A core of love, compassion and truth resides deep within the center of all human beings. This core serves to guide and sustain us as we travel along the paths that provide peace, happiness and satisfaction in life. Although it is our natural essence and birthright, access to it is frequently impeded by mental processes, emotions and beliefs that dominate our daily lives.

Our busy mind works overtime to wear us down. Fears and anxieties restrict our freedom and our ability to cope. Negative belief patterns limit our potential for growth and achievement. Without ready access to our core, we suffer unnecessarily from physical, mental and emotional pain that deprives us from enjoying life fully in the present moment and from having healthy interpersonal relationships.

Meditation is a self-help process of gently quieting our busy mind to enable us to 'see' more clearly. We learn to calmly approach potentially stressful situations with fresh insight. Meditation also provides direct experience of our precious core. As we gain a sense of our deeper self, problems appear rather superficial. We then comfortably begin to release their grip. This positive cycle of experience and release creates an exciting new outlook on life and enables us to pursue our purposeful place in it. The process is healing and liberating. The only requirements are a desire to be freer and a willingness to take the time for yourself.

Student's comment:
"Tom's voice alone eases you within yourself in a few brief moments. His expert method of meditation has taught me to open my mind and my spirit to achieve an inner healing of my soul. His knowledge and guidance continues to increase my level of awareness towards an important life principle.'
- Terri S. (a cancer patient and volunteer for the Duke Cancer Support Program)

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