Eventually, They Will Disappoint
Eventually, all admired teachers and leaders will disappoint. They will say or do something that lets you down or that you strongly disagree with. That’s life. It could be that the esteemed teacher does something completely against their own teaching. It happens to everyone: when our leaders or teachers say or do something so divergent […]
Let’s Talk About Energy
Here is the text for this video: Greetings everyone! I’m Kasey Claytor, a Chopra certified Meditation and Ayurvedic instructor and a financial advisor for 40 years. So, I wear many hats. This recording will begin with today’s topic, and then I will prompt you to meditate on your own at the end, so I suggest […]
Surrender
Surrender…how? Many books tout the benefits of surrendering. The divine guidance it avails, peace, and good results. It sounds so easy. And sometimes it is. When a minor flaw is in your design, when you realize you can’t convince another person of something, when someone makes a mistake, or you do, it is actually calming […]
Aging Gracefully
The topic of our last meditation group meeting was Aging Gracefully. Here are some points from that discussion: Every function: organization, metabolism, reproduction, digestion, elimination, etc., is operating for your optimal balance, or homeostasis. All these simultaneous functions are an activity of the universe. According to Ayurveda, imbalance leads to eventual illness. As we age, it’s […]
On Aging…..
By Kasey Claytor In our TV, internet, and magazine ads, we see in bold type: Anti-Aging, Reverse Aging, Stay Young, Youth Shield, and Protect against Aging!! It sounds as though the number 1 disease afflicting our society is aging! One has to really research to find positive examples of people experiencing healthy, normal, enjoyable (yes) […]
Money Types According to Your Dosha
Knowing our Ayurvedic ‘doshas’ or mind-body types helps us understand our strengths and challenges in managing our finances. A brief overview: Ayurveda classifies people’s mind-body constitutions into three main types, known as doshas. Vata Changeable, creative, lively, artistic, quick-moving, expressive with a tendency toward worry and anxiety when they are stressed, (For example, while watching […]
Civility
The following piece is one I wrote for our local newspaper 26 years ago! But it is even more essential, more apt, today. I was listening to a radio show yesterday that had a guest on who researches social trends. What he said has stuck with me. He conducted a study in which people were […]
It’s All About Consciousness
Why haven’t we been able to solve the following problems after spending billions over years devoted to them: poverty, prejudice, wars, crime, abuse, ignorance, famine, violence, theft, corruption, etc.? However, these may all be explained by understanding the nature of consciousness. Once we have a way to measure groups, individuals, societies, geographic areas, and countries […]
On Perception of Reality
Conscious and Unconscious Beliefs Core beliefs or strong ideas about your own existence are usually unconscious. It is easier to see these in others than in yourself. You look for proof in the world to validate your beliefs. They can be negative or positive Example: we cannot trust others. I have poor health People are […]
We All Live in the World of Our Own Making
How else could we live alongside others with profoundly different beliefs about so many subjects? Let’s take one subject: healthy eating. I just read an article by a dietician stating that, for an experiment, she ate a diet of 80% ultra-processed foods for a month. By the end of her research, she said she felt […]