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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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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