Alien Leg Syndrome: Thoughts from the ER, Part II

Last week you heard about my overnight experiences in the ER at UCSF. In this post I tell you how it ended. 6.30am on April […]

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Alien Leg Syndrome: Thoughts from the ER, Part I

So, I came back to the U.S. and everyone was saying, “Marilyn, you’re glowing.” I was, because I received puppy love, and a warm welcome […]

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Having Difficult Conversations: A Behavioral Approach

I’ve been facilitating a variety of workshops recently, and it struck me that sometimes we remain stuck and create stress because there’s a difficult conversation […]

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Learning and Loving In India: Meeting Daaji

Almost since my first week in India, I was advised to meet Daaji, the living leader of the heartfulness movement. My preceptor (trainer) mentioned I […]

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Learning and Loving in India: The Most Important Characteristic of Heartfulness

As I’ve been describing to you, my experiences in India have been transformative, reflective, and affirming. I want to continue my India series with the […]

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3 Key Benefits of Heartful Wellness

I’m interrupting my India series with a post about what’s local and timely. Last weekend I co-hosted a Heartful Wellness Retreat in Suva, almost two […]

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Learning and Loving in India: What Happens When 20,000 People Meditate Together

When I was planning my trip to Kanha Shanti Vanam, Sashi Kiran said to me with some gravity: “Since you’re going, please make sure you […]

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Learning and Loving in India: Heartful Lessons from Pomegranates

While I was at the ashram in India, I volunteered. I started off in the dining hall, but then my arm started swelling and hurting […]

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Learning and Loving in India: Heartfulness 101

New friends in India have been asking me recently, “So you came to India pretty suddenly, what happened?” I did. Here’s the story – after […]

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The Next Adventure: India

I planned my first trip to India while a still grad student at Stanford, over 11 years ago. As with most students, I fell ill […]

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