Francesca Ruini is a certified Ananda meditation teacher. She is also a yoga teacher, artist and ballerina trained in her native Italy. She offers Love from a place deep within her heart, and shares that this light, this Divine Love is availabl

Don’t panic

Sep 21st, 2018 10m 56s

This post is an excerpt from my next book, to be released soon… Listen to the Podcast version of this post below I had a panic attack when I was in my mid 20s. I didn’t know that it was a panic attack and I’m fairly certain I had never heard

You don’t need to do it alone

Sep 14th, 2018 12m 41s

It’s not a mystery how we got to be this way. This way in which we feel we must be independent, self-sufficient, lone warriors on the battleground of our lives. That’s what ‘tough’ men and women do right? Go it alone. If you can’t do it yoursel

This is how I know you’re OK

Sep 7th, 2018 14m 20s

This thing that has been on your mind, either recently or for as long as you can remember, that you believe is worth your serious attention? It isn’t. You might want to know how I know this. So, I’ll say it as plainly as I can. You’re OK becaus

Gabriel’s Blessing

Aug 31st, 2018 11m 3s

At Christmas time last year, I found myself at church for a Christmas eve service. This is interesting for two reasons. First, I don’t usually go to church. I suppose that is not that interesting because there are many people who do not regular

Unblocking happiness with Alison J. Kay

Aug 24th, 2018 37m 29s

Dr. Alison J. Kay is an author, holistic health practitioner, Reiki master, Qigong instructor, meditation and yoga teacher and creator of the Vibrational Upgrade System. In this conversation she talks about her path from rebelling against tradi

How to stop wanting and start having

Aug 17th, 2018 15m 42s

Are you more committed to wanting that which you desire, or to having it? It’s easy to decipher the answer to this question – it’s in the results. If you look at your life do you mostly have the things that you want, or do you mostly want thing

It’s OK to notice what you think about

Aug 3rd, 2018 18m 54s

Have you ever noticed your mind? It comes up with some interesting stuff. When we sit back and take note of the thoughts that we think it becomes clear that our mind is simply passing the time. It’s bored, so it thinks of stuff – because that i

How anxiety fosters peace

Jul 27th, 2018 15m 49s

It’s counterintuitive that anxiety, whether it’s a few nervous butterflies or a full-blown anxiety or panic attack, actually creates Peace. But that is exactly how it’s designed. Further the duration, nature, perceived intensity and frequency a

You are not wrong

Jul 20th, 2018 17m 27s

You’re not wrong for wanting what you want. The reason we feel wrong about something we have done or said or wrong about something that we want or wrong about who we are or who we want to be is that someone else has uploaded their version of ri

How to fall in Love

Jul 13th, 2018 17m 35s

Do you consider yourself a romantic? I do. Do you long for tender affection, deep connection, and sharing in joyful laughter? Me too. It seems there is a wide-eyed teenager within us who we never really let go of as we grew beyond our teenage y

How to create inner peace and possibility

Jul 6th, 2018 15m 24s

You’ve heard of the observer before. Even if you have never sat in meditation or spent much time thinking about it, you’ve likely heard this idea. This is the idea that we all have something within us that is capable of sitting back and observi

Let go of your hero and rise

Jun 29th, 2018 14m 18s

Did you know that you were a super hero? You are. I’m getting to know this part of myself quite well as of late, and I’d like to introduce you to him, or her, because we all have a hero inside of us. Our hero is a bit intoxicating because he he

You are not losing your mind

Jun 15th, 2018 17m 20s

It just feels like you are sometimes. No matter how many times you hear about the ‘monkey mind’ and the nature of your wandering mind and that you are not your thoughts, still sometimes that whacko doing all the talking inside your head can cau

How to have the right kind of patience

Jun 8th, 2018 16m 38s

Patience is a virtue. Patience is also the name of an excellent hard rock ballad by Gun ‘N’ Roses. But when I looked up Patience in the dictionary I was disappointed. Patience is defined as “the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or

How to be kind to yourself when you make a mistake

Jun 1st, 2018 14m 35s

Sometimes we make choices that we wished we had not made. And sometimes those choices affect other people. When this happens, we tend to be quite good at piling guilt and shame upon ourselves. As a matter of fact, most of us have perfected the

Don’t let familiarity limit you

May 25th, 2018 17m 35s

If we want to remain comfortable then there is nothing more comfortable than familiarity. But we can be more than comfortable. We’re both allowed to want more than comfort and designed to want more than comfort. And the amazing thing is that wh

Are your dreams about to come true?

May 18th, 2018 20m 44s

It seems there is but one thing between you and your dreams. One thing between you and all that you desire. One thing between you and all that is meant for you. It may not be the answer we would hope to hear but don’t worry, there are things th

Reimagine the best shape of your life

May 11th, 2018 18m 31s

What if the slim and trim vision that represents the ‘best shape of your life’ is but a fraction of what it means to actually BE in the best shape of your life? It is. There is a version of you that looks exactly how you want to look, that feel

Use these words for your highest potential

May 4th, 2018 19m 59s

You’ve heard the phrase ‘words matter’ before. Most often it’s in the context of what human beings say to each other. The words that we choose when interacting with one another do matter, but words matter at a much deeper level as well. There a

How to magically increase your free time

Apr 27th, 2018 17m 9s

It is ironic that one of the most common reasons people offer for why we don’t meditate is that we don’t have enough time. It is ironic because one of the huge benefits of a sustained meditation practice is an overall increase in just that – ti

How to turn negativity into the good stuff

Apr 20th, 2018 15m 51s

The idea of positive thinking can sound a bit Pollyanna. Can everything truly be cured, fixed, uplifted, turned around simply by thinking good thoughts? Actually, it has more to do with allowing our thoughts to be what they are and allowing our

The path from surviving to thriving

Apr 6th, 2018 16m 46s

Do you ever find yourself watching television or movies and wondering whether there is a different kind of life you could be living? A life that includes more? More money, more love, more ease, more kindness and compassion and freedom and did I

Hack your spiritual freedom with a mantra

Mar 30th, 2018 18m 36s

At this point you’ve heard of mantras. But what exactly they are, what they do, and when and how and why to use them can get murky. Also, where does a mantra fit in with meditation, how is it different from an affirmation, and why does any of i

What to do when you don’t know what to do

Mar 23rd, 2018 19m 30s

Sometimes we wake up in the morning and aren’t quite sure what to do. We find ourselves with many questions. It may seem that everything is a question. Past choices combine with decisions about the future into one big pile of uncertainty. It ca