Everyone is trying to improve the quality of their life, however few people know how to do this. We seek material goods in our consumer society and seek validation from our partners, family and friends for to reaffirm our worthiness and value but none of these can improve the quality of our lives. This is […]

What does it mean to be fully present? This is a question that I’ve been struggling with for years. I’ve always thought that my life would have a certain trajectory and I would have hit certain milestones by various stages in my life’s journey. Needless to say, this did not happen. I’m not saying that […]

Relentless is my favourite word in the english language. It has implications like no other word I know. It is greater than persistence, perseverance or determination. It implies the highest level of commitment to whatever you are trying to accomplish to the point that any obstacles or challenges, which get in your way, drive you […]

The world is suffering. This is no surprise to anybody as, for decades, we have been dealing with one global crisis after another from World Wars to global poverty to terrorism to climate change to pandemics to many other issues, which are too numerous to mention here. The problem with these crises are that we […]

This is a question that I’ve been asked and have been asking for a long time. There are many goals that we strive for in our lives that have measurable endpoints such as weight loss, getting out of debt and financial freedom. However, what is our measure for something as nebulous as spiritual growth? Many of […]

Many people are asking this question as our world struggles through one crisis after another, pandemics, chronic disease, environmental destruction, climate change, economic uncertainty, racial injustice, political mistrust, opioid addiction, human trafficking, outdated education systems and many others which are too numerous to mention here. How long will it take for humanity to wake up to […]

It is so easy to feel this way, especially in the last six months, in which we have been challenged more than we ever thought we would be in all the areas of our lives. Even before the pandemic, people were overwhelmed and stressed out. The fact is that the world we live in is […]

This may be a sobering thought for most but it is the truth. Look at the last 6 months we have lived through during the pandemic. Is quarantine for the majority of the world’s population something we would have expected 9 months ago? It was an unexpected upheaval in our lives and led to more […]

In last week’s blog, I discussed how to manifest what you desire. I talked about how you must focus deep within yourself to experience who you truly are at your core. Your true nature is that of consciousness, being, awareness or soul, but few people ever get to realize this because they are so embroiled in […]

Much of our lives look a lot different than they did 6 months ago. The pandemic has changed many people’s lives in the realms of health, relationships, careers, finances and their future outlook. Although things may often seem hopeless, we must not lose hope. Realize that you can still create the life that you desire. How […]

It is funny now that the whole world has now been forced to wear masks everywhere they go. The reason I find this funny is because most people have been wearing masks their whole lives. What do I mean by this? Many people are not true to themselves and present a facade to themselves, to […]

I have been a fan of personal development ever since I was a teenager and read my first Tony Robbins book, ‘Unlimited Power.’ I discovered this book while I was browsing in a local bookstore and it literally blew me away. It introduced me to a whole different way of thinking and being in the world, which was […]

As we slowly start to come out of the pandemic, a lot of uncertainty remains. Will there be a second wave, will the economy fully recover, how do we look after our health, what will education look like come September and a multitude of other questions which are too numerous to mention here. In a […]

Do you remember your life 4 months ago? Most people can scarcely recall their life before the pandemic and how incredibly busy they were. Fighting traffic jams to commute to work, long work hours to meet deadlines, rushing our children to innumerable activities, endless shopping even when we don’t really need anything, especially during the holidays […]

The pandemic has given me plenty of time to reflect back on my life. I have faced many challenges and have achieved some wonderful milestones including becoming a physician, writing and publishing a book and speaking with confidence to an audience of hundreds. I have even had the chance to push beyond my comfort zone through […]

As we slowly start to emerge from the pandemic there are a few things that we realize. The first is that things will never be quite the same as they were before COVID 19. The second is that the only certainty in the external world is uncertainty. In fact, uncertainty is something that is with […]

The last several months have been difficult for many of us around the world. We have been living through a pandemic, have been forced to stay at home and quarantine ourselves, many have become unemployed or underemployed, some have had relationship struggles from being sheltered at home with their loved ones all day and many […]

The world is slowly starting to emerge from the quarantine and self isolation imposed by the COVID 19 pandemic. The last several months have created upheaval for most with workplace restructuring for all, job loss for some, financial challenges for most, relationship stresses for many and fear for a large number of people. As we reorient […]

The last several months have been the most tumultuous in recent history. We have been facing a global pandemic, which has forced us into lockdown and quarantine. People have been grieving the loss of their way of life and how things used to be before COVID 19. As if this was not enough, the United […]

If the COVID 19 pandemic has shown us anything, it has been that we need to simplify our lives. This has not been by choice but by necessity. Most of us have been forced to shelter at home and do everything from there, including work, education, shopping, socializing by phone and online and almost everything […]

We are more than two months into quarantine with the COVID 19 pandemic and some parts of the world have started to lift their restrictions. These include some of the hardest hit countries in the world including China, many European countries and several states in the US. As we slowly start to move back towards […]

