Author Archives: mcallister

Changing Plans

Posted on December 3, 2011 by mcallister

by Alan McAllister, CCHt PhD-phys It is said that life is what happens while we are making other plans. The other day I had a number of things planned that I was looking forward to. Going swimming on a relatively … Continue reading →

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Editing Your Emotional Sound Track

Posted on November 16, 2011 by mcallister

Have you ever been watching a movie and played with stepping back from the sound track so that you become consciously aware of how the music is leading your emotional reaction to the scenes you are watching? Some scores may … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Resistance

Posted on November 2, 2011 by mcallister

Standing last night on a hillside above Boulder: as the stars came out in the clear autumn sky, smelling the pine trees and noticing the snow from last week’s fall, I can remember summer, but am feeling also the approach … Continue reading →

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Beyond Success

Posted on October 16, 2011 by mcallister

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. – Rumi Millions of years of evolution have programed … Continue reading →

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The Connected Self

Posted on October 1, 2011 by mcallister

Take a moment to settle yourself. Give yourself a few deep slow breaths. Feel the seat under you and the sky above. Now set your inner attention for self love. Open to the feeling in your body and being. Notice … Continue reading →

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