Enjoy the Lemonade and Pay it forward!
A sure sign of spring ahead – a lemonade stand! My 8 year old daughter and I were taking a walk in our neighbourhood when we came across two small kids at a makeshift lemonade booth, offering us a refreshing cup for sale. Too bad we weren’t carrying any money! Their mother stepped up and…
Read MoreKindness is a Reflection of the Soul
Patty Ferris is a senior member of the Training In Power Academy, a public speaker and educator. As this month’s guest blogger, Patty shines a light on the importance of kindness and how we might live it out in the world. It’s struck me lately that the world could use some more kindness. But what…
Read More2025: What’s your YES?!
I had an incredible experience on the last day of 2024 that offered a message of “yes” for the New Year. I’ve had a severe shellfish allergy since my early 20’s, making one of my favorite foods – sushi – unavailable to me for many many years. I’ve recently moved to a small tourist town…
Read MoreRage to Courage: Transforming anger with heart
Been feeling angry lately? Irritated? I know I have. As a spiritual person, I’m always reaching for the love, but I find I can only reframe so many times until I have to stop and admit it: the rage is real! Anger can be provoked in many ways, from opening my news feed, getting cut…
Read MoreWhat’s in an aura? Why the energy around you matters
The concept of auras has become quite mainstream over the years, though many still consider this area relegated to the skills of a few psychics and the impressive display of auric photography. What is an aura, really? And how might you access your perceptive skills to better know yourself and others? What is an aura?…
Read MoreSpirituality and Money: Friends or Foe?
My relationship to money has always been fraught. I pursued a Spiritual path right from my early adulthood and felt daunted by the financial demands of the real world. I wanted to travel, take courses and experience life, and of course, all these things cost money. I felt conflicted because I had these ambitions and…
Read MoreThe practice of Self Forgiveness: an interview with Kimberly Bowen
Kimberly Bowen is a senior faculty member of the Training in Power Academy and one of the facilitators of the popular Forgiveness workshop on Meetups. With the profound transformation she’s witnessed in this workshop and with herself on this topic, we wanted to learn more about the role of Forgiveness in the healing journey. What…
Read MoreWhat’s JOY got to do with it? How to feel more Joy into your life.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your joy-ratio right now? Could you use some more joy in your life? It can be so easy to feel low when you open up your news feed or grapple with the to-do list of the week. Life can feel like a slog, a series of…
Read MoreImagination or Intuition? How to trust the difference.
In our April blog post, with the help of published writer and veteran faculty member Lisa Voisin, we explored the relationship between imagination, creativity and meditation. Imagination keeps our ideas flowing and mind open, but sometimes it can make us question what is real or not. This can be tricky if you’re on the path…
Read MoreMeditation and Imagination, what’s the connection?
As someone who is always fostering both my creative and meditation practice, I often find myself asking big questions about the connection between meditation and creativity. Are spiritual people more creative? Does meditation access your imagination? Or are these two different states? I reached out to award winning author and senior faculty member of the…
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