May 9, 2013

Music is a powerful communication tool–it causes us to laugh, cry, think and question. Bassist and five-time Grammy winner, Victor Wooten, asks us to approach music the same way we learn verbal language–by embracing mistakes and playing as often as possible.  Lesson by Victor Wooten, produced by TED-Ed. View full lesson:...

May 1, 2013

by Steven S. Sadleir • There is an awakening of consciousness occurring on the planet right now. Day by day, more people are considering their potential to evolve. A metaphysical awareness is being fostered within the media. The seeds being planted are shifting the collective consciousness of humanity. Information is being communicated that is sparking the...

May 1, 2013

spiritual growth through music by Bruce Mason • I had myriad opportunities to chat with legendary music icon and spiritual teacher Victor Wooten during his three successive annual pilgrimages to the Haven on Gabriola Island. During breaks in the intense daylong workshops, before and after sound checks and performances and over breakfast and late-night...

May 1, 2013

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young • The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof. – Richard Bach Is it ever okay to turn your back on your family? We think of commitment and loyalty as a good thing, but in my experience they can...

May 1, 2013

A NEW EARTH by Eckhart Tolle • To read Eckhart Tolle’s latest column, please see the current print edition of Common Ground For copyright reasons, we are authorized to publish this column in our print version only. More than 1/4 million people read Common Ground every month! Pick up your copy today. This article appeared in the MAY 2013 print edition...

Apr 1, 2013

La Dolce Vita by Alastair Gregor • As I write this, I feel a sense of dread on behalf of the people of the US. On March 20, Monsanto managed to slip its Monsanto Protection Act through the US Senate. If signed into law by President Obama, the rider will allow farmers to plant, harvest and sell genetically engineered plants even if the crops have been ruled...

Apr 1, 2013

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young • Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly. – Mahatma Gandhi Something that is really coming up for many of my clients lately is the extent to which they do not, or cannot, speak their truth. If we are not being true to ourselves, we are not being authentic....

Apr 1, 2013

A NEW EARTH by Eckhart Tolle • To read Eckhart Tolle’s latest column, please see the current print edition of Common Ground For copyright reasons, we are authorized to publish this column in our print version only. More than 1/4 million people read Common Ground every month! Pick up your copy today. This article appeared in the APRIL 2013 print edition...

Apr 1, 2013

Lorraine Milardo Bennington Creative Transformations • As a young spiritual seeker in Kitsilano, I was drawn to Indian mysticism and inspired by the books of Yogananda, Ram Dass, Carl Jung and Laura Huxley. Fuelled by a need to understand the mysteries of life, I delved into meditation, self-hypnosis and spirituality, reading voraciously. I meditated and...

Mar 1, 2013

by Rodney Watson • My name is Rodney Watson; I am a U.S. Army Iraq war veteran who went AWOL after serving my country in a one-year deployment to Mosul Iraq, from October 2005 to October 2006. During my deployment, my eyes were opened to the fact that we should never have been there at all. I was willing to risk my life just like many other brave souls who...