Awakening Self Blog

“Fine” Can Be an Empowering Declaration

It’s a standard response to the question, “how are you?” But what are you really saying when you respond as “Fine.”? Fine can become a powerful declaration of your highest self and change how you see others, too. Most of us have said it –…

Your True Self

Walking the spiritual path means questioning your thoughts, beliefs, and perceptions in order to discover your True Self. A few decades ago, I was having a conversation with my mother on the phone. You might say it was a little heated. We w…

Cooling Remedies for the Hot Season

After the ignition of the hottest season of the year in June, most of us now want to calm that fire a bit. Summer temperatures rise, and this causes real problems when our bodies become overheated. Nature, Yoga, and Ayurveda (the health science of India) provide us...

You’re Opening

Spring is the season of opening – allow yourself to unfold like the flowers around you. By now, the aliveness of springtime is bursting everywhere. I am astounded, every year, at the glory of the flowers opening around us. The color…

Grace and Non-Attachment

Rather than going through life worrying about winning or losing, we experience more inner peace and blessings through opening to Grace and practicing Non-Attachment. Years ago, I used to love playing card games on my computer (OK, occasi…

Still and Quiet – Gifts of Winter

Wintertime has many spiritual gifts for us; perhaps the greatest are opportunities to be still and quiet, teaching us the way to inner peace. What speaks to you in the quiet of Winter? What do you hear in the pause between the gusts of wind, blo…