I recently started working with a life coach. You know, those people who force you to get clear on your values, identify your goals, and then hold you accountable to doing what you need to do to achieve them. While talking to me about my goals, my coach said something that really stopped me in [...]
Tag Archives: personal growth
Posted on June 1st, 2013 by Portland Helmich in Conscious Living
Be a Miracle Worker
Even if you believe miracles are hogwash, I doubt you’d say “No, thank you” to winning the lottery, falling in love with your soul mate, being offered your dream job, or finding out from your oncologist that your tumors had spontaneously disappeared. If a miracle showed up, you’d do what anyone would: rejoice. According to [...]
My Digital Detox: A Month Without Facebook
What I learned from a Monthlong Facebook Hiatus Kat Olson, guest blogger Ah, spring has sprung! It’s time for rain, flowers, pollen, baby bunnies, and detoxes. Perhaps you come to Kripalu for your detox needs? Or, maybe you have been married to your juicer at home for the past five days. Whatever “detox” may look [...]
Posted on May 22nd, 2013 by Thrive in Conscious Living
Creating a Life You Love
Jennifer Mattson, guest blogger In her blog post “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying,” Australian nurse Bronnie Ware recorded the answers her patients gave regarding their greatest regret. At the top of the list was: “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of [...]
Posted on May 20th, 2013 by Thrive in Conscious Living
Inner Listening
Danna Faulds, guest blogger I’ve always had an affinity for the idea of a “still, small voice” within, a form of inner guidance that requires vigilance in order to hear its whisperings. The fact that it is both “still” and “small” suggests that I have to lean in, be intimate with that voice, and listen [...]
Posted on May 8th, 2013 by Thrive in Healthy Living
Turning Point: Lara Tupper
Lara Tupper, MFA, is the author of A Thousand and One Nights, a novel about singers at sea. Her work has appeared in Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak, The Believer, fivechapters.com, and other literary magazines. Lara taught writing at Rutgers University for nine years and now lives in the Berkshires, where she regularly presents [...]
Posted on May 6th, 2013 by Thrive in Conscious Living
How to Live a Miraculous Life
By Gabrielle Bernstein In this excerpt from her new book, May Cause Miracles, Gabrielle Bernstein discusses the key components to living a miraculous life, talks about how to ignite your ~ing—your inspiration and intuition—and explains what a miracle really means. Many of us long for a life of happiness and peace, but we don’t believe [...]
Posted on April 30th, 2013 by Thrive in Wake-Up Call
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Samantha Cullen Human beings have been telling stories since the dawn of civilization—sharing our own or listening to another’s. We love to get lost in stories: Through a film, a book, or a play, we’re drawn into the lives of characters whose heartbreaks and triumphs reflect our own. As a kid, I loved to watch [...]
Posted on April 28th, 2013 by Thrive in Moment of Quiet
Moment of Serenity
Take a moment to pause, to breathe, and to exhale into the day. As we let go and head into a new week, set your intention for self-care, connection, and inquiry.
Posted on April 21st, 2013 by Thrive in Moment of Quiet
Moment of Quiet
Take a moment to pause, to breathe, and to exhale into the day. As we let go and head into a new day, set your intention for self-care, connection, and inquiry.
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