March 27th marked the end of a weeklong celebration honoring Ke Ali’i Makaainana Prince Kuhio and his contributions to strengthening Hawaiian culture. His life and work in creating the Hawaiian Home Commission Act and in establishing the Hawaiian Civic Club have helped strengthen an enduring Hawaiian Culture. He is...
We’re used to thinking of plants as “things” rather than living, sentient beings that are connected in profound ways to the health of our bodies, minds and souls.
But what if plants — with all their health-giving effects and amazing diversity of expression — hold the key not just to...
Most of us think of dreams as barely remembered, passive nocturnal entertainment. But, around the world, shamans have pioneered a more powerful, valuable and fascinating way to approach dreaming: seeing it as a time for transformation, healing and getting guidance from higher levels of reality.
It’s literally the time in which...
What if you could summon the fiery, truth-telling, wild and free part of you — whenever you really needed her?
And, what if doing so helped you more fully access your vulnerable, creative and passionate sides?
The truth is when you reawaken your “Warrior Goddess” you access a part of you...
The Enneagram is far more than a personality typing system…
It’s a tool for emotional and spiritual healing and transformation, illuminating your unique connection with the sacred so you can integrate all parts of you into a whole, fully expressed human being.
And there’s no one better to guide you in...
Much of Western culture is focused on the youthful 18-35 years. This focus is so powerful that many of us view our older years as a time of physical decline and waning contribution. Yet, these years can actually be the most spiritually meaningful and creative times of our lives!
I’m...
Tina Turner does it. So does Katy Perry, Sting, supermodel Gisele Bundchen and a host of other celebrities. When not strutting the concert stage or cat walk, they’re sometimes grooving to meditation’s benefits.
While celebrity isn’t a reason to try meditation, it did make me a bit more curious. These...
Wanna be a Climate Change Communicator?
Do you find it difficult to communicate about climate change or talk about social moves towards sustainability?
Do you know one of the most important things we can do about climate change is to talk with our family and friends about it?
According to the Yale...
What's your calling?
What motivates you to get out into the urban world to stand and speak for positive vision of the future?
In 2007, as he lay in the hospital, his body succumbing to the ravages of chemo and cancer, my younger brother called me out. I was there with...
Are you ready for a paradigm shift in your spiritual practice — one that takes you beyond your sometimes isolating solo practice into a living, evolving field of mutual awakening? For too long we’ve fixated on individual growth, much to the detriment of learning to live and grow in...
