
Being Present: Cultivate a Peaceful Mind through Spiritual Practice
We spent a fabulous day with the author of 'Being Present', Darren Cockburn. I first heard Darren being interviewed by our friend Paul John Roach on his show, 'World Spirituality'. Paul suggested we get together because he's not too far from us. And what a wonderful guy Darren is! He has such a warm, genuine, loving heart. I'm genuine when I say that it is truly a rare thing to come across somebody with such a gentle spirit. The vibes this man gives off are really quite

Jump!
I've got a chapter in my book, Mind-Spirit Detox, called simply, 'Play!'. This might be one of the most important chapters in the book. Why? Because we live in a playful, fun universe. Love is the very matter that binds everything together in the Cosmos and love is light, it has high vibration, it is playful. If you want a barometer for how you're doing in your walk on this planet, it's not measured by how long you spend in meditation, how many retreats you go on, how muc

We Are All Equal
One of the key benefits of Awakening Coaching is to learn how to de-program our minds. The mind is an amazing thing. The mind created everything on this planet that is great about humanity. But the mind also creates everything that is bad. There is so much activity every day in the mind that is largely invisible to the outside world. A lot of this activity is wasteful or harmful. Much of this mind activity is based upon the programs that are running in the background. A

Interview with the Author
If you're ever stuck in your creativity, or need to find answers and inspiration, then check out my interview with NFReads, where I describe the writing process behind Mind-Spirit Detox:

Shine Your Light!
"When I was born into this world The only things I knew were to love, laugh, and shine my light brightly. Then as I grew, people told me to stop laughing. “Take life seriously,” they said, “If you want to get ahead in this world.” So I stopped laughing. People told me, “Be careful who you love If you don’t want your heart broken.” So I stopped loving. They said, “Don’t shine your light so bright As it draws too much attention onto you.” So I stopped shining And became small A