The Liberated Life Guide: How to Meditate

Photo by Jake Mohan/Flickr Creative Commons In a previous post, I offered some general guidance about how to start or deepen a spiritual practice. The article below is the first in a series of “how to” posts which will give more in-depth information about specific practices. Think of it as a kind of “World Tour” through some of the practices that can help to center and ground us, including yoga, different types of sitting meditation, chanting, gardening,... Read More

The Anatomy of a Liberated Business: What I Learned From The Empire Building Kit

The Liberated Life Project is dedicated to helping you develop the inner tools to make outer changes in your life (and on the planet). That’s why you see me going back and forth between posts about the inner dimensions of change and then on to some of its outer manifestations. One of those manifestations is creating sustainable work that you love and that’s in alignment with your values. Read More  Read More

Freedom Friday: 5/20 Resource Round-up

Most Fridays, I put together this ‘resource round-up’ of news, events, and articles that I hope will inspire and support you in living a liberated life. If you have suggestions to share with other readers, please post in the comment section. Read More  Read More

Freedom Film Festival: 12 Movies to Watch When You Need a Boost of Liberation

Some movies touch us deeply and leave an imprint on our lives forever. Here is a list of movies that have touched my own life (along with some input from friends on The Liberated Life Project Facebook page). All of them are connected to themes of freedom, liberation, and transformation. So break out the popcorn and get ready to make a change… _______________ Living Out Loud – The story of one woman’s journey to put her life back together after a divorce, and ultimately... Read More

Sharing the Love…

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. —Mother Teresa ________________________ One of the foundations of The Liberated Life Project is that our engagement with the world is an avenue for our own liberation… you can get the gist of that in this post from a while back: How to Be Bigger Than Your Suffering: Lessons from a Buddhist Monk. I’m happy to announce that Liberated Life Project readers now have a chance to partner with Love... Read More

Freedom Friday: 5/13 Resource Round-Up

Lotus Pond, Sukhothai, Thailand Most Fridays, I put together this ‘resource round-up’ of news, events, and articles that I hope will inspire and support you in living a liberated life. If you have suggestions to share with other readers, please post in the comment section. Read More  Read More

What We Can Learn About Liberation From Osama Bin Laden

Photo by Josh Pesavento/Flickr Creative Commons This feels like a risky post to publish. I’m aware that the recent news about Osama bin Laden’s death has triggered intense emotions for many people. This post might push your political buttons, but that’s not my intention. What I want to look at here is freedom from in contrast to freedom to. And the events of this past week strike me as a potent teaching moment for that. Read More  Read More

Freedom Friday: 5/6 Resource Round-Up

Most Fridays, I put together this ‘resource round-up’ of news, events, and articles that I hope will nourish and inspire, and support you in living a liberated life. If you have suggestions to share with other readers, please post in the comment section. Spirit Inspiring Women Summit The Inspiring Women Summit is a free virtual event that brings together amazing women from all over the world. This is a great opportunity to hear from speakers like Jean Shinoda... Read More