Mother Earth and Tending to the Earth
“Any illness that the western doctors are unable to handle, that even traditional healers are unable to handle, that medicine we call Mother Earth, can handle anything.” -Baba Mandaza
Connection and Communion with Ancestors
"I know that it is going to be a long walk to our freedom, but it must be started now, for the future generations of our people. We today, have failed to deliver the seeds of freedom, love and [...]
The Power of Sound
“Sound, or Nada yoga, is kinetic energy. Sound cannot be static. All existence is simply an arrangement of silence and sound- The sound at different frequencies. Mantra yoga is built on this [...]
Patience Isn’t Passive
Patience often gets a bad reputation. It is mistaken for waiting quietly, doing nothing, or being walked over. But in Dharma practice, patience is not a passive stance. It is a powerful form of [...]
The Dharma of Meeting your Fate
“And the quieter you get and the less attached you are to what you do, the more you will find that you move towards doing those things which relieve the suffering of all sentient beings, [...]
Planting Seeds of Faith
Sometimes we think of faith as something outside of ourselves, or like it maybe belongs to a larger entity or holds a certain religious connotation. I think faith can be a type of subtle and [...]
Tending the Nervous System During the Holidays
A properly balanced nervous system is not one that remains calm all the time. It is normal for it to become activated into survival states. The key to nervous system health, rather than avoiding [...]