WATCH: Susan Piver on Writing, Magic, and Meditation
Creative Expression, Mind-Body, Mindful LivingYou probably already know who Susan Piver is — because she is famous for helping people through her writing.…
by admin0 commentsAlan Watts: How to Stop Time — a short film by Jason Lee Segal
Creative ExpressionThe humor and poetic sense with which British philosopher Alan Watts delivered his lectures is perhaps as celebrated as…
by admin0 commentsLosing a Loved One, Discovering the Highest Self
Creative Expression, Mind-Body, RelationshipsBy Sue Frederick ~~~ It’s the morning of July 14, 1980. I awaken to the sounds of a mourning…
by admin0 commentsHow to Write Memoir, Spiritual Memoir and/or a Novel: 10 Key Elements of Story Structure
Creative ExpressionBy Albert Flynn DeSilver ~~~ How to write a novel, a memoir? Honestly, I have no idea, even…
by admin0 commentsAlly, Trying: Pulse and the Path
Creative Expression, Social EngagementI wrote this over the course of a four day train ride across the country — tumbling in the…
by admin0 commentswater writing: homage
Creative Expression, Life at SMCBy Katharine Kaufman Shibata Sensei is so old that it takes two people to prop him upright. Yoshiko holds…
by admin0 commentsDiane Musho Hamilton on Creativity, Emotions and the Necessity of Conflict
Creative Expression, Mind-Body, Mindful LivingSitting before a blank page, waiting to decide on the opening words of this post, I've been experiencing a…
by admin0 commentsTips for Entering Spring from Sara Avant Stover
Creative Expression, Mind-Body, Mindful LivingBy Sara Avant Stover ~~~ Be the rose that grows through a crack in the concrete Drip. Drip. Drip.…
by admin0 commentsLife Since Meditation
Creative Expression, Life at SMC, Mind-Body, Mindful LivingThe first time I tried to meditate I was nine or ten years old, with my best friend Emily…
by admin0 commentsWatch: Chapman University at SMC
Creative Expression, Life at SMC, Mindful Living, RelationshipsThis January, a group of students from Chapman University, a liberal arts school in southern California, visited Shambhala Mountain…
by admin0 commentsWriting as a Path to Awakening
Creative ExpressionBy Albert Flynn DeSilver Writing as a Path to Awakening is a dynamic and fun process using mindfulness as…
by admin0 commentsDrum Your Prayers – Creativity & Spirituality
Creative Expression, Mind-BodyBy Christine Stevens (Edited by Jeff Newman) Shambhala Mountain Center hosts Healing Sound Retreat with Christine Stevens, May 28-31…
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