Joel and Michelle Levey

On the full moon of May we landed in Thailand and were met by our friend Hajar. "Oh, you have timed your arrival perfectly, this is the Vesak, the celebration of the enlightenment of the Buddha. This is a three-day holiday and the whole country is very happy!"...

While the holidays, solstice and New Year may present a myriad of complexities and distractions, this season also offers the opportunity to pause and reflect more deeply on your life, to clarify priorities and affirm clear directions and intentions for the year to come.

As the...

"We never know which will come first:
Our next breath or our next life."
--Tibetan proverb

As Halloween, Dia de los Muertos and Samhain approach, and we in the Northern Hemisphere enter into the darkest time of the year, it is a perfect season...

As the new school year begins, we are reminded that the most effective way to learn anything is to study with teachers and mentors who have already mastered it. Meditation and spiritual practice is certainly no exception. Over the years we have been fortunate to study closely with hundreds of...

Can you remember those precious moments in your life when you felt so ecstatically whole and in balance that it brought tears to your eyes? The great poet Kabir once wrote:

"Between the conscious and unconscious, the mind has put up a swing; all earth creatures, even supernovas, sway between...

Much of our work with organizations and individuals centers around the development of what we call "mind fitness." Mind fitness means having a mind that's fit for action and insight. At the heart and core of this kind of mind-body-spirit training is the practice of "mindful presence"...

Having just celebrated Independence Day in the U.S. with fireworks, picnics and time with family and friends, it is fitting and timely to also consider and reflect upon the wisdom of "interdependence."

Is anything truly "independent" at all? Does anything exist separately -- in and of itself -- and...

Always begin with gratitude. This is the wisdom advice that comes to us from many of the world's indigenous and contemplative teachings. In this spirit, we begin our first blog for The Huffington Post exploring this profoundly transformative spiritual practice, and invite you to join us in taking this powerful...