When The Village Meditates

"The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace. " - Carlos Santana In this episode, I discuss the importance of nurturing an open heart, especially during these challenging times. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

“‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding." - Alice Walker In this episode, I talk about making the difficult choice to cancel Out For Joy. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

"The next time you see a spider web, please, pause and look a little closer. You'll be seeing one of the most high-performance materials known to man." - Cheryl Hayashi In this episode, we're just going to meditate. That's right, we're going to take a long pause to reconnect with ourselves and others. Enjoy the show!

"Be careful where you aim, because where you aim, you just might land." — James Baldwin In this episode, I reflect on a workshop I did at a local high school and expand on the importance of focusing on what truly nourishes us. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

“Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life. Meaning does not lie in things. Meaning lies in us.” - Marianne Williamson In this episode, I talk about love as the unifying force that makes this world go around despite all the unpleasant stuff that we experience. As always, we will sit and...

"To drop into being means to recognize your interconnectedness with all life, and with being itself. Your very nature is being part of larger and larger spheres of wholeness." - Jon Kabat-Zinn In this episode, I talk about how our truest nature is whole and that wholeness is not something that we need to create but rather something to realize. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten...

"Contentment is the only real wealth." - Alfred Nobel In this episode, I discuss the fact that we are all wealthy because of the treasures we have within. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.” – Eckhart Tolle In this episode, I discuss my long break and focus on the need to slow down to befriend the present moment. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, and in simplicity, we often find the things that truly matter." – Clare Boothe Luce In this episode, I reflect on the need to focus on what truly matters to us, especially during the holiday season. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

"Create a safe place within yourself that no one will ever find, somewhere the madness of this world can never touch." -Christy Ann Martine  In this episode, I discuss the importance of become a safe space for ourselves. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." - Albert Einstein In this episode, I dive into curiosity and discuss it as fuel for a life of adventure, connection and meaning. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

"It’s not about managing your emotions. It’s about managing your reaction to your emotions." –  Yung Pueblo In this episode, I discuss the importance of welcoming all our emotions like guests and taking the time to see what they have to teach us. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

Be crumbled.  So wild flowers will come up where you are.  You have been stony for too many years.  Try something different.  Surrender. -Rumi In this episode, I discuss surrender as a realization that allows for a deeper connection with the here and now. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

"Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity." - Carl Jung In this episode, I talk about practicing equanimity as a means to navigate the US presidential elections and other emotionally heavy events. As always, we will sit and med...

“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.” — Deepak Chopra In this episode, I talk about the 6-week meditation program that I created to help us experience greater healing, peace and joy. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

"There is no respect for others without humility in one's self." — Henri Frederic Amiel In this episode, I reflect on Saturday night's gospel show and discuss the importance of respecting everyone's journey. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." - Wayne Dyer In this episode, I discuss the transformative power of believing that we have everything that we need. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

"You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously." — Sophia Bush In this episode, I share a story about making a mistake and needing to be gentle with myself as I move forward. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

"It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that counts." - Adlai Stevenson In this episode, I talk about what it means to live life to the fullest and . As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

"Humanity has only scratched the surface of its real potential." - Peace Pilgrim In this episode, I talk about my recent trip to Zanzibar and how touched I was by the people who call that island home. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

"Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it’s because you’ve started to think of failure." - Tommy Lasorda In this episode, I talk about the benefits of learning how to deal with pressure from a young age. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” Amit Ray In this special episode we're just going to meditate. I hope you're ready for an extending time of stillness. Enjoy!

" You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” – Mahatma Gandhi In this episode, I discuss the need to see the humanity in everyone we meet, especially during these challenging and divisive times. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

“To lead people, walk behind them.” – Lao Tzu In this episode, I look back on my experience at a transformational leadership retreat that was held at the Kripalu Centre for Yoga and Heal. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

“Stars don’t shine because they want to be seen. They shine because they are stars.” – Alexander Den Heijer In this episode, I discuss the importance of ensuring that as we practice living more authentically we create space for others to do the same. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!