Connecting with Family: Tools and Tips from the Workshop

A colleague told me he felt bad for me that I would be spending the holiday with my family.  I felt bad for him that he felt that way.  I love spending time with my family; we have a great time together. This apparently was not the case for him. Unfortunately, there are many people who find family time a chore, a pain, a burden or a disaster waiting to happen. I’ve been working on several projects lately to educate families and couples on how to break down their walls, open up new doors, and create a new dynamic that brings them closer.  Getting to know each other–I mean really know each other– is an important step in that process. How well do you really know the people closest to you? How well have you let them get to know you? And if you’ve gone for years without ever really talking or connecting with your family the way you want to, how do you begin to change that now?  With the right tools and techniques, it’s easier and less daunting than you might think. I have a few of these to share with you both online and in person: [Read more]

Introducing: Healing Man Healing Woman

For most of us, even before we come out of the womb, the opportunities and possibilities for our lives—and more importantly our selfhood—are limited based on which sex we belong to. As boys, girls, men, and women we’re expected and encouraged by society, our culture, and even our families to fulfill specific roles, behave in particular ways, accept certain types of treatment, and fit certain molds whether we like it or not and whether it’s healthy or not. To do or think otherwise is considered taboo. Healing Man Healing Woman (HMHW) is an innovative and holistic self-development card game that’s helping men, women and youth to break the ice, break down walls, and break free from an unhealthy sense of self. Created by life transformation expert, Antonia Martinez, PhD, HMHW organically sparks transformational conversation, interactive self-discovery, and mutual self-realization that empowers players to evolve and build healthy lives and relationships from the inside out. [Read more]

Share the Women’s Wisdom in Your Family

Mothers are so important. Every year we take a special day to honor and celebrate mothers, what they have done, and what they mean to us. Yet, I don’t think most mothers truly understand just how important they really are. Of all the days of the year, Mother’s Day is the day for mothers, daughters and sons be closer than ever. Infuse your Mother’s Day and your relationship this year with something powerful that can transform your family bond into an even more conscious and meaningful connection. [Read more]

For the Love of God in Human Form

In Mystery School yesterday (and I guess you’re never not in Mystery School), my teacher shared a profound teaching on love that I’d not come across before. He challenged us, as students of enlightenment on the Path of transformation, to take our intellectual understanding of Self as God to a much deeper level. [Read more]

Essential Wisdom about Relationships

What is a relationship? For some, a relationship is defined by past experiences; realize experience does not always constitute understanding. For others, a relationship is a habit; it may be time to change your ways. For those who don’t know better, a relationship is a chore–the endless task of projecting and aspiring to unmeetable expectations. Be joyful in knowing a relationship is more glorious than that. [Read more]