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What Happens When We Focus Only on the Light and Forget the Shadow

In short, avoiding our shadows stunts our growth toward our highest potential.

The emotional messiness we experience is often the result of emotional avoidance. The more we push away, the more they pile on top of each other.

Staying Human in the Age of AI

Yet I’m aware of the consequences of becoming dependent on AI—just as we’ve become dependent on GPS, smartphones, and Google. We slowly disable our own abilities to memorize, investigate, and problem-solve.

How I Felt When I Journeyed Through a Death Meditation

When his words guided us to visualize our bodies laying still, dying, my mind was on high alert, my emotions triggered, and I felt my body resisting his words and the experience. My mind had anticipated this dreaded moment and I was angry at its arrival, out of sheer fear of what I was going to feel next.

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Make Happiness a Practice in 2024: 10 Mindful Habits

That was when I came across the powerful idea of choosing happiness, as a decision. I realized then happiness is a commitment — it is a practice I would have to adhere to in order for it to last and expand.

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Raise Your Energetic Vibration by Drinking the Right Water: An Interview with The Water Brewery

We restructure and energize our water by physical vortexing and sound resonance. Physical vortexing mimics the way water flows and travels from its origin in nature, spiraling through mountains, rivers, and streams.