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Encountering the Subconscious

In this evening's class we covered the first thing that a serious meditator will encounter as he begins his journey within and that is the subconscious mind.
To put it very simply. One could look at the mind as layers. You have the conscious mind then above it the subconscious and above that the superconscious (intuitive mind). To go from the conscious mind, where most people predominantly function, to the superconscious mind one would have to go through the subconscious mind. And if your subconscious is cluttered with past unresolved emotional experiences then this will be a hinderance. So, we explored this area deeper and provided the students with tools on how to work with the subconscious as we begin on the meditative path.

Watch a video of today's sunset viewed from our villa

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Apr 21, 2010 Spiritual Adventures

Learning to Meditate

Our meditation retreat is off to a wonderful start. A brief light shower that came in from the south cooled the island after what had been a pretty hot day. In our first class today we learned one of the most important concepts in the process of learning how to meditate, that
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Apr 21, 2010 Spiritual Adventures

Developing Willpower and Concentration

Our day started with a morning group Hatha Yoga practice on the balcony over looking the Caribbean sea. A sweet spot to practice yoga as we watched the sun rise. After breakfast we dived into our morning class. We studied how to develop two qualities, willpower and concentration,
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Apr 20, 2010 Spiritual Adventures

Day 1 of Meditation Retreat, Virgin Islands

It's another gorgeous day here in St. Thomas. The ocean is calm, turquoise and inviting. The sun is out. The private villa is surrounded with beautiful flowers. It's the first day of our meditation retreat and our participants are arriving early this afternoon. Sharing a photo of
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Mar 6, 2010 Photography & Travel

Visiting St. John, US Virgin Islands

A few helpful bits of information for visiting the islands of St. John in the US Virgin Islands. Inter-Island Boat Service 340-776-6597 Tortola (every day) Depart St, John/ Departs West End, Tortola 0830 Mon thru Sun 0915 1130 Mon thru Sun 1215 1530 Mon thru Thurs, & Sat 16
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Feb 13, 2010 Photography & Travel

Kumbha Mela - Feeding the Masses

Click here to view the photo gallery on "Feeding the Masses". One of the things I was curious about is how do you feed that many people. There were certainly noticeable groups at the Kumbha Mela – to name a few: Sadhus, wealthy pilgrims, poorer pilgrims, beggars, foreigners an
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Feb 7, 2010 Photography & Travel

Off to the Kumbha Mela 2010

It was a cold morning in New Delhi and I had been quite naïve about the weather in north India having come only prepared for the warm south. I made my way through the rare quiet streets at the wees hours of the morning to the Delhi Railway station and boarded the train for Haridw
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