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I'm sure at some point in time everyone has heard that old warning, "Be careful when you look into a mirror - you may not like what you see." Well, this piece of advice is absolutely true. And going through any sort of self growth or self development (whether with the help of a program or alone) is going to force you to look into that mirror. Read more »

Since this last winter I have had nightmares of shadows in my room. They have gotten worse. It is to the point I am waking up screaming unsure what is wrong but very afraid.  I have now become afraid to sleep, which is detramental to my health as I am a student and I need to get up and go to school to do homework. Tonight while I was doing my stay wide awake routine I saw a moth and this "go back to your room" message was given to me.....this is very scary. How does one kombat this and how long does one must say no. Why doesn't one no be enough? Read more »

I thought it apt that my first blog entry at the Life Formula (LF) website/headquarters be to speak a little about how LF came about. Like, who am I anyway to propose a formula for life? And how the hey can there be just one formula for life?? To the latter question, there's not just one. But there is one just for you, but it will change and evolve as you do so its not a static thing. But more about that in a minute. Read more »

I've just come back from a month in the States at Gabriel Cousens Tree of Life - Raw Food - Rejuvenation Centre and a Mondo Zen Teacher Training Retreat with Jun Po Roshi. I planned for a month of contrast and I certainly got it. In Arizona at the "Tree" I roamed around a mountainous desert, ate raw food, sat wearing white with eyes closed and palms turned up in chin mudra. At the Wild Goose Zendo in Massachusetts I abided by a lake in the woods, ate cooked food, sat wearing black with eyes open and chin mudra palms turned down. Read more »

Why do we have it stuck in our heads that unless we are experiencing pain, suffering and critical conditions then there is no need to motivate ourselves toward change or to improve or evolve or ways of being? Read more »

I’m loving this quote right now…. and I’m sure its not just men that he’s referring to…. the Dali Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.” Read more »