Acceptance and Nonresistance
Today I’d like to share one of the key teachings on how to reduce suffering: acceptance and nonresistance. These two practices can change one’s life from struggle and fight and resistance to accepting and even loving what is. Countless spiritual teachers have taught...Catholic Abuse and Disclosure
What would Jesus say or do? Between 1950 and 2016, 6,721 priests were reported to US bishops for allegedly abusing children. These were only the ones reported. So what is going on? Why is this happening? Well, on one level, we can see that sexual distortion and sexual...Fat is Yummy … and Healthy!
Let’s talk fat. We have been led to believe that fat is bad, that we should adhere to a low fat diet. Then why do Americans keep getting fatter? Truth is …. Fat is good, or at least some fats. In depth studies in dozens of countries have shown no link between...Why, Who and What?
Today I have three questions that could change your life, and the lives of those around you as well. In a general sense, the questions are Why, Who and What, but let me get more specific. The first questions is represented by an acronym: WAIT. Why Am I...Earthing
The more things change, the more we look for new yet ancient ways of healing and living. Have you heard about the “new” craze called Earthing? Here is a quote from one of the many Earthing websites: “Earthing is a fast-growing movement based upon...Satya / Truth: The Essential Yama
Over the next couple blogs, I would like to address a topic that is vitally important, especially at this time of Shift on Earth, where anything out of alignment with truth causes tremendous incoherence and suffering. So What is truth? In truth, few us are living our...Earthing
The more things change, the more we look for new yet ancient ways of living. Have you heard about the new craze called Earthing? Here is a quote from one of the many Earthing websites: “Earthing is a fast-growing movement based upon the major discovery that...Feisty Frog & Courageous Crabs
Today let’s talk about boiling frogs and crabs. Not a nice thought, but let’s use these as analogies. Have you heard that if you throw a frog in hot water, it will smartly jump right out? But if you put the frog in lukewarm warm, and heat the water slowly to a boil,...Yoga Disunion at NW Yoga Conference
Namaste everyone. Many of you know by now that there was a confrontation the opening day of the NW Yoga Conference, in Seattle, Thursday, February 22. I (Roy Holman) was a presenter the last day of the conference Sunday, February 25th. I am choosing to side step some...
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