Faculty

by Maria Sirois My son Jesse sat on the bench in the running apparel store, listening to the owner, Ken, discuss how the training they were going to do over the next two months would prepare him for...

by Megan McDonough Research has shown meditation's many benefits from stress reduction to pain management. Yet anyone who has tried to meditate knows it can be harder to sit for ten minutes than to...

by Maria Sirois Last night I watched The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and was moved again by the sentiment toward the end when all seems dark and our heroes and heroines are fighting a...

By Maria Sirois “As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.” - C.G. Jung Darkness is long now in this part of the world and...

by Maria Sirois No one knows when the bus is coming to take us to another realm. And we have no idea how long we have once the bus shows up. When we face this directly and honestly, we can become...

by Maria Sirois Every act of love toward yourself will only increase beneficence to others and every act of beneficence toward others will only increase your capacity to love yourself. Both are...

by Maria Sirois The old Italian joke comes to mind this morning about the man who prays to the Virgin Mary statue every day in his town church for help winning the lottery. One day after years and...

by Maria Sirois Somewhere, the world is awakening. Somewhere, the dawn is emerging. Clouds are parting and pink is rising. It is always the morning of the world somewhere. Do not give up hope. Let...

by Maria Sirois “Ten thousand hours felt like ten thousand hands. Ten thousand hands, they carry me...” Rap star Macklemore uses this line as the refrain in his new hit, "Ten Thousand Hours" and he...