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Crystals and Meditation

by Melinda Wells | Oct 25, 2019 | Articles, Crystals, Featured Blog Posts, Meditation

Crystals and meditation seem to be like peas in a pod here in the west. It’s not like that in the wisdom traditions that bring us meditation, but a newer intuition with its roots in the American cultural revolution of the 1960s has put crystals into the same space...

The Spiritual Power of Eleven

by Melinda Wells | Nov 11, 2017 | Articles, Featured Blog Posts

It’s hard to believe we’re already into November and the final weeks of 2017! It’s a meaningful month for me because I celebrate my birthday, but November may also be an important month of this year for you. Here’s why: November is the eleventh month, and the number...

Yoga of the Ancient Sages: Kriya

by Melinda Wells | Jun 13, 2015 | Articles, Featured Blog Posts

These days most everyone has heard of yoga, but we tend to think of it as a kind of exercise class. We may be generally aware that there are many different forms of yoga, but the majority of us do not know very much about them. Today I would like to talk a little...

Sound Healing: An Ancient Art Revived

by Melinda Wells | May 20, 2015 | Good News, Inspirational, Michael's Articles

Sound healing is found in various forms throughout most of human history. It was practiced by the ancient Greeks and the Egyptians, among others. These techniques can be found in the Vedic scriptures of India and the shamanic lineage of the Navajo and other indigenous...

OM: What does it mean?

by Melinda Wells | May 5, 2015 | Good News, Inspirational, Michael's Articles

OM. That is the western spelling of the sanskrit symbol you see to the left. The proper phonetic pronunciation is actually more like AUM than OM and while it still seems fairly exotic, it is becoming widely recognized in western culture. But what does it mean?...