The Five Questions

The Five Questions

No matter how easy or difficult challenges can be, they often do one of two things for us. Challenges can bring the worst out of us or, to the extent we’re conscious, help us grow and rise to our very best. Take a few moments to think about recent challenges you’ve...
Start Your Day With Art!

Start Your Day With Art!

Having a hard time starting your day on the right track? It’s hard not to notice people who use physical lists to plan out each day. You’ll see them arrive at the office with yellow legal notepads filled from top to bottom with to-do lists that never quite get done....
Control Stress With Active Meditation

Control Stress With Active Meditation

Over time on the CHEK Blog, I’ve shared a variety of strategies you can use to practice meditation (even taking it everywhere you go). This week, I want to share an approach you may have heard about if you’ve studied the work of Osho known as active meditation. Unlike...
Holistic Health: A Definition

Holistic Health: A Definition

What does holistic health mean to you? Is it eating the right foods (Dr. Diet) in the morning? Is it getting the right amount of sleep (Dr. Quiet) but only on weekends? Is it being happy (Dr. Happiness) sometimes? Is it exercise (Dr. Movement) yet only when you feel...
Using Stone Shapes to Grow Your Inner Self

Using Stone Shapes to Grow Your Inner Self

After being away from others for an extended time then getting back into “the real world,” are you having challenges with your feelings? It would be a surprise if you didn’t, which is why I want to share this simple exercise I do from time to time, using various...