Most people go on vacation and come home and need a vacation from their vacation. We eat too much, drink too much, spend too much and come home feeling spent. Not so with a fast. You come home lighter (on all
Read more →Since that night in the hotel room, when my years of darkness were instantly transformed, I was hooked. I had seen the light and I thought that I would never see the shadow again. Over the next few years, I attended countless seminars and transformational retreats, read hundreds of books on spirituality and developed numerous mental, emotional and spiritual practices to keep me positive. I learned to see the silver lining in everything. I avoided anything that I did not perceive as being “enlightened.” I watched my thoughts, paid attention to my words, only showed others those actions that were “pure.”
Read more →One of the great saints of modern times, Swami Sivananda (1887 – 1963) is the inspiration behind the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center. His teachings are a synthesis of all the formal doctrines of Yoga. Author of over three hundred books, Swami Sivananda was a medical doctor before renouncing worldy life for the spiritual path. His teachings continue to enrich the lives of millions around the world. His main message was: Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize. In 1957, he sent one of his foremost disciples, Swami Vishnudevananda to the west to spread the ideals of Yoga. Swami Sivananda was a
Read more →Is the old saying “time heals all wounds” really true? A closer look at the healing process may shed some light on this frequently quoted statement.
Please read on for insights into healing the wounds of the past…
Read more →My love for fasting developed through an experience that transcended science. One that went well beyond logic, reason and every belief that I held about life. It resulted from an experience that enabled me to truly see the essence of all of life. That there is no separation. That we are light beings. Beings of energy; vibrating at different frequencies, attracting different aspects, of what we call life, to us and through us.
Read more →Many believe periodic juice fasting is the key to preventing and reversing disease, permanent and effortless weight loss and dramatically slowing the aging process. All of the patients here at St. Theodore’s Hospital on the Therapeutic Fasting program have shown remarkable recovery to health, completely reinforcing my belief in fasting. Changing times call for a change in the way we live. Today’s world is more toxic than ever before; from the foods we eat to the water we drink and the air we breathe – nothing is free from its effects. As a result, our innate ability to detoxify is
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