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I caught an amazing discussion last night on MPR about depression and spirituality. I especially connected with the disucssion on how the depths of our emotions can bring awareness and glimpses of the soul. I think the topic is timely and applicable to many of us. Whether or not you have experienced depression, I encourage you to [...] I absolutely love this video:
What a wonderful reminder to be present in each moment, seek happiness and to passionately live out our dreams. The voice in the video is Alan Watts, a philosopher and expert in Eastern philosophies. Here’s his website, check it out, he was a fascinating man.
I love this show… Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose. It’s a show that inspires and teaches- and as a bonus, it’s entertaining. Here’s what PBS says about it: A show that combines adventure with travel that makes a difference, travel that positively impacts the world. Join our host, Richard Bangs, the father of modern adventure travel as [...] Here’s a perfect topic for Sunday: The Kosher Sutra.
I haven’t read the book… and I can’t say that I agree with all of the claims made by the author, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach… but he does have some very interesting things to say about the importance of sex in a [...] Perhaps you noticed that Wellness Gossip was down yesterday. I would officially say that ”it was getting some maintenance,” but that would imply that I was knowledgeably doing something to fix the problem. Thankfully and quite magically, it came back to life early this morning. Ahhh, but website maintenance was the least of my worries after my tire literally popped on the freeway yesterday. Awesome. The outside temperature [...] I’m sure you all know that I dig a good movie… so, here’s another great one to put on your queue or purchase online: Ambition to Meaning (great title, eh?)
About the film: Dr. Wayne Dyer explores the spiritual journey in the second half of life when we long to find [...] It’s comforting to know that we all hold the courage, compassion and diverse abilities to accomplish amazing things in this world.
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. is an expert in the field of meditation and an amazing communicator of this empowering message. He established the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and [...] “Playing for Change” is a movement created to “inspire, connect and bring peace to the world through music.” The project started out as a documentary and has blossomed into an international community passionate for the healing that music can offer to our world. I’ve always been a little hesitant with music. My croaking voice and emotionally traumatic piano recitals made it [...] Kris Carr, director and subject of the film, Crazy Sexy Cancer is challenging common beliefs about healing.
Much of American culture identifies healing as “survival”. This narrow focus of healing dominates medical research. If a drug extends life by 4 weeks, the drug is considered successful. Quality of life and side [...] If you’re not familiar with Matthieu Ricard (and even if you are), you must check out this interview. As you can see, Ricard is a very different sort of researcher: More than 35 years ago, Matthieu Ricard left a promising career in cellular genetics to study Buddhism in the Himalayas. After earning a doctorate in biology from the [...] On September 14th his eminence Labsang Nyima, the former Gaden Tripa passed away in the South Indian Tibetan settlement of Mungod. Now here’s the really interesting part… this “high lama” (a name given to Tibetan clergy), stayed in “Thukdham” for 18 days after his death. Thukdham is described as a period of time after death where the [...] His Holiness the Dalai Lama provides this beautiful recipe for life:
Everyday, think as you wake up, “Today I am fortunate to have woken up. I am alive. I have a precious human life. I am not going to waste it. I am going to use All my energies to develop myself, To expand [...]
“There are two ways of looking at the world, through faith and superstition or through the rigors of logic, observation and evidence–through reason.” -Richard Dawkins I’m back again with another documentary. I’m sorry, I know, I’m super obsessed… “The Enemies of Reason” is a documentary from professor Richard Dawkins. I really love this film- it challenges aspects [...] “Religulous”… is that a word? No matter, Bill Maher made it the title of his documentary. Check out the trailer:
Any thoughts? Will you be seeing this doco?
September 11th is a day still filled with a lot of emotions. I would imagine for those who lost loved ones in the WTC attacks, the wound of grief is still open and stinging. Such a tragedy is hard to comprehend and difficult to gather closure around. As I sit with the complex emotions that envelope [...] |
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