Jun 26, 2017
I stalk beliefs. Why? Because by and large, beliefs are limitations. They limit my expansion into who I am capable of being. What’s the procedure for stalking beliefs? There are many, but here’s a good one: catch your automatic responses. For example, when you make a...
Jul 12, 2017
JUST BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE SOMETHING, doesn’t mean that it’s true. Just because someone told you something is true, doesn’t mean that you need to believe it. Just because you’ve always believed something, doesn’t mean you must continue to...
Jul 24, 2017
Do you remember The Breath and Water Club? I’ve returned to my Breath and Water practice. My life is in some kind of major transition, so I figured there couldn’t be a better time to begin Breath and Water again. I invite you to join me! That’s how the club began,...
Sep 7, 2017
A reader writes: “Thank you for starting up Breath and Water again. It is so exactly what I needed (you have a way of doing that). I felt better physically and emotionally within 2 weeks. Still, it took an effort to stay regular with the practice. Then my...
Sep 15, 2017
Try this: Close your eyes. Take your attention deep into your body. Get a sense of your blood. Get a sense of various organs, various cells, various molecules. Name what it all feels like. Then: Be grateful. Be heart-swelling grateful. Be joyfully grateful. For...
Oct 2, 2017
Imagine this: Your body is the merest shimmer of energy, barely discernible, in the field of pure potential. In that shimmer is the essence of you, the you that is more than just the physical you. Consider this: Your beliefs and your thoughts, especially your...
Oct 27, 2017
GREED. Think of it as a virus. A virulent, insidious virus. A pandemic from which the world has been suffering for a very long time. But perhaps we can help this virus to decline. Perhaps the more people who heal themselves of the virus, the less likely it is to...
Dec 10, 2017
Do you remember the Hug Your Heart breath? You can find it in Tenacity Notes #168. I am frequently freaked out about the Republicans. Wise counsel says when that happens, just love them. But I have found myself to be unequal to that task. What to do? Then I remembered...
Dec 16, 2017
As we approach the winter solstice and the gradual return of the sun, it’s a good time to focus on what we would like to let go of, and what we would like to create. So I’ve been doing this meditation every morning. Maybe you’ll find it interesting. I start with...
Jan 27, 2018
Why do we practice Breath and Water? When I started the Breath and Water Club in 2004, I promised that if you practiced Conscious Breathing for 15 minutes twice a day, and drank 8 glasses of water a day, and did both daily for 6 months, your life would change in...