In times of "rock bottom"... Though, hopefully not literally, as such was the case this weekend when my sweet little, Suki took a tumble through the gaps of my staircase to hit a carpeted bottom... Serious sigh...Ugh... There's a friend of mine I like to call in order to get me back on my (hopefully not fractured!) feet: Equanimity. As a "simple" practice of "resting" in a place of neutrality, not judging thoughts, feelings, or happenings as "good" or "bad," in practicality,

When resting in a state of non-duality, words and concepts seem to dissolve. Let's talk about it, anyhow! Recently, I had the privilege of attending a “Kundalini activation” workshop, including a day of non-dual transmission. “Kundalini is the bridge,” explains Venant Wong, the founder of KAP, Kundalini Activation Process. “The bridge between this reality and non-dual consciousness.” With one hand stretched out in front of his face, finger-pointing up towards the sky, and the

The sun goes up. The sun goes down. The day is fresh, To take to town. Hustle & Bustle, In good fun. The joys of Life, Already Won. Living within You, Like little gems. These gifts of yours, Let's call them friends. Nurtured & Cared for, Together wee Grow. Forever in Movement, 'round and 'round we go. With Love, Always #love #peace #earth #uganda #africa #world #travel #mindfulness #poetry #art #play #fun

When you shake up a snow globe, though beautiful, almost frantic. Time is needed to settle. Meditation, in this context, is a lot like time. It's when we sit down to collect ourselves, what crystallizes is our clarity. We begin to see the entire picture. With my first semester in counseling psychology drawing to a close, what I am finding myself most grateful for is being given permission to stop. As a part of our learning, we were told by our professor, Dr. Shapiro, to pract

Traction. What is traction? Recently becoming a master's student of counseling psychology, a common topic coming up between us students & professors is the topic of distraction. And procrastination. "Procrastination is linked to shame," explains Dr. Ling Lam in his Foundations of Psychotherapy and Personality development class. (While so often distraction can bring shame!) As a very literal person, I am inspired to share my take on the topic by looking solely at the word dist

Sadhguru, yogi mystic from India, explains in this video how to use the mind as a tool, and to not be tooled by the mind. "Once there is a space between you and the mind," says Sadhguru, "Then what the mind is doing is not even an issue." ...Unless you have "Mental diarrhea," of course! (Sadhguru's hilarious - yet relatable - term seems to be quite fitting of The CalmPost's compost focus!) If we view the mind as a garden bed, let's nurture the thoughts that serve us, while we