http://www.gatehealing.com/blog Psychology, Therapy, Healing and Learning Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:49:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are LIVE at www.ramdassnow.com !! Please join me, along with 6 other writers as we share our walk through the 108 Brown Pages of Ram Dass’ bestseller Be Here Now. It is the 40 year anniversary of it’s release, and we are also ramping up to the release of ... http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=140 Awake. There’s another fancy word, just not with an elaborate spelling or many syllables. Awake . . . when you’re awake, you know what’s going on – whether it’s ‘good’ or ‘bad,’ you’re aware of it consciously, but ‘real’ awake is aware of it without too much judgment. . ... http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=64 Blogging is set to start in 8/8/10!! Looks like each of the bloggers will read several pages, then blog once per week (so I’m assuming between 5 and 7 bloggers total—one for each day of the week). I LOVE this set up since it will allow us to really dig ... http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=139 Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of Ram Dass’ classic Be Here Now, HarperCollins/HarperOne Publishing and the Love Server Remember Foundation are presenting a very special blogging project to begin mid-August. They have chosen 5 people to blog for 108 days on the infamous ‘Brown Pages’ of Be Here now. ... http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=137 The intellect can be a wonderful teacher as long as you are open to the experiential knowledge it is striving to teach. www.twitter.com/gatehealing http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=138 When you live life as a way to avoid death, then you are living your death. That can become a chronic condition at a very deep unconscious/subconscious (yes, there is a difference. . . look for a future post). As a matter of fact, it is well-accepted in many schools ... http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=37 Freeing yourself from guilt-based obligation doesn’t have to be tricky; knowing what ‘obligation’ really means is the first step. www.twitter.com/gatehealing http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=136 Current “Self” need not be a reflection of who we’ve been; nor a reflection of who others expect us to become. Those are fun-house mirrors. . . of course, even the nature of the fun-house mirrors we find inside our minds’ are a reflection of our own distortions—so if we ... http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=135 Lots of folks ask me how to know when they’ve found a good teacher. Just relax, breathe, and practice lovingkindness and they will find you. You’ll likely realize they’ve been showing you the way before you realized who they are! www.twitter.com/gatehealing http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=134 I love the bumper sticker, “. . . Just Be Nice.” so much wisdom in so few words. www.twitter.com/gatehealing http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=133 Even well-intended boasting detracts from, rather than add clarity to whatsoever you are proud of. Learn to share from humility. We all slip—often because we are not trying (consciously) to brag; our ego is sneaky when we are not mindful. Love your ego because it can teach you, then let ... http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=132 Breathe like u r asleep. Belly breathe: Inhale=let it relax out; Exhale=draw it back in slightly. More http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=88 www.twitter.com/gatehealing http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=131 Meditation: Taking your breath to dinner. When out to eat, u keep focus on yer dinner friend; More at http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=96 www.twitter.com/gatehealing http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=130 James Taylor: “The secret to life is enjoying the passage of time” www.twitter.com/gatehealing http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=129 How to change your internal world first: Focus on M.E.E.—Meditation, Exercise, Eat healthy. -Start with yourself, love yourself. M.E.E www.gatehealing.com/twitter http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=128 When is the last time u felt “in your zone?” Where you felt completely at ease, completely successful and content at just being present. . . www.twitter.com/gatehealing http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=127 If you can’t stop the suffering, at least acknowledge it, then take 6 smooth belly breaths. Something healthy is better than feeding negativity. www.twitter.com/gatehealing http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=126 Driving with a car trying to cut in front of you? Practice ‘just letting them in.’ It can be a profound mood changer for you, and them. Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/gatehealing Name: @gatehealing http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=125 Train to remain in a calm, receptive mindset (so you can see opportunities, & take positive action). Repeating this builds a new life habit! Make sure to follow ‘Gatehealing’ on our new Twitter page: http://twitter.com/gatehealing Name: @gatehealing http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=124 Please take a moment to look to the Pages section to the right . . . You will see topic specific articles that are continuations from my main website’s Specialties Menu (www.gatehealing.com). To see the introduction to each article, either click on the title below, or on the “continued from . ... http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=121 I’ll expand on this soon. The general idea is to begin personal change with mindfulness through living meditation, then use a disciplined approach to follow through with the application of behaviors and thoughts that bring you closer to the contentment/change that you are making. http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=103 I currently have a small eye twitch—in my right lower eyelid. Usually these things are related to stress. So, ok, I accept the stress; I don’t like it, but I accept it. And I’ve started to have a little fun with it, and here’s how: You see, over the years that ... http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=102 Every unconscious thought/drive (UT’s) has a set of possible conscious thoughts/urges (CT’s) that may bubble up, some are more likely than others depending on the unconscious behind it. . . it follows that every conscious thought has a set of possible behaviors (Bx’s) that you may engage in, some more ... http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=100 Basically, what kind of dinner are you taking your breath to? Wherever. There are some general conventions, however, that can be very helpful. 1) A very simple corner of a room, with few distractions, natural lighting, perhaps a small table with a candle, and something special to you. Period. You may ... http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=97 Have you ever noticed that when you go to a restaurant with a friend and are having a conversation, that there are LOTS of possible distractions around? Others talking, dishes clattering, people eating, music, kitchen sounds, smells, art on the walls, cars driving by, etc. But somehow, you seem to ... http://www.gatehealing.com/blog/?p=96