(This is part 1 of a series called "Wax On, Wax Off!") This series, "Wax On, Wax Off," is dedicated to fundamental energy skills. These are the skills we have to gain some facility with before we can do energywork with some degree of ease and confidence. The first port of call was to be the skill of connecting consciously with the energy that moves through your own body and energy field. But what happened next? No sooner did I set that goal than an email arrived from a reader

(This is part 4 of a series called "Wax On, Wax Off!") This continues our thread on the subject of distractions when you settle into your inner work: OK. You have turned off the phone, the kids have gone outdoors or moved away, the menagerie is sleeping in another room, you have a room that people know not to disturb when the door is shut and you have found a time of day for your inner work when the house is quiet. Or you’ve moved into a monastery . . . But now there is anoth

(This is part 1 of a series called "Wax On, Wax Off!") For me, the morning is the best time. The house is quiet, the air is clear. I am alone. When I’m in my regular rhythm, I get up around 5:30 or 6 am, brush my teeth and go into the living room. I have a place on the couch and a light blanket. I place a cushion behind my back to help me sit upright. I take my time dropping in, often following my breath a while. Perhaps I do a simple energy awareness exercise. Each morning i