Abstract: As 2020 approaches we all scurry to welcome the New Year carrying with us the baggage of our past. What if instead we hugged our past goodbye and tried something different to find peace in our lives? Witnessing, or Sakshibhav Meditation, works with believers and nonbelievers alike. The daily practice of this meditation has empowered many from around the world to step back from an external event, a thought attack from inside, any physical ailment, or…

Abstract: Many of us are feeling a lot of anxiety surrounding the environmental climate crisis and the current state of political unrest in our world.  Through Sakshibhav or witnessing meditation we can learn to move past this fear and into a space where we can center ourselves within and then be more helpful to the situation. Sakshi means the witnessing mind and Bhav means the feeling heart. We need both to transcend the material…

Abstract: Everything in life cannot meet our expectations. In the intelligent patterns of the creative universe we are unique in our place and have a very unique role to play in the larger drama of life. The scriptwriter is our own mind. The director is unknown. The projection is continual on the screen of our mind.  We react, we laugh, we cry, we manifest all shades of emotion through which we see the self-created movie of our own life.  The need is to create a…

Abstract: The American Psychological Association reports that therapists are seeing a sharp increase in individuals experiencing anxiety. Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari suggests two essential practices that can help alleviate fear and anxiety in our lives. One is to learn to rephrase our thoughts by being vigilant to know our default thinking patterns and using mindfulness to reframe these self-defeating thoughts. The other antidote suggested is to develop a keen awareness of our spiritual self,…