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Dr. Gail Brenner

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A Practical Guide to Working with the Pesky Mind

“All the things that truly matter—beauty, love, creativity, joy, inner peace—arise from beyond the mind.” ~Eckhart Tolle “If only my mind would give me a break.” “I’m constantly bombarded by thoughts.” These are some of the frustrated statements I hear from people every day who are trying to find peace from their ...Read More

Bringing Peace to the World—One Relationship at a Time

"To love is to recognize yourself in another.” ~Eckhart Tolle I’m excited for this post today for two reasons. First, this is the first time I’m offering an audio interview with myself as the interviewer. And second, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Phil and Maude from PhilandMaude.com on a topic of interest ...Read More

Turn Toward Joy

“Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.” ~Joseph Campbell It seems all too common to me that we forget to turn toward joy. We tend to focus on what’s wrong, how bad we’re feeling, and the things that other people aren’t doing to meet our expectations—and we forget to turn toward ...Read More

From Unworthiness to Freedom: Return to Your Natural State

"If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place." ~Lao Tzu Just about every single person I meet with is consumed in shame and self-doubt. It's a dis-ease that's rampant in our society today. We feel worthless and inadequate. The language in our minds that we use to describe ourselves is so ...Read More

Know How Thinking Works

Note: I'm excited to share with you Chapter 11 from my new book, At the Core of Every Heart: Reflections, Insights, and Practices for Waking Up and Living Free. It's the kind of book you'll want on your bedside table with 52 essays, each with a reflection or practice to bring the teachings alive in your own experience. ...Read More

New Book: At the Core of Every Heart

I’m so pleased to let you know that my new book is available for pre-order on Amazon.com. The title is, At the Core of Every Heart: Reflections, Insights, and Practices for Waking Up and Living Free. It will be published on June 14, and you can order it now by clicking here or on the book cover. The title comes from ...Read More

A Practical Guide to Loving Your Emotions

"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky." ~Rabindranath Tagore Does your emotional life seem like a puzzle? We experience emotions and they bring suffering and upset to our lives. But somehow we know that it’s possible for them to move through us ...Read More

9 Loving Ways to Be Free of Inadequacy

“Nothing ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now.” ~Eckhart Tolle For some compelling reason, many human minds are inclined to think negatively. And the target of those negative thoughts is often ourselves. We’re fearful of what might happen if we stretch into the fullness of our life ...Read More

What Are You Serving?

"At the deepest level, there is no giver, no gift, and no recipient . . . only the universe rearranging itself." ~Jon Kabat-Zinn How many of us burn ourselves out trying to do good in the world? We think that being of service means serving others no matter what. And we end up losing our boundaries and betraying our ...Read More

Interviews, Private Sessions, and More

"Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness." ~Chuang Tzu Today, I’m sharing with you two recent interviews. The first one is from the site called Buddha at the Gas Pump, which includes hundreds of interviews with people interested in spiritual awakening. I enjoyed this conversation with the lovely Rick ...Read More