The cool, dark and star studded sky gives way to primordial heat and dryness my ancestors knew well. In the middle of the Baja desert, the eye adjusts to infinite tones of browns; foreign and seemingly monotone only days ago. Starting a rapidly obsolete mode of transportation, I kick the red metal mule to life. →

“One does not become enlightened by imagining figurines of light but by making the darkness conscious.” Carl Jung A belief that I have been forced to confront in my own life, and that I also observe in those I treat, is that a spiritual path can address psychological issues. Indeed, for many people it is →

In the United States, July 4th is the time where we celebrate our freedom. In the spirit of this time let us examine an issue where many of us can stifle this freedom: control. We are all control freaks, every single one of us. It’s ironic, since we can’t control any thing of significance–only our →

A client confided in me recently that she could not apply the meditation practice of being in the moment since she felt so angry when she tried it. She was under the common misconception that being present in the moment automatically brings with it an immediate sense of serenity. She felt that she was not →

I had a woman ask me recently how she can make a decision when she doesn’t know what the immediate future will bring. As for many of us presently, there was an inner as well as outer sense of unrest in her life. It was demanding her growth through some challenging circumstances beyond her control. →

In these accelerated times, it seems that our souls are not putting up with our personalities and their constant shenanigans.
Until recently we would get messages by first gently being nudged followed by ever increasing rumblings whenever we were out of alignment. What I am seeing now is the spiritual SWAT team breaking our door down →