A first-person account of the author’s Reiki attunement through levels one and two, describing sessions with her Reiki master, the emotional experience of attunement, and practicing hands-on energy healing on herself and her dog.
A Stage Ten thought experiment using quantum physics and the observer effect to argue that a single sentient consciousness underlies all reality, exploring how the first consciousness could have arisen and why individuals seem to have separate minds.
A short essay arguing that every religion began with a founder’s genuine insight, that later worship of founders often contradicts their wisdom, and that studying all traditions reveals the same underlying truth beneath them.
An essay on how social media replaces real connection with shallow validation-seeking, detailing what people publicly share versus privately hide, and arguing that genuine human connection requires self-acceptance and sharing beyond the curated surface.
A teaching essay arguing that expectation, of ourselves and others, is a device for validating a constructed sense of self, and that recognizing there is no fixed self can free us from the stress of the whole cycle.
A reflection arguing that hatred exposes a person’s secret beliefs, that hateful groups and individuals lash out at those they envy while proclaiming the opposite of what they fear, and that self-acceptance dissolves the impulse.
A meditation on mortality and legacy, detailing how each generation is remembered in ever-thinner fragments until forgotten entirely, and reframing being forgotten as a release from the illusion of a permanent self.
A meditation practice for connecting to the infinite silence or divine presence within, guiding the reader to scan the body, open the lower dantian, set down worries, and rest in that inner space to make requests.
A teaching on recognizing the silent observer within, the aware self that watches thoughts, body, and energy, distinguishing it from mind and body, and using that vantage point to consciously direct one’s life.
A practical menu of prayer and meditation forms, from gratitude and contemplation to breath focus, resting in silence, and manifestation techniques, offered so readers can experiment and build their own optimized routine.
A teaching on releasing the need to know the future or every answer, trusting that answers arrive when needed as you flow with life, and staying comfortable in not-knowing while still working toward understanding.
A teaching on the river metaphor for life, blending fate and free will, explaining how flowing toward your purpose makes life easier, and offering an exercise in appreciating and releasing formative experiences to build trust.
A teaching on trusting the silent observer and intuition by distinguishing genuine inner guidance from impulsive ‘monkey mind,’ using a review of past choices to build evidence that your true self can be relied upon.
A teaching on Complete Connection that urges meeting difficult experiences, fear, attachment, loss, disease, with compassion rather than avoidance, acknowledging them as integral parts of being human so they can dissipate.
A personal reflection sparked by a seven-week kitchen renovation on how physical chaos pushes us into survival mode, and why a place of peace and order is essential for growth, creativity, and self-development.
A short teaching proposing that attachment is really expectation, that expecting people or things to comfort or complete us leads to disappointment, and that releasing expectation makes room for genuine connection instead.
A personal recommendation of spaced-repetition flashcard apps for long-term learning, describing how the author uses them to study languages, music, dance, and life philosophy, and why spaced review outperforms daily rote practice.
A teaching on how numerous simultaneous commitments crowd our limited attention, explaining why related efforts share mental space while unrelated ones fragment it, and suggesting we prune the types of things we take on.
A teaching on how rituals, ceremonies, body postures, and hand gestures create and reinforce meaning, marking life transitions and focusing the mind, with encouragement to design personal rituals for meditation, prayer, and growth.
A teaching on treating time and attention as our only nonrenewable resources, making activities and people compete for them, and using an 80/20 analysis to reclaim space for self-development and purpose.
A teaching distinguishing unattainable perfection, an endless comparison to an imaginary final state, from ‘amazing,’ a here-and-now assessment against pre-set criteria, arguing we should pursue defined, attainable excellence rather than perfectionism.
A teaching drawing a sharp line between connection, being fully present to another’s truth without needing their presence or approval, and attachment, which needs presence and leads to pain, arguing complete connection can even transcend death.
The foundational teaching defining Purna Asatti, or complete connection: connecting fully to self, others, and reality across every aspect of being, mapped to the chakras, and reframing tantra as enlightenment through connection rather than sexuality alone.
A chakra-by-chakra guide to building complete connection with a romantic partner, moving from trust and grounding at the root through sexuality, individuality, love, truth, and intuition to shared transcendence at the crown.
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A personal, reflective essay on experimenting with Tantra, comparing eastern and western approaches, critiquing their individual focus, and proposing a new Tantra centered on complete energetic connection between two partners rather than personal enlightenment alone.