Essence of Being

What’s not to love about the holidays?  Good friends, good food and good fun!  But what happens when the spiced eggnog is flowing and the conversation turns to the dreaded topic of religion or politics? We all want to enjoy spending time with our families, but it takes self-awareness, patience and understanding to make sure […] The post Holiday Communication: Family Love Fest or Smack Down? appear...

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This short meditation with Burge will bring you a different feeling of connection and peace. Meditation can produce a deep state of relaxation and a tranquil mind. In this meditation, Burge will guide you through focusing your attention and eliminating the stream of thoughts that may be causing fear or anxiety in order to reach […] The post Flushing Your Fear Meditation and Exercise appeared first...

This short meditation with Burge will bring you a different feeling of connection and peace. Meditation can produce a deep state of relaxation and a tranquil mind. In this meditation, Burge will guide you through focusing your attention and eliminating the stream of thoughts that may be crowding your mind in order to to get […] The post Finding your Spirit Guides Meditation appeared first on Essen...

What do you do during a transition? How do you move through change with ease? When you go from one thing to another or if there are some unknowns, how do you deal with that change? Samuel Becket said, “Try again, fail again, and fail better.” Failure is a transition. If you avoid failure in […] The post Transitions: How to Move Through Change with Ease appeared first on Essence of Being .

Have you ever wondered or asked yourself the question, “What is my passion?” ? Do you somehow feel your passion inside but don’t express it? Passion is an uncontrollable, unique vibration, or awareness to feel who you are and express it comprehensively. I also define PASSION as: P – Powerful Play             Putting passion into […] The post What Is My Passion? appeared first on Essence of Being .

Have you been isolating yourself for more than a year now? Does the pandemic make you feel unsure about how you can go back out and connect with people again? Are you anxious and fearful and don’t know how you can go about managing your energy from isolation? With everything that’s happened around us, it’s […] The post ReEmerge with Burge: Managing your Energy From Isolation appeared first on Esse...

What’s the essence of your being? If you had to take off your clothes and your body, what would be left? It’s the purest form of your soul. The essence of your being is to experience. If you allow yourself to simply move toward something, perhaps a goal or purpose, you will have an effect […] The post The Essence of Your Being: Who are you? appeared first on Essence of Being .

Orbiting in love and falling in love—what’s the difference between the two? People get into relationships for different reasons but one common reason on a higher level is because it brings up things for you to look at about yourself and what you believe about your life. What works and what doesn’t. Unfortunately, being in […] The post Falling In Love vs Orbiting in Love appeared first on Essence o...

What is My Purpose? Have you figured out what your life purpose is? Do you know the reason for your existence? Some of you may be on track while some may be off track with your life purpose right now. But when do you say that you’re on track? How do you become off track? […] The post What Is My Purpose? appeared first on Essence of Being .

We often block ourselves from self-love. Maybe you feel guilt or beat yourself up. Maybe you call yourself names, or say you shoulda, woulda, coulda. Many of us have been conditioned to do all of the above. And when we do these things we attract punishment into our lives. We don’t allow self appreciation or […] The post Self Love… An Intimate Ritual appeared first on Essence of Being .

In these unsettling times, it’s more important than ever to learn how to bridge our differences. I know we’ve all heard it before, but the truth is that we’re all in this together. I have been concerned about our loss of connection as a result of the pandemic, lockdowns, social isolation, political differences and more. […] The post United We Fly, Divided We Cry appeared first on Essence of Being...

A lot of us are happy to say goodbye to 2020; however, you might also feel like you’re entering 2021 with a lack of control. That’s where conscious intentions come in. We all have conscious and subconscious thoughts, but if you’re working toward one thing and you keep getting another, your subconscious mind is driving […] The post Conscious Intentions for the New Year appeared first on Essence of...

When we come together with our families of origin for the holidays, we can find ourselves triggered. Old wounds can open up, and we may find ourselves reacting instead of responding. Even if it’s never happened before, you can have peace for the holidays. You can be present, communicate with family and have a happy […] The post Peace For the Holidays: How to Communicate with Family appeared first...

What is intuition? You might call it your inner guide, a gut feeling, your inner wisdom or your higher self. For me, I get a tingling in my gut when my intuition wants to be heard, or when it’s pushing me toward something. And what can trusting your intuition do for your journey? Find out […] The post Trusting Your Intuition appeared first on Essence of Being .

The upcoming election will not be the first or the last time that angst is felt in our families, our communities, our country and our world. Many of us are struggling with how to have a voice and express our truths, while still creating good will and harmony. In times such as these, it can […] The post The Election: Create Harmony and Have a Voice appeared first on Essence of Being .

As you learn to navigate change with ease and grace in the age of Covid and beyond, there are some questions that can be helpful. Do you want to know when you’ll die? And how it will happen? If your answer is No, then you understand that “life is not a problem to be solved, […] The post How to Pivot and Navigate Change with Ease appeared first on Essence of Being .

Here is the Essence of Leadership: A leader takes people where they want to go; a great leader takes people where they don’t want to be, but where they ought to be. What does that statement mean to you? If you think back on the leaders in your life (professional, personal and otherwise) who have […] The post The Essence of Leadership appeared first on Essence of Being .

There are inherent fears that permeate our consciousness, about people who aren’t like us, around race and prejudices. Many of our subconscious thoughts about race stem from experiences we had as young people, as well as from the things we were taught by our families, teachers, religions, cultures and friends. If you have not explored […] The post Discovering Subconscious Beliefs Around Race and P...

What do you have abundance of? Is it love, joy, debt or clutter? How about family, fresh air, pleasure or guilt? No matter what your present circumstance, you can always name something in which you are abundant. And, you can always create more abundance. Your Subconscious Abundance Blocks Many of us have blocks around money […] The post For More Abundance, Give as you Go and Create a Flow appeared...

We’ve been hearing a lot about “the new normal,” and “these uncertain times.” This not good language when you’re navigating life after trauma, or when you’re experiencing anxiety about the future. Change can be painful. It asks us to look outside our comfort zones. You can face the fears you’re feeling right now, acknowledge them, […] The post Life After Trauma: Navigating a New Normal appeared fi...

When we look at Love Versus Fear, we see two separate thought systems. At any given moment, you are in a Love Thought System or a Fear Thought System…and you can choose to shift from one to the other at any given moment. You have two types of fear to choose from, but THREE types […] The post Love Versus Fear appeared first on Essence of Being .

Fear and anxiety are permeating the world right now. We don’t know when the Coronavirus Pandemic is going to end, so many of us project into the future and get caught up in a system of “what ifs.” Give it to The Universe It’s important to remember that much of this is out of your […] The post Fear and Anxiety in the Age of Coronavirus appeared first on Essence of Being .

Shamanasta shares how we can keep our vibrations high. How we can support each other, and stay present & connected during this time of physical social distancing. The post Shamanasta’s view on Coronavirus appeared first on Essence of Being .

The first step to having authentic relationships with others is having an authentic relationship with yourself. In relationships, R.E.A.L. means Realizing Energy is Accountable to Love. This podcast begins with 18 affirmations (little lies you tell yourself until they become true) for creating an authentic relationship with self. Next, I will talk about your relationship […] The post Authentic Rel...