I had the privilege recently of attending a one-day workshop in Vancouver on the Kundalini practice called “White Tantra”. I had some idea of what I was getting into, as I had taken an 8-week Kundalini yoga class in the past. This experience, however, was going to be meditating and chanting and looking into someone’s eyes deeply and consistently for most of 12 hours. I was surprised when I got there that the event was sold out – which meant Continue Reading
Archives for December 2018
Positive Disintegration
Recently, I came across an article written by Shauna Janz on “positive disintegration.” There are different ways of thinking of the concept of positive integration, and I like the one Joanna Macy has come up with that says that disintegration is simply another form of feedback for a system, telling it that it has become dysfunctional and that, most hopeful, the system responds by changing. Our world is in unprecedented chaos and climate Continue Reading
Get on the Same Wavelength
I’ve been teaching a lot lately and teaching sure has a way of bringing home the lessons you need to learn! Yesterday, I had the privilege of watching a group of professionals role play various difficult conversations they face in their work life. No matter which group I visited to coach, or which scenario it was they were facing, I noted three key principles: 1. Go slow to go fast When someone wants to say something Continue Reading