Even before I recorded this month’s meditation HERE, there was an overwhelming amount of cosmic confirmation as to its theme. Everywhere I looked––including an introductory LinkedIn email moments ago from someone who describes themselves as a “Brand Strategist and Narrative Architect”––the theme of...

This guided meditation is 10 minutes long with an extra 6 minutes more of music by my talented friend David Buchs. You can stream it here or download in the link below. Click toDownload

I would never describe myself as someone who was that into Halloween.  Sure, I’ve had some fun costumes over the years, but elaborate outfits were never my thing. I’m delighted to report, however, that for this year at least, Vlad has transformed that attitude. Although our weekly pack walk t...

For better or worse, the irony was not lost on me. Although I had blocked out a few windows to write this newsletter during the week, I failed completely. Nothing felt compelling or immediate or even all that interesting to write about. Certainly, there’s nothing unusual in a writer having a few u...

One section in Rick Rubin’s The Creative Actparticularly resonates with me. It’s truly an essential concept around Creativity (this month’s theme and meditation HERE). Namely, the paradox of Connected Detachment. It’s an eternal dance–– perhaps “negotiation” is more accurate––between investing pas...

Although this week’s newsletter is devoted to what Twyla Tharp declares “a philosophical tug-of-war,” on a daily basis I encounter a less lofty version of that game. It’s mostly an evening activity, usually when I’m finally ready to kick back and relax, and it happens invariably whenever Bobby, Malibu’s...

Oct Meditation HERE Updated Wellness Expert Invite HERE Technically, the gift was over 12 weeks late. In fact, a full season has passed. Nonetheless, I was delighted during this final week of September, to get a gift from Malibu’s parents for my July 2nd birthday. Specifically, a book by Ric...

This guided meditation is 7 minutes long with an extra 7 minutes more of music by my talented friend Andrew Shapiro. You can stream it here or download in the link below. Click toDownload

I was genuinely surprised, even taken aback, the first time I heard this line. It was more than a decade ago, during an energy healing session a colleague had offered me. I’ve since heard variations of it via other practitioners in many different modalities. That first time, however, was during an...