Soul & Self
Soul reflections — meditation, transformation, and the long way round.
Life isn't just about the miles we hike, but the inner paths we walk.
In Soul & Self, I write closest to the heart, reflections on resilience, healing, and the inner path. From soulfulness to mindlessness, from life transitions to quiet revelations, these stories weave the personal with the universal.
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Five Glimpses of Infinity
How do you invite someone into an ocean they haven't even noticed? A little starfish rests where the waves meet the sand, watching the sun rise over a world it loves but doesn't quite belong to. The last stars fade from the sky, and the ocean begins to glimmer in the growing light.
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Where There Is Free Flow…
Write Where You Are — a writing retreat with Kelly Notaras at the Drala Mountain Center in Colorado On the first night, they stood each of us in front of a camera and asked how many words we planned to write that week. I had a bit of a problem with that question.
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Sacred and Scared in the South of France
Flying Across the World to Meet a Writer, a Group of Strangers… and Myself I didn't go to the south of France for a vacation. I went because I couldn't not go. Ten months earlier, on a flight back from Europe, I had picked up Kilomètre Zéro by Maud Ankaoua, and it did something I wasn't expecting.
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A Sahara Meditation Journey: Through Sandstorms and Silence
We weren’t eased gently into the Sahara, we were hurled into its embrace, quite literally. Our driver stopped in the middle of what felt like a sand-colored void: no horizon, no ground, no sky, just a swirling expanse of sandy chaos. He announced, “You’ve arrived,” dropped us off and drove away.
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Meditation and AI: Worlds Apart, Surprisingly Alike
What do meditation and AI have in common? At first glance, nothing! They seem like opposites, one ancient and inward, the other modern and outward. But their similarities might surprise you. It was the summer of endless studying.
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Connecting Heaven and Earth: A Transformative Meditation Practice
Discover how meditation aligns you with the energies of Earth and heaven for balance and clarity This is part 2 of my blog series on meditation in the Sahara desert, where I learned about connecting earthly stability with heavenly energy. What is the essence of being human?
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3 Powerful Insights You Need to Know About Meditation
Discover how meditation can transform your life with these three powerful insights In my thirties, I felt completely lost. As a scientist working in a research lab, my days had become monotonous and unfulfilling.
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