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Laughing at the Beast

I know there are many people who now feel the world (and especially the USA) are going backwards and sliding into darkness. They’re largely right. The USA in particular is backsliding greatly. Remember that this wasn’t an accident. Lots of people chose this. This backsliding phase is spiritually purposeful and meaningful, like a giant cleanse…

Engage 16: Open Up the High End

Lesson 16 of the free Engage course explores how to shift your reality from needing, striving, and wanting to already being inside the life you truly wish to embody. You’ll find the rest of the Engage course videos in the Video section. Join the Engage Email List Join the Engage notification list to get an…

100 Days of Sex: Day 108

Here’s an update on our ongoing 100 days of sex experiment, which is now up to 108 days and still going. At this point I’ve figured out that if Rachelle and I spend time in the same room together during the course of a day, it’s going to be a sex day. Sex has become…

Yin Productivity

This week I began exploring a yin-based approach to my days. First I journaled about how I might differentiate yin productivity from yang productivity. I figured yang was mainly about deciding, controlling, and directing the flow of action whereas yin would be more about sensing and allowing action to flow through very flexibly. I also…

The Importance of Conscious Integration Work

Integration is the process of extracting core lessons and insights from your lived experiences and intelligently applying those insights to your life, so you feel, think, and act in alignment with whatever you’ve gained from your lived experiences. Integration especially matters when you have a stretchy experience that feels inconsistent with your previous conceptions of…

CGC Year 9 Is Now Closed – Next Opening April 2026

Our one-week annual window to join Conscious Growth Club for our 9th powerful year together is now closed, so if you haven’t joined us at this point, you’ll need to wait till April 2026 for our next opening because we are sailing on without you. You’re welcome to circle back for Year 10’s opening if…

6 Hours Left to Join Conscious Growth Club for Year 9

We’re in the final stretch – only 6 hours left to join Conscious Growth Club for Year 9. If you’ve been feeling the call, now’s the time to say yes. After midnight Pacific Time, the door closes for all of 2025. Here are some helpful links to guide your decision: If this is your next…

Stepping Into Your Limitless Self With Conscious Growth Club (Last Day to Enroll for 2025)

Today (May 1st) is the final day to decide to join us for Year 9 in Conscious Growth Club, and I felt inspired to share some insights about where I see the club flowing in Year 9 and beyond. Every year the club evolves. This transition from Year 8 to Year 9 is a big…

Join Conscious Growth Club Year 9 by May 1st, 2025 (Video Invite)

Here’s an easy-going video about Conscious Growth Club Year 9 to give you a sense of the vibes and direction of the club and to invite you to join us inside. It’s only about 12 minutes, so please give it a watch now because I’m taking it offline when the enrollment ends. CGC is our…

CGC Year 9 Is Open: The Sensing and Thinking Behind the Invitation

Yay! Conscious Growth Club is now open for enrollment for our 9th year together. You can see the invitation here: ❤️ Conscious Growth Club Year 9 Invite ❤️ This year I posted a very different kind of invitation than ever before. CGC itself is very growth-oriented – a living entity – so it evolves every…