SGTI Co-director, Jan Lundy, has had a new essay published at the Spiritual Directors International blog. "One Golden Rule to Guide Them All."
 
Her perspective invites us to revisit this "rule" which is found in one form or another in each of the world's wisdom traditions. What does this "rule" mean to us today, and how could it impact our relationships with one another if we actually applied it? Dr. Lundy also offers a reflective exercise and prayer to help us to step into the deeper invitation of The Golden Rule. 

"When I think of the Golden Rule, of course, I ponder how each of us could be more kind, open and accepting. My heart knows this is possible if we could only do what William Blake wrote: "Bear the beams of love." But this is not always easy..."

​Read more here. 

When it comes to accessing inner calm, my "go to" practice has always been connecting with my breath. As a young yoga student, I was amazed at the power of breath to take my mind off current stressors and into bodily ease. Even with that, I had a sense that "something" was missing when it came to a breath practice.

Lamaze classes in my 20s and 30s helped me understand that physical and emotional well-being is restored with an out-breath. It wasn't about breathing in (as in, "Just take a deep breath," sage advice from well-meaning others in a moment of distress), but releasing the pent-up carbon dioxide .... (Read more)