INSIGHT ARCHIVES
Does a Puppy Have Buddha Nature
Yes, because he loves you with the innocent moment-to-moment joy 50,000 years of human-canine cohabitation have created. When he poops on the carpet he thinks, “Poop happens, now let’s go for a walk.” While you [...]
Breathing Your Way to Nirvana
We all have a big problem. We breathe improperly, and it's driving us crazy. But nobody ever taught us how to breathe so that we give our brains the right oxygen nourishment. Things as natural [...]
Home is a safe place. Why I have a Home Office.
My counseling psychology Master’s Degree program required 100 hours of personal therapy, and I found a Jungian analyst nearby. We held sessions in her home’s comfortable den, adorned with paintings, sculptures and two tall oak [...]
I am a Mindful Science Geek
One advantage to being a mindfulness teacher is the explosion of scientific evidence about how good meditation is for your brain. The ancient pundits who taught the same techniques I teach today didn’t have clinics [...]
Are You Highly Sensitive? Answer these questions and find out.
Being thoughtful is good, but being a highly sensitive person (HSP) can hurt. If you score 14 points or more, Sober Buddha (949-212-4149) can help you learn to cope with the people, places, and situations [...]
Good Ol’ AA and Mindfulness Meditation
Alcoholics Anonymous helped me achieve sobriety 27 years ago, and the healing still sticks. Since June 11, 1992, I’ve heard countless criticisms, like the Penn & Teller “Bullshit” series sketch, claim AA lacks statistical credibility. [...]
Suffering is Optional – Downloadable Poster
You have the opportunity to raise your consciousness from anxiety and depression to peace of mind and optimism. Sober Buddha Counseling teaches you how to shift your attention from problems and limitations to the uplifting [...]
13 Ways for Escaping the Matrix of Social Conditioning
The Matrix often says you don’t have the talent and skills necessary to give up a dull but secure job for a more exciting and unpredictable job where your talent blossoms. The truth is you [...]
Aha! Spray – The Psychotherapy Patient’s Miracle
Therapists and patients often suffer burnout when it’s time for that dreaded end-of-the-day 6:00 p.m. appointment. Compassion fatigue can leave them flat, unmotivated. What can you do when four cups of coffee, three Red Bulls [...]
8 Ways to Getting “Unstuck”
Feeling bored, unmotivated or trapped by the people, places and circumstances of your life? Don’t worry; there are eight ways to regenerate your interest in even the stickiest time of life. Famous figures from history [...]
Counseling provides a safe refuge for exhausted souls
When you’re so burned out that everything feels like a mini-trauma, you will benefit from counseling that feels safe and nonjudgmental, a real respite from whatever anxiety is happening in the rest of your life. [...]
My Daily Breath
When the world feels like too heavy, I retreat to concentration on my breath. I feel it as clearly as I can. Cool breath in, warm breath out. Then I rest in the still point [...]
150 Things To Do Instead of Drinking, Drugging, Shopping, Gambling, Bingeing….
I know the feeling you are seeking. I know the impulse, the rush, and exhilaration your addiction "promises" you. But I also know the letdown, the guilt, the shame that follows. Instead of turning to [...]
The Wetiko Virus – A Paul Levy Review by Michael Hoffman
Paul Levy has always been a spiritual influencer on me. If you like outside-the-box, courageous writers, I suggest you get a copy of Paul Levy’s 350-page mindbender, Dispelling Wetiko – Breaking the Curse of Evil. [...]