Most of the world is now more than 2 months into quarantine and our lives have changed dramatically. It is even fair to say that some of the changes will be permanent and our lives will never be the same. In a situation, like the one we find ourselves in, It is easy to fall […]

In my last blog I discussed the power of our choices in empowering our health in the era of COVID 19. I discussed that most of our choices become habits that are programmed in our subconscious mind through reinforcement in the earlier part of our life. I discussed a process to help overcome our negative […]

In my last article, I discussed how we now need to make choices which empower our health in the era of COVID 19 as current healthcare resources are being diverted to deal with the pandemic. I discussed that it is not information but transformation, which will empower us. I also discussed how transformation comes from […]

In my last article I discussed how the current pandemic is showing us that our health is in our own hands. This is true because we do not have any specific treatment for COVID 19 except strengthening our immune systems. This is also true because less people are now using the healthcare system because its […]

The entire planet is gripped in the chaos caused by COVID 19. It has affected our social interaction, our careers, our financial well being and, essentially, our day-to-day life situations. It has especially affected how we view our health. What do I mean by this? I am not referring to the people who actually get […]

A vast majority of the world is now in lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID 19. This has dramatically affected life globally with many non-essential businesses being forced to shut down, staggering job loss around the world, economic recession, school age children who are no longer going to school, overwhelm of healthcare systems around […]

We are now nearly a month into the Coronavirus pandemic and billions of people around the world are in lockdown. The media just keeps piling on an onslaught of negative news from Italy, New York and other parts of the world. It is difficult to note lose hope but, in times like these, we must focus […]

This is a challenging time for everyone. Our lives have been stifled by the Coronavirus pandemic as most of us have been forced to leave our jobs and schools and stay at home to prevent the spread of this viral infection. We are also constantly barraged by negative images and news by the media onslaught of […]

In last week’s article I discussed how our lives have dramatically changed in recent weeks and I provided some insights on what you could do to cope in this time of crisis. This week I want to take a deeper look at how our lives have changed. The fact is that we have all been […]

The last week has brought unprecedented changes to our lives personally, socially and financially both locally and globally. Many of us are now confined to our homes, asked to stay away from our own family members, friends and acquaintances for fear of contracting or spreading Coronavirus with imposed breaks from our work, university, college or […]

In last week’s blog I discussed the deeper meaning behind the coronavirus epidemic and all of the crises that we have faced in the last two decades. The fact is that these crises have been with us longer than this century and include two World Wars, the Vietnam War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the many Middle […]

In the last few months, especially in the last several weeks, the entire world now knows about the new coronavirus infection COVID 19. It initially began in Wuhan, China and has now appeared in every continent except for Antartica. Cases are now appearing in countries with no connection to China such as Iran and Italy […]

In last week’s article I started to discuss how to start cultivating the art of listening. I explained that the reason why a lot of people have trouble listening is because they are so focused on themselves because they feel less than adequate due to past major or minor traumatic experiences. I discussed how cultivating […]

Listening is one of the most important skills one can cultivate, however, it is also one of the most difficult to master. When we are infants and children it is our parents and extended family that look after our needs as we are not yet independent enough to meet them ourselves. As we grow older, […]

I would like to share a remarkable story of a patient I met this past week who I will call ‘Mary.’ Mary is a 71 year old female who came to my clinic with respiratory symptoms, mainly shortness of breath, coughing and wheezing. This is frequently how my patients present since, as a respirologist, I […]

In last week’s blog I talked about how the majority of human beings are asleep to who they truly are and how we need to wake up to our true nature beyond physical form, thought, emotion, life story, relationships, roles and career. I explained how these are simply aspects of who we are which provide […]

We live in a world which is more disconnected than ever. Despite advancing technology, such as the internet, social media and smart phones, which are meant to bring us together, we feel lonelier than ever. Facebook friends and likes have replaced close personal friendships, we prefer to swipe right or left instead of mustering up […]

If what you think I’m talking about is waking up from your morning sleep then you need to read this. The truth is that the majority of human beings on the planet are asleep all of the time, even when they appear to be awake. What do I mean by being asleep and the call […]

Experience is a word which I have become interested in lately. What does the word ‘experience’ truly mean? When most people ponder this word they think of their day to day activities and tasks. In addition, most people categorize their experiences into neutral, negative and positive. Let me explain. For most people, going to work is […]

Mornings! Few of us look forward to them and most of us dread them. In most cases, mornings signify the start of an endless list of tasks and errands which often begin with a mad rush to get out your front door and get to work on time through traffic chaos and end with running […]

This is a follow-up to my last article on a recent weekend workshop I attended with legendary author, speaker and spiritual teacher Neale Donald Walsch. It was Neale who taught me one of the most important lessons of my life. You see, we all face change, challenge and adversity in many different forms, whether they […]

