13 Ways to Improve Your Life – Jim Rohn
by Jim Rohn: How dramatically we can change our results is largely a function of imagination… […]
“Respect, Reciprocity, and Integration:” Elevating Indigenous Leadership in Conservation
A lesson in caring for the planet that cares for us… […]
Divine Love Transcends All Disciplines – Sri Ravi Ravi Shankar
by Sri Ravi Ravi Shankar: Ahimsa, satya, shaucha, daya, aastikyadi, charitrayani paripalniyani… […]
Positive mood allows human brain to think more creatively
by Ruby Nadler: People who watch funny videos on the internet at work aren’t necessarily wasting time. They may be taking advantage of the latest psychological science — putting themselves in a good mood so [...]
The Journey of Healing the Inner Child
by Kristin Wilson: Within each of us, whether we are aware of it or not, is an inner child—with all the emotions and vulnerabilities of our younger selves… […]
Benefits of Yoga
by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: The benefits of yoga are multi-fold. The first is that it improves your health… […]
How You’re Killing Your Productivity
by Jim Rohn: Consider your day right now. What’s getting done that needs to get done—and what’s not? […]
Awaken Interviews Dr. Dean Ornish Pt 3 – From Fear Of Dying, To Joy Of Living
Donna Quesada: I think that is what is often lost when we approach healing is the spiritual aspect if you will. […]
Awaken Interviews Dr. Dean Ornish Pt 2 – What Is Good For Me Is Good For The Planet
Donna Quesada: You are speaking about an issue that is close to my heart. For those who might be listening and might not understand the connection between our personal diet and the world […]
Why Spontaneity Is a Key Ingredient in Romantic Relationships
by Stephanie Cacioppe: Our brains crave novelty. Neuroscientist and writer Stephanie Cacioppo explores whether or not unpredictable events might invigorate love, and how we can benefit from making more room for improvisation in our relationships… [...]
Called To Step Into A New Destiny
by Alberto Villoldo: You can grow a new body. You know you can, because you have already grown a body… […]
Why We Need Rituals, Not Routines
by Terry Nguyen: How rituals can help you approach basic tasks more mindfully… […]
Awaken Interviews Dr. Dean Ornish Pt 1 – Eat Well, Move More, Stress Less, Love More
Donna Quesada: Well, Dr. Ornish, it’s a pleasure to have you with us this morning and I just want to tell you how much we appreciate your time. […]
It’s Not Just You. We’re All Socially Awkward Now.
by Lisa Bonos: “I’m looking for a kumquat. Do you know what that looks like?” […]
Love, Sex And Awakening : Finding God in Bed – Margot Anand
by Margot Anand: It is so unusual that it had to be told. It starts with my first love making experience, a sexual satori that turned into a spiritual awakening… […]
American Gun Culture Is Based On Frontier Mythology
by Pierre Atlas: but ignores how common gun restrictions were in the Old West… […]
Keeping Appointments
by Aretha du Rand: Thinking and sometimes even being preoccupied with finding meaning in our lives is often a natural spinoff from chronologically progressing into the second half of our lives (euphemism for growing old!)… [...]
The Art of Masculine Leadership – David Deida
David Deida’s 1997 book The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire has all but become required reading for anyone entering the modern discourse [...]
The Importance of Empathy and Compassion in Childhood – Megan Larson
by Megan Larson: Empathy is defined as the ability to take the perspective of and feel the emotions of another person… […]
Space-Time And Overcoming The Past
by Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D: Don Antonio Morales, who was on the faculty of the University of Cusco and was a full-blooded Inka, became my primary mentor… […]
Adopt The Practice Of Writing Morning Pages To Boost Creativity
by Natalli Amato: In a culture that has commodified the fruits of creativity to the degree that ours has, it can be easy for us to feel cut off from our inherent creative energy if [...]
