Four Mindful Practices To Lighten Dark Winter Days
by Heidi Spear: Do you love the long nights of winter, or do you dread the early sunsets? […]
Enlightenment and Sam the Camera Man – Jonathan Robinson
by Jonathan Robinson: Sam enjoyed taking pictures of everything—or so “he” thought. […]
How To Manifest Your Intentions With Reiki
by Jessie Quinn: Manifestation is all about calling something into your life through your energetic actions… […]
We Have A ‘Sixth Sense’ That Is Key to Our Wellbeing, But Only if We Listen To It
by Jennifer Murphy: Most people are familiar with the five senses (touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste), but not everyone knows that we have an additional sense called interception… […]
The Heart Sutra: The Fullness Of Emptiness – Thich Nhat Hanh
by Thich Nhat Hanh: Emptiness is not something to be afraid of, says Thich Nhat Hanh. The Heart Sutra teaches us that form may be empty of self but it’s full of everything else… […]
Mindfulness, Meditation, Wellness And Their Connection To Corporate America’s Bottom Line
by Arianna Huffington: There’s nothing touchy-feely about increased profits… […]
Why I’m Into Meditation – Bill Gates
by Bill Gates: Andy Puddicombe has written a great guide to focusing your thoughts… […]
When I first walked into the Zen Center – Donna Quesada
by Donna Quesada: When I first walked into the Zen Center, I thought I knew all about Zen. […]
Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant’s Meditation Coach on How to Be ‘Flow Ready’ and Get in the Zone
by Lauren Effron: George Mumford has worked with many NBA players to help improve their game… […]
10 Emotional Needs To Consider In Relationships
by Crystal Raypole: Everyone has emotional needs… […]
Mindfulness – Anderson Cooper
Our lives are filled with distractions — email, Twitter, texting we’re constantly connected to technology, rarely alone with just our thoughts. […]
Establish Clear Ethical Guidelines – Jack Kornfield
by Jack Kornfield: The most obvious principle in the maintenance of a wise spiritual community is the establishment […]
Cultivating The Awakening Mind – the Dalai Lama
His Holiness the Dalai Lama opened today’s webcast by quoting the verse of homage at the end of Nagarjuna’s ‘Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way… […]
We Do: How We-ism Can Make Your Relationship Work
by Beth O’Brien, PhD: Being “you” and being “us” at the same time (“mwe”) and embracing interdependence is the key to a long-lasting, loving relationship… […]
The Worldview-Changing Drugs Poised To Go Mainstream
by Ed Prideaux: The growing legitimacy of psychedelics as therapies promises to transform how we view the extraordinary, writes Ed Prideaux… […]
Why I’m A Proud Solutionist
by Jason Crawford: History teaches us how to be brutally honest about a problem and yet optimistic… […]
MIT Professor Had A Simple 4-Word Rule For His Classroom – Every Company Should Follow It
by Justin Bariso: Earlier this year, I came across a lecture by former MIT professor Patrick Winston called “How to Speak”… […]
3 Mindfulness Practices To Improve Your Ability To Lead
by Chrissy Holm: Chrissy Holm details three mindfulness practices that can improve your ability to lead others, as well as yourself during times of stress or discomfort… […]
Déjà vu: A True Story – Social Short Story
by Anu Lal: But then I found my gaze fixed at a point in space outside, where the cars parked, through the windows at the left corner in the back of the class… […]
Awaken Interviews Jonathan Robinson Pt 3 – Witness Consciousness
Donna Quesada: Would you be willing to share what works for you? […]
6 Relationship Resolutions To Make This Year
by Carol Bruess PhD: Most of us intuitively know that having close, supportive relationships is important to our general happiness and well-being… […]
Dr. Jane Goodall Remembers Betty White
by Jane Goodall: On the 31st December, we lost Betty White, perhaps one of the most respected and most beloved actresses of Hollywood… […]
Awaken Interviews Jonathan Robinson Pt 2 – Align With Your Higher Self
Donna Quesada: Yes, yes. You also talk about scheduling things in life that make us feel good. […]
Develop Positive Mental Health
by Tony Robbins: Did you know more than 43 million Americans are dealing with mental health conditions? […]
Awaken Interviews Jonathan Robinson Pt 1- A Shift In Identity to Pure Awareness.
