How (and why!) to Ritualize Your Meditation Practice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PCrNKYtI_Q&ab_channel=davidjimeditation Hello, Spiritual Warrior, Today I invite you to ritualize your practice, so that you can find peace no matter what is going on around you. Here’s a clip from my recent Masters of Wisdom & Meditation Teacher Training certification week, where we spent a week together on the beach, solidifying our practice and creating […]
The Beauty in Me is a Reflection of You – Rumi
Dear Friend, Today I just wanted to share a short and yet powerful message. The wise poet Rumi once said “The beauty you see in me, is a reflection of you.” This world is a mirror, and what we receive back to us is simply a reflection of our own inner beauty. Remind yourself of […]
Life Tools: What is Yogastha Kuru Karmani?
Hello, Spiritual Warrior – let’s dive into a lesson from the Bhagavad Gita today! Chapter 2, Verse 48 of the ancient text states Yogastha Kuru Karmani. Yogastha = establish yourself in yoga / union / oneness / present moment Kuru = then perform Karmani = action (karma) These are the words that Lord Krishna shares […]
The Sacred Reflections: A Gratitude Practice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF80ZE1-HhM Hello, Spiritual Warrior! Let’s cultivate our gratitude practice today. In this video, I ask you to reflect on Five Sacred Questions: 1. What am I grateful for?2. Why am I grateful?3. What does my heart long for?4. What is the essence of my core being?5. How can I help others doing what I love? […]
Life Tools: The Science Behind Fight or Flight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGDfldOvxuM Hello, Spiritual Warrior! Thank you for being here today. Humans are hard-wired with this self-preservation mechanism known as fight or flight. It’s woven into our physiology, and has been for tens of thousands of years. This design of the body goes back to the days when humans were evolving and living amongst the dangers […]
Life Tools: How do we reach self-actualization?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxwCXpyfUo8 Hello, Spiritual Warrior! Welcome to this issue of The Source. What is stress? It’s a universal aspect of life that every being on this planet experiences. The definition of stress is how you respond when your needs are not met. In the 1940s, Abraham Maslow created a detailed exploration of the Hierarchy of Needs. […]
Connecting to your Dhri
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbuN0Ve3L24 Dear Spiritual Warrior, There is an ancient concept – thousands of years old – that is called Dhri. The literal meaning of dhri is “that which upholds.” Thousands of years ago, seekers came back to this universal question, noting that dhri was the force that held the stars apart and the universe together. What […]
Awakening the Virtue of Courage
Hello Spiritual Warrior! Today I’m sharing an excerpt from my book Sacred Powers with you – on Awakening the Virtue of Courage. I invite you to close your eyes and listen as I read a few pages to you in this video. Along with this reading, I am offering some journal prompts, which are offered […]
A Tale of Two Moons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NISjCT70VhY Hello Spiritual Warrior, This weekend we have a beautiful opportunity to begin again. We have a new month beginning, as well as a new moon cycling through. New moons are a symbol of the end of one cycle and the beginning of another. The sky is dark, still, and pregnant with potential. In the […]
Yoga Chitta Vritti Nirodha: Radiating Strength through Stillness
Yoga Chitta Vritti Nirodha- Life Tools Hello, Spiritual Warrior! The second verse in Patanjali’s Yoga Suitras is yoga chitta vritti nirodha – which means yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind. But how do we internalize this concept so deeply that it becomes embedded into everything that we see, feel, do and experience as we […]