Buyer Beware! Self-help & Commercialism

The onus is on us. As consumers in the alternative medical marketplace (a $34 billion business in the U.S. in 2007), we must remember a timeless commercial caveat: Buyer Beware.

Ten Lessons for a Revolution – #7: Engage in Genuine Intimacy

Real Intimacy is recognizing our borders – mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually – as opportunities to meet and grow, rather than as places to defend and keep others out.

Why New Years Resolutions Don’t Work!

What is it about us that makes us sabotage our very own efforts to think, feel and act in ways that we know are good for us? Why don’t we really change when we know what we must do, what we want to do, in order to change?

“My Disease is Emptiness”

We cannot overcome this deep-seated emptiness via external means. Using drugs, having sex, partaking of the finest dining, joining 100 clubs, climbing the latter of success or investing all our energy into the welfare of another can only provide temporary relief at best. The only lasting answer lies within.

Gossip: A Universal Pastime

Sure, there are various forms of gossip, some more harmless than others, and we may all agree it’s morally wrong to talk negatively about someone or to share rumors that may be fictitious. Yet, there are other reasons besides the golden rules of morality, to not gossip…

Dieting? (Book Review)

In the book Prakriti, Dr. Robert E. Svodboda offers an entirely different paradigm for loosing weight. I highly recommend reading his book to attain further understanding. Here are some of the principles he puts forth…

A Practitioner’s Practical Experience

“Your pulse is a reflection of the rhythm in your life.” I found that beautiful. I also knew I was screwed. If that statement were indeed true, my heart would surely reveal my secret. And it did. My pulse was erratic… a perfect reflection of the way I had been living.

Video Blog (#3): The Recovery – Adhering to Natural Wisdom

A video blog documenting the first “Recovery” workout of a “Yogi Gone Bad”, after 2 months of intentionally ignoring natural wisdom in favor of performing culturally normal habits that deteriorate health and happiness.

Tantra and Healing of the Mind: Sauhu Therapy

Sauhu Therapy is a Tantrik system of what one might call “psycho-therapy” because it deals largely with the mind and emotions, but to call it psycho-therapy is also to miss the point entirely.

The Final Blog #10 – Crimes Against Wisdom: A Yogi Gone Bad, Consciously!

Photo: Vectorportal Energy of Mind: A Sauhu Therapy   This is the 10th and final blog in an ongoing series of a yogin’s intentional “crimes against wisdom.” This series is highlighting my experience of purposefully ignoring 10 years of training in yoga, meditation, ayurveda and psychology in favor of performing typical current cultural behaviors of [...]