Donna Quesada: Jonathan Robinson is with us today, and I would like to first start by thanking you for spending an hour with us and with Awaken. […]
The Art Of Climate-Friendly Resolutions We Can Actually Keep
by Sami Grover: It can be hard to sustain climate resolutions as we get back into the day-to-day of living our lives… […]
Why It’s Time To Drop The ‘New Year, New You’ BS—And Learn To Accept Yourself
by Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt: Making New Year’s resolutions can actually be bad for your mental health, says this psychiatrist. Instead, use 2022 to practice ‘radical acceptance…’ […]
Tantra: From Ecstasy To Enlightenment
Lindsay Fulcher enters the transgressive realm of Tantra… […]
Basic Principles of the Advita Teaching | Adyashanti
by Adyashanti: Basic Principles of the Advita Teaching… […]
Betty White: ‘You Don’t Give Up’ And 4 Other Pieces Of Sage Advice From The Beloved Star
In 2018, Betty White, who died at age 99 on Friday, told Parade that she’d like to be remembered “warmly,” and with a laugh… […]
Nagual
In Mesoamerican folk religion, a nagual (pronounced [na’wal]) is a human being who has the power to shapeshift into a jaguar form… […]
Awaken Interviews Dr. Dean Ornish #2 Pt 3 – The More You Change, The Better You Feel
Donna Quesada: If there was one single change… Is there one thing that’s more important than anything else between Eat Well, Move More, Stress Less, Love More? […]
Insilico Medicine: Let AI Discover Drugs *For Us*
by Peter Diamandis: The team at Insilico Medicine is pulling 20-hour days and their AI is constantly overheating the internal equipment… […]
Awaken Interviews Dr. Dean Ornish #2 Pt 1 – Awareness Is the First Step of Healing
Donna Quesada: Dr. Ornish, it’s a pleasure to have you with us again. I so enjoyed our last interview and I’m so happy to go deeper into your new book […]
Collapsing the Distance Between God and Ourself – Rupert Spira
Rupert Spira: A woman says she feels resistance to collapsing the duality between herself and God. […]
Breaking Down And Waking Up
by Steve Taylor Ph.D: It’s human instinct to avoid suffering and try to make life as comfortable and easy as possible… […]
Well-Being And Happiness Through Inwardness – Dr. Steve Taylor
by Steve Taylor Ph.D: Inwardness can be described as the beginning of spiritual life and happiness… […]
Steve Jobs on Death
The best 4 mins you will ever spend (Stanford 2005). […]
A Man Found An Abandoned Baby In A Subway
by Marianne Garvey: A New York family who came together by chance 21 years ago has now shared their remarkable story in a children’s book… […]
A Good Life Is Painful
by Sean Illing: Psychologist Paul Bloom on the importance of suffering, the shortcomings of hedonism, and why he would never plug into the Matrix… […]
The Path Of Reconciliation
by Bonnie Rose: Sweet are the uses of adversity. –Shakespeare […]
Nurturing the Seed of Presence – Leonard Jacobson
by Leonard Jacobson: Being present is immensely worthwhile. It opens you into the truth of life. […]
Christmas For Mystics – Marianne Williamson
by Marianne Williamson: The holidays are only holy if we make them so… […]
A Wave in the Ocean – Thich Nhat Hanh
by Thich Nhat Hanh: If the deer likes to be in the countryside, and the birds like to be in the sky, then the practitioner likes to be in nirvana. […]
Letting Go Of Your Fear Of Death And Dying Consciously
by Dr. Alberto Villoldo: When the mind starts to busy itself crafting a story about how we’ve been wronged, or […]