Mandalas can help reduce anxiety, improve focus, and create a sense of calm by combining structured geometric patterns with color. Research suggests that circular, repetitive designs engage attention in a way that quiets mental noise and restores clarity, making mandalas a simple but effective tool for mindfulness and mental balance.
I like to push the work beyond what I can control. Sometimes pigments flow, paper crumples, or I paint with pine needles. These little accidents remind me that life refuses to follow the grid. They are the moments where the work begins to breathe.
A simple tool to help you nurture creativity, spirituality, curiosity, and joy — the essential ingredients for the art of living well.
I lost my way. I gained too much weight – I was carrying at least 35 pounds more than I should have. Watching friends struggle with preventable health issues was a wake-up call. I realized that if I didn’t make some serious changes, I might be next. Now, I’m just […]
A 9 minute read exploring how to navigate life in this AI-saturated world with humor, heart, and a touch of weird. I have to be honest. AI helped me write this. I’m alright with that, and I don’t think it would be much different if I did not use it. […]
“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” – Thich Nhat Hanh For the past 25+ years, I’ve been practicing Buddhism – not as a religion in the traditional sense, but as a not as a religion where you have to memorize a bunch of rules or chants, but more like a life […]
Over the past week, I’ve had several conversations in which people expressed a common feeling—helplessness about our new administration.
The Mediterranean diet is rooted in the traditional eating habits of countries like Greece, Italy, and Spain, where people have enjoyed fresh, whole foods for centuries. It gained global attention in the 1960s when researchers, led by Dr. Ancel Keys, discovered that Mediterranean populations had lower rates of heart disease compared to Western countries.
We can *all* be each other’s guides. Every single one of us has a unique map, a story, a lesson, a trick up our sleeve. We’ve all got that something to share, to help each other feel braver, kinder, and more capable.
At its core, Echelons of Ascension is a visual story of progress. Each echelon, or level, in the piece symbolizes a step forward—a moment of reflection, growth, and improvement. It’s a reminder to pause and recognize the strides we make, whether they’re major breakthroughs or subtle shifts.