In a post I wrote a few weeks ago, I explored what genuine justice means. I found the timing synchronistic that last week, I was given the chance to see justice in action through being called for jury duty. Close to 150 of us were interviewed to be...

I missed seeing a lot of movies in the 1990s. The 20th anniversary of Jurassic Park gave me the chance to see this modern-day classic on a big screen (an added bonus was seeing it in 3D!). Going to the movie was part of our son's 11th birthday celebration. Seeing...

From President Obama on down, the call for justice in the wake of the Boston bombing has been unwavering. In the aftermath of such a horrific crime, isn't it natural to demand that justice is served? I think it is. Yet one question I have been thinking deeply about since...

While living in Israel, one of my most cherished Passover experiences took place in Haifa the night before the last day of holiday. The seventh night of Passover marks the crossing of the Sea of Reeds, popularly known as the Red Sea, the event where the Israelites were definitely freed...

Last week, I needed to visit the New Mexico Heart Institute (it was not to check out my own heart). Soon after I arrived, a woman walked in with a small harp. She set up her music stand and began playing for the patients and staff in the reception area.

The idea of recognizing excellence serves many purposes. Inspiring others to reach for the best within them is one of my favorites.

This coming weekend's Academy Awards ceremony inspired me to create the Kabbalah Awards. Based on Kabbalah's mystical Tree of Life -- a map of Divine energy flowing...

The carnage in Newtown ripped my heart. But the HuffPost's reporting of the continued slaughter of young and old across the nation -- the last count I saw was estimated at more than 100 dead since Sandy Hook -- is simply shocking. I know the problem is complicated...

My wife and I saw the new James Bond movie, "Skyfall," this past weekend. I was surprised to see that the movie tackles the tension between the roles of aging boomers and a new generation of young people who want to make their mark in the workplace which, in this...

When I read Jerusalem was a target for Hamas rockets, the sadness I felt was deep. For me, Jerusalem is not an abstraction; I lived there for nine years. It is part of my heart and soul. During those special years, I spent time in Arab, Christian, Armenian and Jewish...

Growing up, I viewed my body as a trusted friend. No matter what was going on or how I was feeling, I felt that I could always count on it to not let me down.

As the years rolled on, this sense stayed with me. One night while practicing an...

Early on in my years as a student of Tai Chi, I attended a personal growth workshop. At one point during the multi-day event, I volunteered to go up on stage to do an exercise with the facilitator in front of the 150-200 participants in the room.

At the time,...

The month of Elul, which precedes Rosh Hashanah on the Jewish calendar, is a time devoted to looking back on the previous year to examine one's heart and soul. It is a time to ask for forgiveness for mistakes made and making the commitment to not doing them again in...

Nowadays, I don't get to many rock concerts. When I read about the resurgence of Jimmy Cliff (a reggae music legend) in a recent issue of Rolling Stone, I said to myself, "If Jimmy comes to Santa Fe, I am going to see him." A few weeks later,...

In my last two posts, I have been exploring themes related to my DVD, titled Sulam Chi: A Dance of Life. In this post, I will use some thoughts about the last of the Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, to continue the discussion about Sulam Chi, a...

In my last post, I introduced the mind/body/spirit practice I co-created called Sulam Chi. It is a beautiful, easy-to-learn integration of tai chi-like movement and Kabbalah's mystical Tree of Life. In this post, I will briefly explain what the Tree of Life is and how it is integrated...

While living in Israel in the late 1990s, I attended an international yoga conference held outside of Jerusalem. One of the distinguished participants was Yogi Amrit Desai. I very much looked forward to seeing a demonstration of his Meditation-in-Motion style of yoga. I was familiar with his ability to spontaneously...

In part one of this series, I talked about an insight I had regarding bringing my spirit into the workplace via my video, "Stop Working and Start Playing!" In short, a powerful way to bring spirit into the workplace is via a shift in attitude. In...

Over lunch last month, my friend Martin Rutte encouraged me to enter a global video contest promoting spirituality in the workplace. (Martin is chairman of the board of the sponsor of the contest, The Centre for Spirituality and the Workplace out of Saint Mary's University in Canada.) At...

Ever since my wife introduced our young son and myself to the movie Titanic a few years ago, I have been fascinated by the story of what happened the cold, clear night the R.M.S. Titanic ran into an iceberg and sank.

There are many reasons why her wreck holds...

Purim commemorates the Jewish people's miraculous delivery from destruction in ancient Persia as told in the Book of Esther. It is a holiday of joyous celebration unlike any other on the Jewish calendar.

The Talmud counsels that one should drink on Purim until he can no longer distinguish between the...