Holding space for another person is incredibly profound. When you hold space for someone, you bring your entire presence to them. You walk along with them without judgment, sharing their journey to an unknown destination. Yet you’re completely willing to end up wherever they need to go. You give your heart, let go of control,…
The Basics of Sanskrit’s Sacred Syllables & How to Choose Yours Jennie Lee writes, “Mantra is derived from the root words, man, meaning “to think,” and the suffix, tra, meaning “tool” or “instrument.” Classical mantras are considered sacred syllables and are believed to have psychological and spiritual power when repeated audibly or silently. When chanted…
When practicing deep listening, we listen not just to hear but to understand. This practice goes beyond any kind of hearing that can be done with the ears. It is listening with the heart. — Reaca Pearl
Gabriel Cohen writes, “Before I moved into my apartment, the previous tenants warned me that a teenager downstairs occasionally annoyed them with the sound of his video games. It turned out that the techno music and beepings were hard to ignore. I tried to be patient but one night, after I was woken up at…
When practicing deep listening, we listen not just to hear but to understand. This practice goes beyond any kind of hearing that can be done with the ears. It is listening with the heart. — Reaca Pearl
BRENÉ BROWN talks about the Anatomy of Trust in this inspiring video.
Elizabeth Seward writes, “Humans are social beings. We want to understand the people we interact with in our daily lives and we want to be understood. Whether we’re receiving it or dishing it out, empathy enhances our communities and helps us to function more effectively—and happily–alongside each other. This broad benefit of empathy is just…
Chanting breaks down the difference between the inside and the outside. It’s about having a heart that never shuts down, that nothing can shut down. — Krishna Das
Giving and Receiving are the Same Toko-pa writes, “We’ve all heard the old adage, ‘It’s better to give than to receive.’ And, surely enough, many of us have great difficulty in receiving–praise, help, love and support. Perhaps it is because underneath this seemingly pious phrase is the suggestion that to receive is to be the…
My ultimate goal is to spend as many of my moments in life as I can in that world that the poet Rumi talks about, ‘a place beyond rightness and wrongness.’ — Marshall Rosenberg
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