The human psyche has so many funky glitches that it’s a wonder we can all get along. Actually, on the whole, we’re having a very, very difficult time getting along, aren’t we? This is why positive thinking resources are so important. They help us remain on the positive side of the mental equation. Still, what do we do […]

Love is a powerful force. It can take us to great heights and leave us feeling light and airy. Yet it has been the most abused and misused force. Many degraded things pass for love. True love is based on understanding, mutual trust, and respect and not simply on transient emotions. Love is being in […]

Stop All Criticism – Criticism never changes a thing. Refuse to criticize yourself. Accept yourself exactly as you are. Everybody changes. When you criticize yourself, your changes are negative. When you approve of yourself, your changes are positive. Don’t Scare Yourself – Stop terrorizing yourself with your thoughts. It’s a dreadful way to live. Find […]

The Haumana (student) bowed to his Kumu (teacher). He had just finished the initiation process that moved him to a new level of training. He was excited. He had hoped for years, he had dreamed of this day. He knew what he wanted — he wanted to go all the way. He wanted it all […]

The Ho’omaka (initiate) had been laid out on a long black solid block of lava rock, 4 feet high, by 6 feet by 3 feet. Around the lava rock in each corner and in the center on each side was a Kukui nut oil lamp that provided light for the five Kahuna to do their […]

Ho’oponopono means to make right. Essentially, it means to make it right with the ancestors or to make right with the people with whom you have relationships. We believe that the original purpose of Ho’oponopono was to correct the wrongs that had occurred in someone’s life including Hala (to miss the thing aimed for, or […]

כשלא מצליחים לזהות מקור גופני למיחושים, מסיקים לפעמים שהם נובעים ממצוקה נפשית: כאב פסיכוסומטי! “דוקטור, תציל אותי, אני מאוהב. כואב לי בחזה, הלב שלי נגנב”, מכירים את השיר ששר ליאור נרקיס. ואכן, מצבים נפשיים אכן יכולים לחולל כאב פיזי, אך בדרך כלל המקור אינו אהבה רומנטית כמו בשיר, אלא דווקא מצבים שליליים קשים. כשכאב פיזי […]