personal transformation

The Lesson the Medicine Man Never Meant to Teach

https://youtu.be/v-YJfAbXKzc   Since the time of my earliest memories, I was drawn to Native Americans. As a child, I would sit for hours and look at books with photographs of Native people and their ritual practices. At the age of fourteen, when I began to learn about traditional Native doctors (medicine men and women), I decided that, if ever given [...]

By |2025-10-23T03:45:41-04:00October 21, 2025|0 Comments

Honoring the Sacred Contract

https://youtu.be/d6CPuYiXCc4   For seventeen years, I trained with Shifu Li Tai Liang in Xin Yi Quan, Baguazhang, Tai Chi, and Chi Gong—internal martial arts rooted in Taoist lineages that go back thousands of years. I first began attending Shifu's classes in the Corona section of Queens. But I quickly realized that the depth and complexity of what he was teaching [...]

By |2025-07-29T11:05:49-04:00July 27, 2025|0 Comments

Being Relentless in Your Pursuit of Healing and Growth

https://youtu.be/NL4tEjXa-MY   When I was in seventh grade, one of my teachers called my mom to arrange a parent-teacher meeting. At the time, I wasn’t doing all that well in school — mostly because I hadn’t yet developed solid study habits. But that teacher cared enough to step in and help me build the foundation I needed to actually learn how [...]

By |2025-05-28T00:34:39-04:00May 28, 2025|0 Comments

True Intimacy Begins with Yourself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcsOIGHpfxk   Mattia was involved with a woman of Russian descent from the Donbas, the Russian-occupied region of eastern Ukraine, whom he described as highly narcissistic. However, based on the account he shared with me about his ex-girlfriend and their interactions, she sounds more like a sociopath. She actually supports the occupying Russian forces—the same forces responsible for raping, torturing, and [...]

By |2024-10-23T01:27:58-04:00October 21, 2024|0 Comments

Resilience: Thriving in Life and Love

https://youtu.be/T7PlYdzeFRc   Joaquín met Daniela through the dating app Hinge. At first, she was guarded and mistrustful, still carrying the weight of past relationships that hadn’t worked out. Despite this, Joaquín was drawn to her and patiently took the time to get to know her. As Daniela’s defenses gradually lowered, she began to let Joaquín in. But just as things [...]

By |2024-09-25T02:15:08-04:00September 25, 2024|0 Comments
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