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Guest Post by Jerry Ryan

Stress is an omnipresent force in your fast-paced life. From work pressures to personal responsibilities, it seems like there’s always something to worry about. The good news is that there’s a simple and powerful tool at our disposal to combat stress 24 hours a day—your breath.

Deep breathing techniques have been used for centuries to alleviate stress and promote relaxation. In this blog post, we’ll explore the relationship between breathing and stress, and how you can harness the power of your breath to find calm in the chaos.

Diane’s Encounter with Destiny

By Michael Avery

On June 7, 2024

In Guest Posts, Health & Healing, HU: An Ancient Mantra, Personal Growth, Spirituality

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Guest Post by Bob Switzer

When Diane was young, she was told her knees would deteriorate and give her problems later in life. And so, a couple of years ago when her knee stiffened and then became painful, she knew she would have to face this challenge and do something about it. It was bone on bone rubbing, and very painful. Then fear arrived.

The Mining Train: A Spiritual Exercise

By Michael Avery

On May 21, 2024

In Health & Healing, HU: An Ancient Mantra, Inner Guidance, Love & Relationships, Messages from Memories, Past Lives & Karma, Spiritual Exercises, Spirituality

Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Michael Avery

I had the great pleasure and also the great misfortune of growing up at a quicksilver mine my father operated. With fifty-plus acres of hills, meadows, streams, ponds, wild strawberries, and ample wildlife, it was an idyllic place for a boy to live.

However, quicksilver, also known as mercury, is extremely toxic. The liquid metal that I often held in my hands turned out to be something other than a fun toy, as health issues later in life would prove. But this article is about a different memory from the “Bonanza Mine”—one that involves an old mining train and how it engendered a useful spiritual exercise.

At 61, I Am Coming to Terms with the Possibility that I Will Remain Single

By Michael Avery

On May 10, 2024

In Guest Posts, Health & Healing, Love & Relationships, Personal Growth, Self-love, Spirituality

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Guest Post by Edie Weinstein

When I walked down the aisle on May 2, 1987, to share the words “I do” with the man I had met seven months earlier, I anticipated that we would be spending a long lifetime together.

We had met when I was 28 and he was 36, introduced by a mutual friend during the intermission of a lecture by spiritual leader Ram Dass. Our marriage would be what I call “paradoxical,” with its share of love and its own major dysfunctions that I shudder to think I allowed for the time we were together.

What Matters Most

By Michael Avery

On April 16, 2024

In Guest Posts, Health & Healing, HU: An Ancient Mantra, Love & Relationships, Spiritual Exercises, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart, Waking Dreams

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Guest Post by Bob Switzer

An acquaintance named Timothy shared with me his experience of losing his wife to cancer and his journey into spiritual healing. A turning point came when he received a message from beyond. I’ll let him tell his story in his own words:

Embracing the Wind: Messages from Memories

By Michael Avery

On April 9, 2024

In Health & Healing, Messages from Memories, Personal Growth, Spirituality

Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Michael Avery

When memories of water skiing come to mind, they generally evoke feelings of fun, freedom, and ninety degree days, but not always. My fondest boating memories are from the time Eldon, a friend from the plywood mill where I worked, taught me how to slalom ski. I learned a lot about water skiing from Eldon, and a little about sacrifice. The latter proved invaluable.

Synchronicities Confirm Our Inner Guidance

By Michael Avery

On March 8, 2024

In Health & Healing, Inner Guidance, Spirituality, Synchronicity, Waking Dreams

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By Michael Avery

Synchronicity is where multiple, separate events share a common theme. When we become aware of synchronous events and find their connection, we often discover important confirmations about current issues in our lives. Recently, I was shown through a series of synchronous events that intermittent fasting would be helpful in healing my digestion.

The Healing Sound of Music: Sammie’s Song

By Michael Avery

On February 2, 2024

In Divine Love, Guest Posts, Health & Healing, Inner Guidance, Stories from the Heart

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Guest Post by Dennis Ernst

My head throbbed and my throat hurt so badly I could hardly swallow. The high fever sapped all my energy and made my world so blurred I could hardly make anything out. I was so sick that the rash that came with the fever was just a mild disturbance. Even though I wasn’t in school yet, my sister had brought home the rubella virus that was going around.

I laid on the couch in the living room, drifting in and out of sleep, wondering how long this was going to last or how long I could last. I was tired of being in this sick body and wanted to go back “Home”, the wonderful place I had come from before getting this body.

Accidents Lead Us Through Change

By Michael Avery

On January 22, 2024

In Guest Posts, Health & Healing, Inner Warrior, Love & Relationships, Past Lives & Karma, Personal Growth

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Guest Post by Bob Switzer

I believe accidents and resulting injury are a way we are led through necessary change by Spirit in this physical world, often moving us forward spiritually, teaching us something we didn’t know about ourselves. Otherwise, we would not need the message(s) and lesson(s) contained in the “accident” experience.

A Circle of Friends

By Michael Avery

On January 19, 2024

In Animals, Health & Healing, HU: An Ancient Mantra, Love & Relationships, Meditation, Personal Growth, Spiritual Exercises, Spirituality

Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Michael Avery

My wife, Pichaya, and I have learned that Divine Spirit, Spirit, God, or “the Universe,” call IT what you will, won’t interfere in our lives unless we ask. When faced with an important decision or a personal crisis, we can ask for guidance through dreams, contemplations, visions, or waking dreams. Most people, however, forget to ask.

It is important that we do all we can to help ourselves in addition to asking the Divine. A number of spiritual exercises are available that can help us navigate “dark nights of the Soul” or other crises. Many can be found in a book called The Spiritual Exercises of ECK, by Harold Klemp.

One additional spiritual exercise that I have found helpful in stressful situations is simple, and yet powerful. It’s called “A Circle of Friends.”

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The Breath of Calm: How Deep Breathing Can Help You Manage Stress

Diane’s Encounter with Destiny

The Mining Train: A Spiritual Exercise

At 61, I Am Coming to Terms with the Possibility that I Will Remain Single

What Matters Most

Embracing the Wind: Messages from Memories

Synchronicities Confirm Our Inner Guidance

The Healing Sound of Music: Sammie’s Song

Accidents Lead Us Through Change

A Circle of Friends