by Maria Merloni | Sep 26, 2012 | Spirituality
I’m no astrologer, and I can tell you that there’s big planetary stuff going on right now. In general, the earth is going through a shift; many of us are aware of that, both through our reading and through our personal experiences. And, this month in...
by Maria Merloni | Sep 11, 2012 | Spirituality
My ex-husband and I were both raised Catholic. So we know what it’s like to sit through those Catholic masses with all their rituals and prayers, repeated over and over each week. In the Catholic mass, there’s a part when the priest says “body of...
by Maria Merloni | Aug 28, 2012 | Spirituality
I’m sure many of you have heard of this concept of mindfulness. I first heard of it when I was in graduate school and I read the book Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn. (He was, at least at the time, in charge of the stress management program at the...
by Maria Merloni | Aug 21, 2012 | Spirituality
As promised, I will get right to saying more about each of the seven main chakras, starting from the bottom of the spine and moving up: 1. The first chakra is red, and is often referred to as the base or root chakra. It is associated with survival, security, and...
by Maria Merloni | Aug 17, 2012 | Spirituality
…well, one of the cool things I mean, is that the things that many people thought were hogwash are starting to be scientifically validated. Last weekend I had the opportunity to have my aura and chakras photographed. The camera sees the electromagnetic energy...
by Maria Merloni | Aug 14, 2012 | S.E.X., Spirituality
Back when I was in college I used to go to these live music events at that Student Center. It would usually be small, local performers (which in my opinion are often the best ones) doing songs they had written. I remmember one time this guy came with his acoustic...