John describes 9 tips to deepen your spiritual/contemplative practice. He discusses common meditation mistakes you can avoid in order to make your practice more effective. These mistakes include spiritual bypassing, shortcuts, gimmicks, too many props and more. Spiritual bypassing is when we use spirituality as a way to avoid painful feelings we ultimately need to […]
Spirituality & Psychotherapy
John writes about integrating spirituality into psychotherapy and deepening spiritual practice and experience through group process for the Austin Group Psychotherapy Society. Read his article on their website here: Spirituality in Group Process, AGPS Newsletter, April 2014
Your Extraordinary Family Life
Hi! Join me, Dan Siegel, Shefali Tsabari + others for 15 conversations on how to BE more and DO less as a person, parent and partner! Topics include relationship, parenting, neuroscience, slow living and personal growth. Hosted by Carrie Contey through en*theos Academy, this conference will expose you to inspiring new ideas for how to […]
Swimming Holes!
This is my review of some of the best swimming areas in and around Austin. If you have others to share, I love finding great new swimming spots. Shoot me an email! Swimming holes in the woods off the Greenbelt: You’ll need to check water levels first to see if these places are worth hiking […]
Greenbelt Entrances!
Austinites are protective of their Greenbelt info, for good reason! The Greenbelt is one of Austin’s gems, and some of the best spots are off the beaten path. Many of the trailheads are in residential neighborhoods with limited curbside parking. As an Austin transplant myself, I found it interesting to explore the various trailheads and […]
Have a Better Relationship
Relationships are one of the most important parts of our lives and help determine our happiness, health, well-being, longevity and resilience in life. A great relationship can be healing. A difficult relationship can cause high levels of stress, frustration and overwhelm–even hopelessness. We seem to choose partners that are similar to use in some ways, […]