The hippocampus is like our brain’s ‘memory muscle’. It accounts for our ‘working memory’- or what many psychologists refer to as our ‘fluid intelligence’… helping us to learn, reason, comprehend, and problem-solve in novel situations. We use our working memory to monitor, regulate & discern the information we receive, retrieve, process, and dispose. It bridges […]

The ‘truth’ about our own purpose in life may be closer than we think- a ‘voice’ from within that calls out to us to wake up and pay attention to something deeply visceral. Perhaps, we are too busy searching outside of ourselves… the ‘truth’ obscured as we tend to be consumed by what we have […]

According to MIT researchers, the power of habit starts with a simple neurological loop consisting of a ‘cue’… following with a ‘routine’… while reinforced with some kind of ‘reward’ or ‘benefit’. Underlying the reward or benefit, there is often a strong belief or conviction that is fueled by a craving & yearning to sustain a […]

In our modern society, ‘time’ has become one of our biggest stressors. At some stages of life, it might feel as though there is never enough time to do what we need to do. Often we don’t know where the time has gone, the years pass by so fast. At other stages, time may weigh […]

Much wonder in our lives is simply experienced in the ordinary… As our children grow older- and as we grow older, we are in the midst of a life that is ever-changing. As difficult as it may seem as a parent, we must learn to let go and to embrace the impermanence of our family. […]

In Buddhist practice, the ‘Eternal Knot’ is a symbol of promise representing the unity between infinite wisdom and compassion- without beginning or end. It is a geometric diagram of right angles which symbolizes the nature of reality where everything is interconnected- a flowing process of interrelated cause & effect- and where everything exists as part […]

~An insightful poem by Jelaluddin Rumi, translation by Coleman Barks This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty […]

Self-awareness helps the emotional (limbic) & thinking (prefrontal cortex) parts of our brain communicate more clearly with each other. The neurological signals sent to regulate our stimulus-response system can become more efficient, appropriate & context-sensitive when we allow them space in awareness for observation. It’s this volitional act of observation that lights up the activity […]

‘Smile!’ How does it feel? ‘Smile again!’ Feel any different? Practice smiling throughout your day. See & feel its impact on you & others…

It is in this field of ‘open awareness’ and ‘free attention’ where insight and unexpected or accidental discoveries become possible…  a small ‘space’ with powerful possibilities.