• tree with light coming through in the shape of a heart to introduce the inspiration of the five love languages

    Exploring The 5 Love Languages

    Love Languages Bring Couples Closer By understanding the Love Languages desired by your partner you develop intimacy and meet each other's needs. An open heart sees clearly and decisive actions follow. These actions improve your ability to connect with others and [...]

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    The Egoic Mind Trap

    The Ego is Not the True Guide or Higher-Self Most of us spend our lives navigating responsibilities, relationships, work, and countless daily demands. In the process, it is easy to become identified with a running stream of thoughts, fears, judgments, and [...]

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    Who Are You, Really?

    Asking the Deeper Questions: How to Strip Away Labels of Identity Who are you when the labels fall away? When you are no longer your profession, your relationships, your successes, your failures, or the story you've told yourself for years? Much [...]

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    Attachment, Desire, and the Benefit of Retreat

    Finding Balance Through Detachment Definitely, on retreat, we work with great diligence on the hindrances of attachment and desire, which are two terms translated from ancient wisdom traditions that often confuse modern Western students. Markedly, this article aims to briefly clarify [...]

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    The Splendor of Sedona

    Sedona: A Conscious Community The splendor of Sedona is known throughout the world. There is no place like it on Earth. Sedona has it all: climate, location, geology, and human history. All these combine in Sedona, AZ for breathtaking results. With [...]

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    Seeing the World with Freshness

    Change is Inevitable, Embrace It It is an old cliché that “the only thing that stays the same is change.” It may be overused, but only because it is true. While many things may appear unchanging, a closer look reveals otherwise. [...]

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    On Being Present

    What Does Being Present Mean Again and again, we hear wisdom traditions ask us to “be present,” but what does this really mean? Often we associate this with lovely and nice things such as, taking a vacation, hanging out with the [...]

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    How to Use Essential Oils for Emotional Healing & Wellness

    The Healing Power of Essential Oils: Balancing Mind, Body, and Spirit Essential oils have become popular due to their therapeutic and aesthetic properties. The most expensive oils use many pounds of plant material. In general, those pounds make only one vial [...]

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    Benefit of a Spiritual Retreat

    Most people book a spiritual retreat expecting a break from stress. They imagine a few days of peace, beautiful scenery, healthy meals, and a chance to recharge before returning to normal life. While relaxation is certainly part of the experience, it [...]