In the documentary film, The Story of Stuff, Annie Leonard examines our national obsession with stuff and how it all began. She attributes our consumption addiction to the post-World War III economic policies that propagandized the notion of buying stuff. Our insatiable appetites haven’t been able to stop since. That is, until now. With the decline of the economy – whether directly affected or not – we have all started to take...

If you’ve thought about starting a meditation practice or tried to meditate and gave up, then this is the article for you. I went from being a left-brained business-minded attorney to a right-brained healer with meditation being my bridge. However, when I first started attempting to meditate, I found it extremely frustrating. That is, if I was able to sit there more than 10 minutes without my back hurting or my legs falling asleep. What...

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Are you using your children as an excuse for your cluttered home? If so, you’re not alone. When I go to people’s home for feng shui consultations, I often hear clients immediately apologizing for their clutter. And then they point the finger at their children (and then their spouse!). While it is true that having a child or children is cause for more things in the house, it doesn’t mean your home has to be cluttered...

I was recently inspired by one of my coaching clients. We were discussing practical and logistical steps for her setting up a website. It was something she had been putting off for a while and I could detect her hesitancy. And then she said this, “I think I have an issue with taking up space.” Taking up space. And then it was a week later when I found myself dealing with this exact issue. About a month ago I moved into a new...