Through my own journey, wisdom accumulated along the way and in collaboration with many others around me, I have found five purposeful shifts to be key in transforming stress into energy and thriving in the midst of it all.
Read MoreFor an entrepreneur who has put everything on the line, who perhaps has taken other people’s money to fund their venture, who perhaps grew up with not much and is now taking their biggest swing, risk is felt in the physical body – almost literally, on our shoulders.
Read MoreI just came back from a week’s stay at the Sivananda Ashram where I go often to retreat. I wanted to share a few lessons from this trip.
Read MoreJust as is the case for the most glorious of God’s creations, when you use words, you do NOT do them justice, or you limit their true magnificence. Such is the case for my Mom, Therese Awkar Zreik.
Read MoreI always thought confusion pertained to a specific topic and was a temporary state of mind. But recently, that changed. I have experienced and understood confusion as a generalized emotional state.
Read More“You who do the work of liberating yourself are to be deeply respected” - Michael Singer, Living Untethered.
Read MoreWe are talking about people, many of them mid-career, who worked very hard to get where they were, and then had the courage to walk away from it all.
Read MoreExamine for yourself what is real and what is not, in this very moment.Are any of the things in the future that you may have anxiety about, real? Are any of the things in the past that you may be angry or regretful about, real?
Read MoreHow are you feeling in this middle part of the year? Centered, well rested, with a full tank and heart, and able to be giving to others? Or are you also feeling depleted, frustrated, overwhelmed maybe?
Read MoreAt the end of the day, as CEO, the major problems land on your doorstep and plop themselves right on your shoulders, and it happens within minutes.
Read MoreAs I continue to educate myself through research that includes open and deep discussions with experts, practitioners, and professionals, my current perspective is that there is a role for these medicines to play in healing.
Read MoreFrom my experience, in many cases, the path to baseline health itself meanders through the field of spiritual growth.
Read MoreThe financing round has been completed following rapid growth into 12 states across the US. The funding will support Choose Ketamine as it continues to expand its footprint into 50 states and to grow its team of expert clinical providers and trained psychedelic guides.
Read MoreIn the spirit of continuing to write from the heart, I share vulnerably with you here in case this is of service to you. I also believe that embracing the topic of death more in our Western culture is beneficial for our liberation.
Read MoreWhere are you naturally on this spectrum of being and doing? Where would you like to shift to this year? What will you build into the way you do life in order to facilitate this transition? Can you build this in, starting this week?
Read MoreThis is a special time in our history, as a tremendous amount of people in a very short time frame have moved away from traditional religions into more spiritual pursuits (see Pew Research below). Alongside that move, has come a loss of community.
Read MoreThe field of positive psychology agrees with this view as does the Sivananda yoga tradition that encourages thought replacement of negative thoughts to impact our emotional state.
Read MoreEvery imperfection of the human ego can fester and grow inside each of us as we experience not being seen and loved fully.
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