From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Relax your Body (1/27/10)

January 27, 2010

Do You Feel Stressed or Tense?
The Practice
Relax your body.
Why?
Most people these days feel pretty stressed. Plus often worried or angry about one thing or another, such as finances, their job, the health of a family member, or a relationship on the rocks.
When you get stressed or upset, your body tenses up to fight, flee, or [...]

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Protect Yourself (1/20/10)

January 20, 2010

Are You Safe?
The Practice
Protect yourself.
Why?
Safety is a fundamental need.
Our ancient ancestors lived in hazardous, often lethal environments. So they evolved powerful bodily systems for reacting to things that could harm them. This machinery is locked and loaded in your own body today – particularly in your nervous system and hormones – and its job is [...]

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Take Refuge (1/13/10)

January 13, 2010

What protects and refuels you?
The Practice
Take refuge.
Why?
In Hawaii one time with my wife, Jan, we visited a “place of refuge.” People fleeing for their lives could come there and be sheltered and forgiven. Apparently, similar customs exist around the world; for example, in medieval Europe, a person could take refuge in a church and be [...]

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Don’t Know (1/6/10)

January 6, 2010

Is It All Right Not to Know?
The Practice
Don’t know.
Why?
Once upon a time, a great scholar and a very wise person, a true sage, lived on the same street, and they arranged to meet. The scholar asked the sage about the meaning of life. The sage said a few words about love and joy, paused to [...]

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