The Root! The Root! The Root Chakra’s on Fire!

There’s a transformational fire burning in my pants! My root chakra is ablaze. You might have caught the reference to the 1984 song “The Roof is on Fire!” by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three. “Ironically,” I was working with Rock Medicine last night to draw some energy out of my legs. But that little diddy came to me this morning between a gulp of fresh-squeezed orange juice and a bite of whole wheat toast. It’s my new mantra for the root chakra work I’m doing right now. [Read more]

Lit & Lifted

For the upcoming Peru trip, our shaman instructed us to prepare for the trip with healthy eating and spiritual practices for two weeks prior to the journey. A ritual house cleansing and reorganization I thought would be in order too. Having rediscovered the Affirmation to Stay in Alignment last week, and having had someone ask me if I had a chakra meditation that I recommended (which I did), I certainly took that as a message from Spirit about what my spiritual practice should consist of during the preparatory period. House cleaning the chakras is always a good idea. [Read more]

Laugh Your Way to Enlightenment: Laughing Meditation Exercise

You have no doubt heard that laughter is the best medicine. It is great medicine for the body as well as the soul. Laughing is a great mover of energy. In laughing meditation, the meditator laughs, holding meditative awareness and posture, which moves great energy in the physical and emotional body. [Read more]

Universe, I Need a Nickel (and Other Things)

When people say the Universe will provide you with everything you need, they really mean it. We, as humans, or rather as the products of our particular society, probably think that some things are too petty to ask the Universe to provide. Based on my experience, nothing is too big or too small for the Universe to conjure up—not even five cents. [Read more]

No Mind, No Bad Taste

There’s this delicious dish served at a vegetarian Korean cuisine restaurant over on 32nd Street in Manhattan that I love. One evening, I decided to treat myself to a delectable meal of wrapped mushrooms and vegetables, which comes with an absolutely to-die-for brown sauce. The plate comes garnished with some fancy, curly-cut raw vegetables—usually a carrot and beet or radish. Whatever fancy vegetable came that day, I didn’t like it. Once I became aware that I was complaining to myself about the taste and was about to decide not to finish it, a thought suddenly popped into my mind. I wondered if the vegetable would taste differently if I weren’t having a negative, internal reaction to it. [Read more]