Lately, (Krish) was talking with a client, Allan, who was saying how much he hated the mundane conventional life and felt a strong pull for adventure. He is wealthy and highly successful in his ... Read More
Finding Our Authentic Self-Esteem
Most of us have or still struggle with low self-esteem – feelings of unworthiness, devaluing our abilities, or even feeling that we have no value, potential, gifts, or anything special or unique about ... Read More
Facing Fear as An Inner Journey of Awakening
There is a common misconception about fear that it is something negative, something to be avoided or to be overcome. That, at least, was my perspective for many years. But I learned over time that by ... Read More
Exploring Love Flow
In life, we might say that there are two powerful longings that we all share. One is the longing to be deeply connected to ourselves, to our energy, creativity, openheartedness, and to our connection ... Read More
Dealing with Loneliness, Rejection, and Loss – Penetrating the Wound of Abandonment
Most of us know the experience of being disturbed or irritated by someone or something, but few of us realize that this irritation comes from our abandonment wound. It gets activated whenever we ... Read More
Committed or Open Relationships?
Some time ago, we wrote an article called, “The Question of Monogamy.” In that article, we explained that in our work and based on our own experience, it is never a question of what is right or wrong, ... Read More
The Challenges of Intimate Relating – Using Relating as a Path of Growth
Robert has been a client of ours for several years. Over this time, we have witnessed him through many different relationships; all following a similar pattern. They begin full of passion, fun, ... Read More
Exploring Our Fears of Intimacy
Everyone wants love and most of us, knowingly or unknowingly, are profoundly afraid of it. These fears may show themselves in our difficulties or resistance in creating nourishing love or in our ... Read More
Splitting – Why We Have Strong Emotional Swings in Our Significant Relationships
Leo and Catherine have been together for slightly over a year. They have a strong attraction to each other, are both sincerely committed to meditation and working on themselves, and enjoy nourishing ... Read More
Healing Shame – A Six Step Approach
In a recent workshop, a woman, let’s call her, Lillian, was sharing that she felt totally isolated from the group, she was judging herself that she was not as interesting as other people, not as ... Read More