“My name is Shanti, and shanti means inner peace, but I don’t know where my peace has gone!” These were the words my mom expressed to one of our family’s earliest spiritual teachers. At that time, she was in her mid-40s, and negotiating some medical challenges. She was also grieving the loss of Mataji*- her…
I usually don’t write to you during the week. But earlier this week, I learned that my beloved friend and teacher Reverend Maria Felipe just got engaged. Well, I just had to share this wonderful news with each of you! If you have been following my posts for some time, you know that I love…
This past week I received a certificate in the mail that marked the completion of a four-year online program called Mystical Mind Training based on the teachings of A Course in Miracles. My friend Aiko visited me over the weekend and I mentioned to her that I felt the same excitement and joy in completing…
Growing up in a traditional Indian household among an extended family of herbalists and homeopaths certainly has a lot of benefits. For example, last week when I felt myself come down with a cold, I brewed several cups of chai with cardamom and fennel, and instinctively added cinnamon, ginger and other warming spices because I…
In Coaching for Inner Peace, I love sharing stories that uplift, inspire and heal. Being a mom, and with my background as a pediatrician, I also love finding stories that can be shared with the children and young adults in our lives. Robert Fisher’s The Knight in Rusty Armor is such a book that can…