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Unlocking ancient wisdom: Non-cognitive and intuitive knowing

Non-cognitive, intuitive, feeling-based learning is a profound, heart-centered approach that reconnects us to our innate wisdom, fostering growth and understanding in ways that transcend traditional, linear methods. This type of learning invites us to embrace the richness of our emotions, intuition, and sensory awareness, enabling a deeper connection with ourselves, others, and the natural world….

Honoring Jacob Needleman: Reflections on the art of Being

Honoring Jacob Needleman: Reflections on the art of Being

The brilliant philosopher Jacob Needleman passed away one year ago today. Needleman is the one who famously said, “We’re built to serve something greater than ourselves.” In a letter to the president of the Fetzer Institute, Needleman wrote something else that has continued to inspire me throughout my career: “I believe that the group is…

Unlocking the universal language of shapes: How forms influence us

Unlocking the universal language of shapes: How forms influence us

There’s a reason bank buildings are square. The solid, stable form of a square conveys security and trust. There’s a reason that when we need rest, we often seek out the calming expanse of a large body of water or the serene emptiness of the desert. There’s a reason web designers use generous amounts of…

My new article in Spirituality + Health magazine

My new article in Spirituality + Health magazine

“Most of us typically associate metaphor with the flowery language that poets use or with things that are made up: ‘That’s just a metaphor.’ In other words, we typically treat metaphors as outside of ourselves, when in fact they are the deep, sensory, intuitive language of the feeling center of our brain. To say that…

How to heal with metaphor, the secret language of your brain

How to heal with metaphor, the secret language of your brain

Consciously or not, metaphor is how we learn, grow, and heal. Metaphor, the language of the right hemisphere, is the first language we learn as babies… feeling our way in the world. But metaphor is much more than that. Metaphor is how we receive higher knowing… it’s how Spirit, the Divine, higher consciousness (or whatever…

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