August, 2024 by Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Edited by Duncan Cryle, Maureen Smith, and Erika Rasmussen In this great journey of evolution, what is coming next? Many of us sense we are on the edge of something totally new. On the one hand, it...
Adventures on the Path of Modern Day (Female) Guru Yoga 26 Oct 2023 By Cara Conroy-Lau Editor: Erika Rasmussen What does your mind follow? Your stories, your job? Your relationship? What you want to eat next? Transient feelings of crabbiness, anger, or fear? Has your...
Glimmerings of a Botanical Life Discoveries while Meditating on the Star Tarot Card 29 June 2023 By Willow Walker Glimmerings of a Botanical Life Meditating on the Star Tarot Card Following Qapel and Catherine Sensei’s wonderful course on the Kabbalah, I ‘blind...
An Interview with a Mighty Meditator Advice and discoveries from six years of monthly retreats 17 May 2023 with Maureen Smith Q: You’re a mighty-meditator! I heard you just finished your sixth annual one month retreat. How has your experience evolved over six...
Integral Spirituality as an Antidote to Spiritual Bypass A Good State isn’t Enough – We Need to Develop Our Stages 18 September, 2022 by Duncan Cryle A Good State Isn’t Enough In Buddhist and other spiritual practices, we focus on getting into a...
Advancing While Retreating What is it like to meditate for a month? 10 May, 2021 by Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Advancing In Meditation Retreat What is it like to meditate for a month? I embark on annual month-long meditation retreats. It took me nearly twenty years of...
Exploring the Mysteries of the Gion Festival Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is the author of a new book – The Gion Festival: Exploring Its Mysteries. We interviewed her about the festival’s ancient spiritual roots, her love for the community that surrounds it...
The Ego: A Necessary Brat , , July 12, 2020 by Doug Duncan Sensei Edited by Catherine Pawasarat and Andy Rogers The Ego: A Necessary Brat Most of us cherish our independence and our freedom to decide our own values, goals, and other life choices. At the same time...