Sips of Cha

Spirituality & Philosophy

Reflections and practices that seek to connect the individual with their deepest self and the world around them.

The Complexity of Simplicity

Simplicity is not about having little content or adopting aesthetic or material minimalism. Simplicity is the ability to reduce complexity without losing what is essential…

Two Banks, One River

I grew up with my mother teaching me mysticism. She always spoke about the power of our thoughts, our words, and our actions...

How Emotions Are Made: Bridges Between Neuroscience and Spirituality

How the theory of constructed emotion, presented in "How Emotions Are Made" by Lisa Feldman Barrett, brings neuroscience and spirituality closer together...

Are you resisting the life you want?

A reflection on how we sabotage our own fulfillment, the essential friction that shapes our identity for expansion, and five ways to work with it...

How I Started Meditating and 5 Conclusions I’ve Reached about the Practice

How I first encountered meditation practice and 5 key conclusions shaped by years of practice, pauses, and new beginnings...

The simple gesture of looking up

In the forest and in life: to look up is to change our perspective of the environment (or situation) that surrounds us....

Light and Shadow: The Art of Integrating our Dualities

A reflection on the inner shadow and the journey of self-integration. An invitation to authenticity, where light and darkness coexist in each of us....

Vipassana: My Journey Inwards

My Vipassana insights: what ten days of deep silence taught me about ego, time, detachment and the impermanence of life....

The Formation of Identity and the Singularity of Being

What shapes your identity? Discover how personal constructs, personality, free will and destiny are deeply connected....

BMW Life: A Lifestyle of Intention, Magnetism, and Abundance

What if the most powerful vehicle you’ll ever drive in life isn’t a car — but your energy? BMW Life is a mindset rooted in being **Blessed, Magnetic, and Wealthy** from...