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Winter Retreat Day 6: Making the most of each moment

Posted on February 23, 2018 by The Holistic Homestead

Category: Headlines, Winter Retreat Tags: big heart, compassion for beginners, dalai lama, inspirational quote, meditation, peace, precious life, self improvement, winter retreat

Winter Retreat 2018, lean into yourself

Posted on February 7, 2018 by The Holistic Homestead

Category: Headlines, Winter Retreat Tags: aditi devi ma, dalai lama, free online retreat, guided meditation, interfaith practice, lean in 2018, online prayer requests, prayer requests, Rabeinu Bahya, rumi, t'ai chi, Thich Nhat Hahn, thomas merton, winter retreat 2018, yoga

Op-Ed to a community struggling to find compassion

Posted on October 13, 2016 by The Holistic Homestead

Category: Headlines, Here's to your Health! Tags: 9/11, building healthy communities, cold springs fire, Colorado, dalai lama, deepak chopra, forgiveness, healing trauma, health benefits of compassion, health effects of anger, how to cultivate compassion, improvised explosive device, nederland, new york

Winter Retreat Day 2: …like someone in love

Posted on February 11, 2016 by The Holistic Homestead

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Do you remember the first time you fell in love? What was it like? Typically, our heart flutters or races; maybe we become faint, or trip over our words (and our feet); all our tension melts away, we forget our…

Category: Winter Retreat Tags: bjork, dalai lama, eckhart tolle, falling in love, how to show your love, in the moment, like someone in love, meditation on presence, meditation techniques, mother teresa, presence and love, staying present

Best reads for Winter Retreat 2015

Posted on February 6, 2015 by The Holistic Homestead

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Here’s the shortlist of books that I’ve personally found inspiring, enlightening and heart opening! Even if you just carry a spiritual book around with you for the week without ever opening the covers, you will have made a tiny step…

Category: Book Club, Winter Retreat Tags: dalai lama, gethsemani encounter, jack kornfield, kathleen norris, shantideva, spiritual books, thomas merton

The Juicy Fruits of Spiritual Practice

Posted on January 31, 2015 by The Holistic Homestead

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Now that we’ve covered the compelling scientific evidence that overwhelmingly demonstrates the physical and emotional benefits of spiritual practice – we stumble upon a deeper motivating force that inspires spiritual development: TRANSFORMATION. In other words, how can you really tell…

Category: Headlines Tags: authentic spirituality, dalai lama, holistic healing, mother teresa, spiritual practice, tsokni rinpoche, winter retreat

Arnica is first aid for your Karma

Posted on August 12, 2014 by The Holistic Homestead

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Arnica Montana, also called heart-leaf Arnica, is the trauma medicine of choice for herbalists and homeopaths alike. This bright yellow flower prefers high altitudes (above 8,000 feet) and well drained soil in partial sunlight. Every June, the entire North-facing hillside…

Category: Apothecary Tags: accidents, arnica, arnica montana, buddhism, dalai lama, herbal medicine, homeopathy, injuries, karma, mindfulness, trauma

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