Personal stories Research Attention strategies to shift from ordinary thinking into exceptional states for life and leadership This work did not come to me easily. I was not a natural. As the son of protective immigrant parents, I didn’t fit in well at school. By the time I was a young adult I was shy, awkward, anxious—I had no idea how to just be normal—let alone how to be my best self. […] Glenn Hartelius November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Personal stories Gaia Consciousness: A personal spiritual experience I have been interested in spiritual seeking most of my life and by 1971, in my mid-twenties, I was already running my own meditation group for six to eight individuals, meeting for a couple of hours an evening every fortnight to explore our inner world. We sometimes chose specific themes, like compassion, for our focus […] David Furlong February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Creative Insight Music Personal stories My Integrative Life Journey through Music and Resonance “Life is like music for its own sake. We are living in an eternal now, and when we listen to music we are not listening to the past, we are not listening to the future, we are listening to an expanded present.” Alan Watts Music is my life As far as I remember, I always […] Vitalii Dominichenko June 24, 2021December 20, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Personal stories TEDx Speaking the Unspeakable: Confronting generational trauma I believe that women have generational wounds that are passed down unconsciously. I discovered this myself by accident when I started a process six years ago of healing from childhood sexual abuse. In writing, meditating, and speaking to members of my family, a doorway opened and secrets spilled out containing long-held severe trauma that my […] Sophie Jama Malindi April 26, 2021June 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Insight Personal stories Choosing simplicity & constructing my House of Refuge During the first 36 years of life, before choosing simplicity, I was immersed in the material world. I was never one who needed the latest and greatest ‘things’, yet the majority of my energy went towards developing my career in construction management and ultimately, I acquired more, more, more. I was constantly “upgrading” myself and […] Eryn Donnalley July 22, 2020June 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Insight Personal stories Lockdown & the synchronous song of nature I would like to share a brief aspect of my experience and deepening connection with nature during the lockdown in London. I’ve always had a strong affinity with nature, which continues to increase. My Master’s dissertation with Alef Trust enabled me to explore the topic of “Nature as a Healer”, through a phenomenological study of […] Lucy Sam July 15, 2020June 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
