Inner Work

There’s a universal flow that is in control of all of life.

An interview with Joana Breidenbach — For our ConsciousU newsletter, we conduct a monthly interview. You can watch the complete video interview here (30 mins in German). This article was originally published on LinkedIn. It is important for every society to be able to have dialogues about different perspectives. We live in a world with many…

By Janeen Manuel, PhD and Nora F. Murphy Johnson, PhD In an earlier blog post, we shared our interest in developing an evidence base for Creative Evaluation and Engagement (CE&E), our method of assisting changemakers as they make progress toward a whole, beautiful, and just world. CE&E is a principles-focused, arts-infused, developmental evaluation practice that we outlined in our recent…

by Nora F. Murphy Johnson, PhD In 2008, my two-year-old son, Ayrie, was diagnosed with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. The disease causes benign cancer-like tumors to grow on the larynx, trachea, or lungs–resulting in noisy breathing, difficulty swallowing, and a quiet, raspy voice. …

When life gets challenging, or when you aren’t seeing the fruits of your labour, it can feel incredibly disheartening and demotivating. Your mind may start to go into overdrive, and self-sabotage starts to kick in. “What if this is a ridiculous dream?” or “no one wants to hear this, I’m…

All You Need Is A Little Respect “I have respect for my body, and I treat it well. I affirm positive things about my body and tell it I love it often.” Louise Hay How often do you tell your body that you love it? So often, we get busy…

How many times have you heard ‘inner work’ bantered around by personal development and spiritual teachers? It’s touted to be the holy grail when it comes to overcoming trauma, achieving your goals and reaching your full potential. The frustrating part is that ‘a clear definition’ and ‘how to apply it’…

It’s shaped like a why. — It’s only the first week in January and I’m already seeing memes about failing New Year’s resolutions. In the two thousand and twenty-third calendar year, what is that we still haven’t caught onto yet? You’ll have noticed that we like to set ourselves intentions, goals, thing to aim for but…

The first thing I wanted to do after I separated from my ex-wife was to start dating again and find that one person. I didn’t love my ex-wife or rather I couldn’t love her but I loved the idea of marriage. Just the idea of not being married made me…