When hope creates healing and rejuvenation, and when it becomes toxic positivity — Each year at this time, I look forward to the tulips blossoming in my front yard, the geese returning, and seeing the children playing outside, their winter jackets all tossed in a heap on the last pile of melting snow. The spring season represents opening, rejuvenation, and renewal. …

It’s just as important as Your to-do List — Sometimes, in these digital days, I really mourn the loss of my old, trusty, Franklin Planner. I was lucky enough to get to take a free day-long seminar, way back in 1995 or 1996, where we got to learn exactly how to use these fancy calendars/to-do trackers. …

a guide to all the skins — An introduction to me and my work Hi, I’m Keri Mangis, Wholeness Advocate A self-introduction, as much as possible without the dreaded labelswww.baixiangren.com Interview With Keri Mangis Author of “Embodying Soul: A Return to Wholeness”www.baixiangren.com “We Are Our Souls, and From That Perspective, We Are Unlimited Possibilities” ~ Keri Mangis We are here to grow and evolve.www.baixiangren.com

Take a journey through the koshas to release pain and toxins — Have you ever felt as though your mind and heart are ready to move on to a new incarnation of yourself, yet your body remains stuck in the past? Maybe you feel like your mindset lives in a new, healthier dimension, yet your body lags behind? It is one thing…

Strengthen your digestive fire with these simple changes — According to the GI Alliance, 20 million Americans suffer from at least one digestive disorder, making digestive diseases third among all illnesses. These statistics don’t even account for all the times we experience mild to moderate digestive discomfort: constipation, heartburn, acid reflux, indigestion, etc. Some of the problems stem from…

Open a channel within you for a more creative life — Society conditions us to believe that only some people get to express creativity. Even then, there are only some kinds of creativity that are truly recognized as art, and only a select few people get to wear the title of artist. So, we grow up believing that there’s room for…

An Alchemical Lesson in Transformation — “I’m having a breakdown” is not a very commonly accepted thing to say in public. In self-improvement circles, you break down obstacles, not your own personality or beliefs. …

Perpetual personal growth is a life-sucking trap — The origins of never-ending self-improvement Try to trace back to the first time you were conditioned into the collective belief that the goal of life—whether from a standpoint of our professional, relational, or spiritual identity—is constant, steady, upward self-improvement. You probably can’t find it. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t taught to you, though. And it…

What it was like to stand on the famous red carpet! — The Main Stage Event I’m writing this post partially to share with my readers, and also for posterity's sake. I spent so much time preparing for this audition, I want to remember how it all went down. First, if you’re not familiar with TED Talks, you might want to change that! They are brief…