By Nicola Albini, J.D., M.A. -This article originally appeared on February 4th 2016 on huffingtonpost.com

“You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day, unless you are too busy; then you should sit for an hour.”  - Zen proverb

By Nicola Albini, J.D., M.A. -This article originally appeared on January 19th 2016 on huffingtonpost.com

Thanks to my duaI-faith family, I once carried the guilt of both the Jewish and the Catholic religions.

By Nicola Albini, J.D., M.A. -This article originally appeared on November 19th 2015 on huffingtonpost.com

As babies, we enter the world brave, vivacious, adventurous and courageous. We frolic naked, make messes, throw our food, shamelessly demand what we want, fearlessly express love, and never deny the urge to cry.

By Nicola Albini, J.D., M.A. - This article originally appeared on September 11th 2015 on huffingtonpost.com

"The world will be saved by the Western Woman."  -- Dalai Lama. I love coaching women. Holding a clean, masculine, loving presence for women to deepen into their empowerment is important to me because when the masculine and feminine energies of the world come into true alignment (within ourselves and between one another), we will see some dramatic upgrades in life on this little planet of ours.

By Nicola Albini, J.D., M.A. -This article originally appeared on March 12th 2015 on Elephantjournal.com

I used to think that my ability to relax and enjoy life would come once I got everything on the outside just right.

By Nicola Albini, J.D., M.A. -This article originally appeared on February 17th 2015 on Elephantjournal.com

Is It Safe to Go Where I'm Going?

Every so often I ask myself the same questions: Where am I going?  What am I getting from the experience I'm having presently?