Carol Cirabisi, MS, LMFT

A disclaimer: None of these links are connections to the one an only Answer to the questions of our lives.

Each of them, however, touched me in some significant way and opened up at least one aspect of my awakening as I ventured along my path.

From scientists to intuitive healers. From psychotherapists to “light beings!” From environmentalists to saints. All of these teachers or websites have something of value to impart, if only we seek out these gifts!

Take what you can from any information that resonates with you. Each teacher listed below has in common with all the others a Universal Message. Ultimately, regardless of the words they use, or the audience they are trying to reach, their message is about Awakening into Consciousness to find Peace and Joy within.

Karen Bishop

http://www.whatsuponplanetearth.com

“The purpose, desire and passion behind What’s Up On Planet Earth? is in bringing a higher level of evolutionary awareness to souls who are summoning this energy, and to connect and assist us during the now rapid ascension process many are experiencing.”

(Karen may be a little “out there” for many of the more “traditionally” spiritual people, but again, take whatever information that resonates for you and use it for your own growth.)

Tara Brach

http://www.imcw.org/tara-brach

Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha, Bantam, 2003.

Pema Chodron

http://www.shambhala.org/teachers/pema/

Pema Chodron is a leading exponent of teachings on meditation and how they apply to everyday life. She is widely known for her charming and down-to-earth interpretation of Tibetan Buddhism for Western audiences.

Deepak Chopra

www.chopra.com

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams, New World Library, 1994.

Al Gore

http://www.climatecrisis.net/

Earth in Balance: Ecology and The Human Spirit, The Penguin Group, 1993.

An Inconvenient Truth.

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” Upton Sinclair.

Higher Awareness

www.higherawareness.com

“...Experience more peace, health and joy as you tune in to who you really are, what you really want and then execute your personal development plan to get there...”

(Although this is a website that is really a marketing tool to get you to buy their “spiritual awakening” materials, their free email newsletters often contain concise yet valuable tidbits of information to get you to self-reflect – which is always a good thing!)

Jon Kabat-Zinn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Kabat-Zinn

http://www.umassmed.edu/behavmed/faculty/kabat-zinn.cfm

Wherever You Go, There You are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life, Hyperion Books, 1994.

Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness, Delta, 1990.

Coming to Our Senses - Healing Ourselves And the World Through Mindfulness, Hyperion Books, 2005.

Jack Kornfield

http://www.jackkornfield.org

“You have within you unlimited capacities for love, for joy, for communion with life, and for unshakable freedom-and here is how to awaken them.”

The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology, Bantam Press, 2008.

Jack Kornfield is one of the leading Buddhist teachers in America. A practitioner for over 40 years, he is one of the key teachers to introduce mindfulness and vipassana meditation to the West. His approach emphasizes compassion, lovingkindness and the profound path of mindful presence.

Joanna Macy

http://www.joannamacy.net

World as Lover, World as Self - Courage for Global Justice and Ecological Renewal, Parallax Press, 2007.

“The most remarkable feature of this historical moment on Earth is not that we are on the way to destroying the world—we’ve actually been on the way for quite a while. It is that we are beginning to wake up, as from a millennia-long sleep, to a whole new relationship to our world, to ourselves and each other.”

Barbara Marx Hubbard

http://www.barbaramarxhubbard.com

http://www.evolve.org A global community center for conscious evolution.

Conscious Evolution: Awakening Our Social Potential, New World Library, 1998.

Thomas Moore

http://www.careofthesoul.net/wr_godislove.htm

Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life, HarperCollins, 1992.

Thich Nat Hahn

http://www.plumvillage.org/

Being Peace, Parallelex Press, 1987.

Peace is Every Step, Bantam Press, 1992.

“If your cup is small, a little bit of salt will make the water salty. If your heart is small, then a little bit of pain can make you suffer. Your heart must be large.”

M. Scott Peck

http://www.mscottpeck.com/

The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1978.

“Confronting and solving problems is a painful process, which most of us attempt to avoid. This avoidance results in pain and the hampered ability to grow both mentally and spiritually. Drawing heavily on his own professional psychiatric experience, Peck suggests ways in which confronting and resolving our problems, and suffering through the changes, can enable us to reach a higher level of self-understanding.”

Linda Rose

www.lindarose .blogspot.comknows

www.lindaroseastrology.com

“Lunar astro-speak with real world correlations: Forget sun sign astrology. Where's your moon? Your Saturn? Your North Node? Your moon sign describes your requirements for emotional fulfillment. Saturn symbolizes your fears. Your North Node points the way to your Life Purpose. What are YOU living for?”

(Whether or not you believe that astrology has real value, Linda’s perspective on the world from an astrological point of view is fascinating to say the least. Worth a read.)

Michael Singer

http://www.untetheredsoul.com

The Untethered Soul, New Harbinger/ Noetic Books, 2007.

“What would it be like to be free from limitations and soar beyond your boundaries? What can you do each day to find this kind of inner peace and freedom? The Untethered Soul offers a simple, profoundly intuitive answer to these questions. Whether this is your first exploration of inner space or you've devoted your life to the inward journey, this book will transform your relationship with yourself and the world around you.”

Eckhart Tolle

www.eckharttolle.com

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, New World Library, 1999.

Stillness Speaks, New World Library, 2003.

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose, Penguin, 2008.

“When you are present in this moment, you break the continuity of your story, of past and future. Then true intelligence arises, and also love.

The only way love can come into your life is not through form, but through that inner spaciousness that is Presence.

Love has no form.”

Ellen Wachs

http://www.allonepeace.com

A sacred school for the One.

(A local Intuitive Healer with an embracing heart full of love and acceptance.)

Neale Donald Walsch

www.cwg.org

Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc., 1997.

Brian Weiss

http://www.brianweiss.com/

Asa traditional psychotherapist, Dr. Brian Weiss was astonished and skeptical when one of his patients began recalling past-life traumas that seemed to hold the key to her recurring nightmares and anxiety attacks.

(I was struck by the transformation this Harvard-educated self-proclaimed cynical psychiatrist experienced when he came face to face with the apparent past lives of some of his patients! Believe what you will…)

Marianne Williamson

http://www.marianne.com

(Although she anthropomorphizes and masculine-izes God, her message of Love is abundantly clear.)

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