The Courage to be Uncomfortable

Last night belligerence came to my front door. At 2:30 a.m. my wife and I were awoken to what sounded like a jet engine whistling towards our house. This was followed by the sounds of tires screeching, steel scraping and glass shattering against the asphalt in front of our house. Adrenaline infused we burst out … Read more

The Argument of Nature

As long as the sun shines, the rain falls, and the world spins, you will heal, physically mentally, emotionally, and spirituality. Follow Nature The pace of nature is elegant. The night blooming jasmine, emits her intoxicating fragrance hours after dusk. The desert rose curls centripetally inwards as the moon rises, with the peaking sun the … Read more

LL says, Who Do You Luv?

I love me some hip hop and R&B. There was a great song in the early 90s called “Who do you Luv?” by one of my favorite artists, LL Cool J. For me this time of year is about Love, family and friends. I love so many people and I’d like to share about one … Read more

Neuroplasiticity, Neutrality, and the Power of Self Love

The brain and body are inherently neutral. They don’t by nature have a preference for good, bad, right wrong, sour, salty, etc. It’s a curious phenomenon. Preferences are learned. Just as you can learn to be healthy, you can learn to be unhealthy. In this way the brain/body serve our choices. I use the term … Read more

Self-love With a Soft Heart

I feel incredibly honored to have been asked by Luke to guest blog for this site. So much so that it actually paralyzed me. I wanted my post to be perfect and live up to the standards already set forth in his and other guest posts, so I ended up using that as a reason … Read more

Keeping It With You

I have the good fortune of working in an environment focused on healing: physically, mentally and spiritually I have excitedly chosen to make this a mirror for my personal life as well. As of late, there have been many moments of self – (and just plain) – realization. You know what I am talking about… … Read more

Does Self Love Make You Squirm?

The inquiry of what you love about you is shaking things up. Its making people squirm, me included. I have asked a lot of people the question this last week and it has revealed some cultural tendencies we carry around self worth, success and self love. I have heard responses like, “isn’t that narcissistic?” or … Read more

10 Things You Love About You

Mark this day in your calendar. Today is the launch of the Love Cultural Revolution. I’m starting a self love campaign. Beneath the crisis of oil, water, coal, foodstuffs, healthcare, human rights, environmental protection, lies the fundamental lynch pin that keeps all other crisis spinning in chaos. I’m talking about the crisis of no self … Read more

Caterpillar to Butterfly Kinda Stuff

Cultivating a thriving spiritual, professional and personal life is what I’m up to in the world. I love promoting healing combined with creativity, innovation, and action as an expression of love and gratitude for self and life. It’s a tricky dance working with people with varied health concerns. Some just want relief from symptoms, some … Read more

Groomzilla

Standing before the precipice of the Indian summer a cool breeze touches my face. I am settling into a new life and a new vision of the future. Sadness arises and subsides as the coming of age years fade away and an established rootedness of the trajectory of my life emerges. Images from movies like … Read more