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David Daniel is a best-selling author and speaker who tours the world teaching the tenets and philosophy of the improvisational comedy technique, "Yes, And", and yoga and meditation.

A Guide to the 5 Levels of Consciousness

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Audio Version on Spotify It wasn’t long ago that I came upon Dr. David Hawkins’ Map of Consciousness.  The Map of Consciousness Scale was created by Dr. Hawkins, a psychiatrist, who experienced several life-altering events throughout his life.  Following each event, he noticed a change in his state of consciousness from a lower frequency ego-based focus to a higher state of love bliss where he felt constantly connected. The experiences prompted him to pursue understanding how and why the changes occurred and how his discoveries may assist humankind to “address the causes of the endless stream of spiritual distress and […]

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Song of the Cicada

Song of the Cicada

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The morning arrived early; we had a busy day ahead.  Adi and I got up before 5 am because we are heading to Austin today for the premiere of her uncle’s film, Song of the Cicada, at the Austin Film Festival (more on this in a bit).  I had an hour to do my Sadhana before we departed the house to pick up a Sprinter Van that we rented to take Adi’s entire family south to Austin for a three-hour drive. I did my practice inside today because the ground is still wet outside from the rain from the last

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The Grace of Shuniya

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The following is an excerpt from my new book:   Memoirs of a Rennaissance Man: Purifying the Mind, Body, and Spirit…and the 40 Days That Follow… An Aspirant’s Account The Grace of Shuniya The crisp Texas weather continues.  During my practice today I consciously brought my awareness to the state of Shuniya (shoo-nee- yuh).  In essence, this is where we bring our mind to a place of “zero”.  In Kundalini Yoga, the goal of Shuniya is to assist you in improving your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being and health, enhancing your self-esteem and self-confidence and enabling you to develop healthy

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The Wonders of Embracing Simplicity…

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The Simple Things That Make Life Enchanting Adi and I have been talking a lot lately about the wonders of embracing simplicity.  We awoke early today and were out the door to our favorite coffeeshop by 6:30 am.  Quite a few mornings, Adi and I go to the Flying Squirrel to grab a morning cup of coffee and to do some work. Oftentimes, this is where I do my writing. We discovered this shop in 2021 after we returned from a long stint in Costa Rica.  We went to Costa Rica after thinking we may want to move there; we

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Peaceful, Easy Feeling…

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People ask me all the time:  What is enlightenment and how can I achieve it?  Enlightenment seems like a hustle to me.  It seems to be an idea that makes a lot of people unhappy.  How can I become enlightened?   It appears to me to be an achievement that no one fully realizes. I think a more interesting concept to explore is peace.  How can we come to a place of peace in our lives?  What can we do to show the world what peace looks like?  I think in order to do this we have to investigate the root

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