Color a sacred circle. In Sanskrit, mandala means “sacred circle.” Mandalas have been used for centuries as aids in healing, their circular form help organize perception, thought and physical responses in positive ways.

As women we typically are the ones who support our partners, our families, our animals. We are the centripetal force.

#challengeaccepted Thank you @sylviaforsythe my @saks guru. Shout out to all who are such beautiful and elegant women @saaraahirv & @allieirv and a million more.

Last Friday morning held a bit of magic. I was in the middle of a one-to-one session with Lucy when a bit of supernatural power showed up. An ordinary cloudy day lit up like a sparkling ray of sunshine hope. A message appeared, as if to prove that we really do have a guiding force, a nudge, a feeling, or sometimes even — solid, concrete information presented to us that we are supported and on the right path.

As a child, I wore a birthstone ring on my finger. The golden topaz stone made me aware of my connection to my self and to the Earth in a new way. Ever since, I’ve been consciously aware of the energy a gemstone can give us — if we are open to noticing its power.

Elizabeth’s teaching style shows you a myriad of ways to step into your own innate abilities— whether that’s how to create positive change with an affirmation, feel peace through meditation, create nourishing sacred space in your home or first steps on how to write a book.

Dr. Weil is an internationally recognized expert for his views on leading a healthy lifestyle, his philosophy of healthy aging, and future of medicine and health care.

Teaching our thoughts to go where we tell them is much like training a puppy.

The Easiest Meditation Practice I Know

It was thirty years ago when I first came to know about the power of relaxation. As I lay flat on my back in the “pose of a corpse,” my eyes lightly closed, a soft blanket covering me with my breath soft and full, time stood still. I heard the voice of my swami yoga teacher,

Follow your Inner Compass

Inukshuk • a rock structure used by the indigenous people in Northern America.

Today, is the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 to land astronauts on the moon. Two weeks ago the moon totally eclipsed the sun and now it’s the moon’s turn to have an eclipse of its own. Unfortunately, North America is unable to view the moon’s interaction with the Earth as the eclipse occurs during the day when the moon is below the horizon.

When I get confused, when my mind is wrestling with what to do, I’ve learned to abandon my thought process completely. The best solution, I have discovered lies in asking my heart for direction.

As a young girl I enjoyed the four seasons that cycled through the year. I looked forward to the change that each season brought.

There is a time for everything. Patience is a virtue.

Last night while we slept the heavy rain turned to champagne snow flakes. We woke up to winter.

When your being blossoms and opens all its petals and releases its beautiful fragrance.

We are all made up of equally opposite traits. We laugh and cry. We are capable of love and hate. When we learn to acknowledge the complementary opposites of our self, in our wholeness, we are peacefully free.

Learn the alchemy true human beings know. The moment you accept what troubles you’ve been given, the door will open.

Today, hug a tree.

Seek patience and passion in equal amounts. Patience alone will not build the temple. Passion alone will destroy its walls. —Maya Angelou