Every other week, Dr Joe writes a blog in which he elaborates on common questions, introduces new material, simplifies complex ideas, and expounds upon the foundational teachings of this work.
Dr Joe’s Blog
The Value of Discomfort – Part I
I’ve been thinking about a question I get asked a lot in this work. Usually, it’s a version of this:
“If I’m getting better, why do I feel so uncomfortable at times?”
All too often, we connect our thoughts about healing – or other reprogramming we’re working on, like abu...
Inspire: Breathing Life Into Life
A couple of weeks ago, my team and I hosted a Livestream to introduce a special project we’ve been working on for more than a year: Inspire, Volume 1: Ten Tracks to Master the Breath.
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Know Thyself
When I first released my Morning/Evening Meditations more than two years ago, I couldn’t have anticipated the tremendous response from our community members. It’s still one of our most popular offerings of all time.
I think these meditations resonate with so many because they offer a kind of “reset” each day. We have an opportunity to begin every morning with clear intentions …
Generosity: An Expression of Life
Now that we’re deep into the holiday season, we’re surrounded by messages about giving. But some of us feel prompted to give out of a sense of timing and obligation, rather than from a place of lighthearted joy and connection. Too often, the focus is on giving presents … instead of presence.
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Investing in the Unknown, Part III – Communing With the Divine
For the past few weeks, we’ve been examining the idea of investing in the unknown. In Part I, I discussed the evolution of my own experience with the work.
In Part II, I addressed the question so many community members ask me about the delicate balance between intention and surrender – and the tension between the two.
Investing in the Unknown, Part II – Intention and Surrender
In my last blog post, I shared some of the questions people ask me about my own practice – and how my thoughts and experiences with this work have evolved over time. I talked about how I’ve come to approach my practice from a place of pure curiosity, with the idea of “investing in the unknown.”
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Investing in the Unknown, Part I – Evolving the Experience
People approach me all the time – at airports; in restaurants; at the gym – to ask about examples in my practice to help them better understand their own approach to this work. It happens a lot at our retreats, too – which is where someone captured the above quote about investing in the unknow...
Remembering Our Future … Remembering Ourselves
During a youth Q&A session at a recent Week Long Advanced Retreat, a member of our community asked me something with real urgency in his voice.
“I really feel the emotion of my future in my meditations,” he said. “But – how do I lose it so quickly once I open my eyes? I mean – it’s ...
Choice Points on the Path – Part II
In my last post, I reflected on recent conversations with members of our community – and the insights, challenges, breakthroughs, and questions we all encounter at various stages of our study and practice.
If you missed Part I, where I talked about the stages of Novice (“I choose someth...
Choice Points on the Path — Part I
My team and I recently returned from a long stretch of travel; leading retreats from Switzerland … to England … to Florida and New York over a period of 40 days. I try to make time to meet with members of our community during each event, and I’m always struck by the insights, challenges, break...
Romancing the Future
I’m overjoyed and so moved by the response to my latest meditation, “Love the Life You Love.” Since we first shared it with our community a little more than a month ago, it’s become one of our most popular meditations of all time. And I want to tell you mor...
A Note from Hemal H. Patel, Ph.D
I want to take a moment and introduce you to my dear friend and colleague Dr. Hemal Patel, who is Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of California, San Diego. I thought it would be nice for him to let you know how things are going with the research we are doing on all of you. So, for those of you who have not yet met him, here is Dr. Hemal.
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