How to Enjoy Summer with a Balance of Playfulness and Purposeful Intention
by Heidi Spear: Part of what makes summer unique is the sunlight that shines brightly into the evening… […]
Meditation Only Goes So Far
by Willa Baker: If you want to connect with the open, spacious quality of mind, says Willa Blythe Baker, at some point you have to stop trying to meditate… […]
Birth Trauma and Its Relation to Mental Illness, Suicide and Ecstasy
by Stanislav Grof, M.D: In one sense this article could be considered somewhat dated since it concerns LSD psychotherapy, a methodology which has not been used clinically for over a quarter of a century… [...]
Stonehenge: A Summer Solstice Experience
by Shagun Rastogi: I wanted to watch the sunrise on the summer solstice from Stonehenge, ancient druid temple, aligned to the solstice, keeper of mysterious magic yet unknown to us… […]
Ayahuasca Does Not Deceive
by Jeremy Narby: Amazonia expert explores ayahuasca from the perspective of an elder of the indigenous Shawi people… […]
Awaken Interviews Victor Frankl – The Salvation of Man Is Through Love and In Love
Awaken: It is an honor to spend this time with you today. I thank you in advance for your words and I know that our awakened readers will so appreciate your message. […]
Bad Thinkers
by Quassim Cassam: Why do some people believe conspiracy theories? It’s not just who or what they know. It’s a matter of intellectual character… […]
Bhastrika Pranayama: Learn The How And Benefits Of Performing Bellows Breath
by Hannah Ellison: Want more energy? Want to relieve stress? Want better focus? Yes to all 3… […]
Why Sweden’s Ancient Tradition of Calling Home the Herds Is Women’s Work
by Jennie Tiderman-Österberg: The spellbinding refrains of the kulning call reflect a tradition that offered women freedom and independence… […]
Juneteenth Celebrates Just One Of The United States’ 20 Emancipation Days
by Kris Manjapra: The actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first heard the word that freedom for the enslaved had come… […]
Grandmother Mind
by Susan Moon: Grandmothers care about others and shed tears for their suffering… […]
How to Stay Lucid
by Clare Johnson: Never had I felt so absolutely well, so clear-brained, so divinely powerful, so inexpressibly free! The sensation was exquisite beyond words; but it lasted only a few moments, and I awoke. (Oliver [...]
Awaken Interviews Stephen Mitchell Pt 3 – Forgiveness Means That Realizing What Happened… Didn’t
Donna Quesada: it also answers my previous question about how self-inquiry and meditation go hand in hand. We hear so much about mindfulness, […]
Awaken Interviews Stephen Mitchell Pt 2 – Control Is A Recipe For Suffering
Donna Quesada: He went through such jealousy and contempt from his brothers. And yet, remaining the kind of character that he is. Can you speak to that? […]
What’s Your Story?
by Dr. Nicole Flowers: Research continues to show the benefits of journaling and writing as a means to self-exploration and healing… […]
Awaken Interviews Stephen Mitchell Part 1 – Joseph and the Way of Forgiveness
Donna Quesada: Hello and welcome to Awaken. […]
How to Be Happier—the Buddhist Way
by Victor M. Parachin: Humans lean toward the negative, but we can overcome this tendency. Discover five Buddhism-inspired ways to be happier right now… […]
The Blessing of Being Happy – The Dalai Lama
by Dalai Lama: An excerpt from The Dalai Lama’s Big Book of Happiness… […]
Spiritual Dreamwork: A Case Study
by Laura Huff Hileman and Allen Proctor: Drop into another’s dream to explore natural spirituality in action… […]
Spiritual Luminaries: Thich Nhat Hanh
by Adam Brady: People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle… […]
Who Becomes Enlightened? | Eckhart Tolle
Eckhart tells us what happens when conscious creation takes place through the human form without identification with the forms that are created… […]
Wu Wei – The Most Elegant Spiritual Teaching
by Donna Quesada: No need for Patience- […]
Mindful Lessons From Hummingbirds
by Sarah Bowen: For one, it’s possible to be slow and fast at the same time… […]
Awaken Interviews Pri Vilayat Inyat Khan – Seeing Through the Eyes of God
Awaken: Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, it is an honor to spend this time with you. I know our awakened readers will treasure your words. […]