For the past three months or so, I seem to be drawing to me all sort of literature and films that are connected in some way to Rumi. Books. Novels. Documentary films. Poetry. Last week even the Bollywood movie I shared had a song set in a mosque in Turkey – with Sufi mystics dancing…
DetailsFor those of you who are readers of my posts, you know how much I love Bollywood movies! Yes, they are long, and they are usually musicals, and many times, they are hopelessly sentimental and romantic too. 😊 But the thing is, that I grew up watching Bollywood long before knowing anything about Hollywood movies.…
DetailsOne of my Buddhist teachers at the local Rochester Zen Center once shared that whenever we visit with family or if they visit us, we can see this as ‘grist for the mill.’ What he meant was that family – especially close family, like parents, siblings, spouse/partner, and children- offer us a unique opportunity to…
DetailsThis past week I was blessed to be part of a mini-retreat here in Rochester, NY with my friend Sarah St. Claire. Sarah has devoted her life to sharing the message of peace, love and forgiveness based on the teachings of A Course in Miracles. After our group gathering, I spent some one-on-one time with…
DetailsWhen we travel on a spiritual path, we can often end up taking a spiritual bypass- where we avoid our feelings of guilt, fear and unworthiness. Instead we repeat phrases from texts such as A Course in Miracles or other spiritual texts yet still do not experience authentic inner peace. We also may judge…
DetailsI am so happy to share that this month Coaching for Inner Peace celebrates its second birthday. 😊 How it all began and our mission About two years ago, the name ‘Coaching for Inner Peace’ was ‘given’ to me in a moment of inspiration. My thinking mind had nothing to do with coming up with…
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