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Swim the River of Pain to the Ocean of Longing
[Photo courtesy of Altus Wilder] I wrote a poem to share with you today: River of pain, I will swim you to the ocean of longing; there I will cast my line hoping to catch the fish of wisdom. I pray...
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Why I Stare at the Sun
[Photo courtesy of Paolo Brandao] A post by Puran Bair, co-founder of IAM Heart Why would anyone look into the sun? Isn’t it harmful to the eyes, even dangerous? Does it have any benefits that would...
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How to Stop Ego Depletion
[Photo courtesy of Corie Howell] Research psychologists have discovered some interesting things in the last few decades about self-control, making decisions, and analytical thinking. The big discovery...
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Connect Your Breath To Your Heart
[Photo courtesy of visionandimagination.com] Susanna Bair has recorded a wonderful 10-minute meditation which will show you how to connect your breath to your heart, experiencing the uniqueness of...
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What Are the Four Kinds of Divine Union?
[Photo courtesy of Paul Bica] Puran and Susanna Bair are doing some wonderful teaching on the topic of Divine Union, which they will explore very deeply in their upcoming Divine Union Retreat, Dec...
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A Meditation on Kindness
[Photo courtesy of Thorsten Becker] Today is World Kindness Day, a wonderful day to celebrate kindness, one of the many faces of love. One of the themes of Puran and Susanna’s book Follow Your Heart:...
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How To Make Your Mind Work Better
[Quote take from Living from the Heart, p 142] I feel like I’m still reeling from the shock and horror of the murder of all those kids in Newtown, CT. There is so much debate now about how to prevent...
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The Conductor of Life’s Symphony
Image courtesy of Doug88888 There is a guiding spirit, whose task it is to keep the rhythm, to harmonize the disparate notes in the human chorus, and to guide the evolution of humanity onward, ever...
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21 Ways to Use Meditation to Prevent Illness
It’s that time of year when many of us are fighting off a cold or flu — or have some anxiety about coming down with one. Maybe you’re feeling some of the telltale signs of illness now: stuffy nose,...
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How to Activate Your Healing Power
The ability to heal yourself or to heal another is an amazing, miraculous gift; and the ability to heal is a gift we all have. As Susanna and Puran Bair put it in their wonderful book Living from the...
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Have you ever felt like you have truly, deeply known someone, like you’ve known them for a thousand years? What a gift it is to have the sense that you know someone, truly, deeply, know them. And to be...
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How to End Self-Destructive Behavior
[Photo courtesy of Sonia F] We all have self-destructive tendencies. It seems to be part of being human. We sabotage ourselves and we hurt our own progress; we want to get close to someone, but then...
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Finding Balance Within
[Photo courtesy of Peter Nijenhuis] Has it ever happened to you that you’re moving so fast that when it comes time to rest, you find you can’t turn off? Or the reverse — that you feel like you’re...
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Shaken to the Core
[Photo courtesy of Andri Kyrychok] One of my tenets of faith — based on my experiences in meditation — is that the true nature of reality is One Being, who is the perfection of love, harmony, and...
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Got Aggravation? Try this Meditation.
[Photo courtesy of Christopher Cotrell] Let’s face it, there’s someone out there who really annoys you. Gets under your skin. Aggravates you. Maybe this person is in your family, maybe is a friend,...
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How to Experience Unconditional Love
[Photo by Asatar Bair] In my experience, an open heart takes in everything; it has no filter. This is the basis of unconditional love. It’s the mind that decides something is positive or negative,...
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How to Work with Your Emotions
Our school is all about giving you the tools, methods, and philosophy that helps you to open your heart emotionally and physically — which also strengthens and revitalizes your physical heart....
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What Does it Mean to Be Heart-Centered? (Part 1)
[Photo courtesy of Joanna Paterson] I think it is amazing that in this time, the word “heart” has become so revered. Puran and Susanna Bair, the co-founders of IAM Heart, wrote a classic book called...
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What is a Heart-Centered Organization?
This post discusses the question of what it means to be heart-centered from the perspective of an organization which is focused on personal and spiritual development. See Part 1: What Does It Mean to...
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12 Common Myths about Meditation
A lot of people have questions about meditation. Perhaps this is why my article 8 Basic Kinds of Meditation is the most popular post I’ve ever written. But there is also a lot of information out there...
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