Several months ago, I travelled to Montreal to speak at the 44th international conference of the International Institute of Integral Human Sciences. This is an organization whose mission is to unite science and spirituality. My topic was ‘Embracing the Unknown,’ but that’s not what I want to talk about. As part of this conference, I […]

In my last article I discussed the problem of urban violence in America which is also increasing in incidence in Canada. I linked this rise in urban violence to unresolved past emotional traumas and the subconscious blocks they cause.  The fact is that we all suffer from emotional trauma, no matter how minor we may […]

A few months ago there were two deadly shootings in the United States, in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. I was actually in Ohio, not too far from Dayton, when these took place. These types of shootings, although isolated incidents, seem to be on the rise. Along with these incidents the gun control rhetoric […]

A patient, I have looked after for many years, made me reflect deeply recently. Without breaching privacy, all I will say is that he is a male, who I will call Peter, with chronic regional pain syndrome which started after a traumatic injury he suffered 9 years ago. He recovered from the traumatic injury, with multiple surgeries, but […]

My journey to becoming a physician has not been an easy one but it has been more than rewarding. I could not have easily said this through the sleepless nights studying for final exams, bearing the drudgery of seeing patient after endless patient on a night on call as a resident or the countless tasks […]

In my last article I discussed the importance of forming a health attachment with your children and how it is crucial for their brain development. I also discussed how this role has been lost in our modern, busy, technologically enhanced lives. We need to continue to nurture our connection with our children despite how complex our lives […]

A few months ago I attended a talk and workshop, in Toronto, by Canadian author Dr. Gabor Mate who is a family physician from Vancouver, BC, who has worked with the most disenfranchised populations in Vancouver. He has written several best-selling books, including In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, which is about his experiences with treating addiction […]

Breathing is the most important function of life. Unfortunately, it is also the first function that we tend to neglect the most. The purpose of breathing is to delivery oxygen from the atmosphere to air sacs in our lungs to be absorbed through the air sac cell membranes into tiny blood vessels called capillaries. From […]

Let’s face it. Life is difficult. It is like riding the waves of the ocean. One day it is smooth sailing and the next day it can be a stormy, tumultuous ride. It does not matter how famous you are, how rich you are or how intelligent you are, everyone faces problems. The problem with problems […]

If you live long enough you will be faced with a major decision. What career to go into? Where to live? Who to spend your life with? These major decisions often cause tremendous stress because there is often not a clear path to making the right decision. Even when we commit to a decision we […]

Everyday we are faced with countless decisions to make. A lot of these are minor such as what am I going to make my family for dinner tonight. We often have to deal with major decisions such as should I leave my job to start a business or should I leave my current relationship. If […]

In the last few articles I’ve introduced the concept of following the road less travelled. I’ve already discussed using our emotions as our guide as to whether we are living our lives by default or on purpose. I also discussed the importance of meaning and how having a deeper meaning to what we are pursuing […]

In my last article I introduced the notion of following the road less travelled. I discussed the importance of our emotions and how they can lead us to the deeper truth of why we feel the way we feel. We can use our emotions to discover whether we are living in alignment with the true […]

Life should be a glorious adventure. For too many people it is routine and mundane. Many people just go through the same routine on a daily basis which may include going to work, doing the groceries and other errands, if you have children, shuttling them from school to activities to homework before getting them to […]

Over the last few weeks I’ve been discussing getting into the flow. I started out by defining what I mean by getting into the flow and highlighting the various levels of flow which are inner flow, physiologic flow and body flow. You can find these articles are the following link. This week I’d like to […]

In the last few blog posts I have introduced the concept of flow and how being in the flow is the optimal state we can be in. I introduced the concept of inner flow and physiologic flow and how to support our physiologic flow through nutrition and creative visualization. Today I’d like to discuss movement […]

In the last several articles I’ve discussed the concept of physiologic flow and how every aspect of our physiology depends on flow. In the last article I discussed how to optimize our physiologic flow through nutrition. This week I’d like to discuss the use of creative visualization to optimize physiologic flow. Creative visualization is the […]

In the last few blog posts I have introduced the concept of flow and how it is a state of optimal functioning in our lives. I started to discuss physiologic flow and how all of our body’s physiologic processes depend on flow. You can catch up on that last blog at this link. Today I’d […]

In my last post I introduced the concept of inner flow and how it involves going beyond our thoughts and emotions to the deeper essence of who we are which is our consciousness. This week I’d like to discuss the next level of flow which is physiologic flow. What is physiologic flow? If we look […]

There has been a lot of publicity on the subject of flow in recent years but many of you may not be familiar with this concept. What does it mean to be in the flow? This can be best explained using an analogy that most of you will be familiar with. Have you ever heard […]

Life is a funny thing. We are born into this world and immediately expectations are thrust upon us, which may or may not be fulfilled. We are expected to talk and walk by a certain age, play sports and music, excel in one or more activities, do well in school, get into a good university […]

Last week we discussed the the importance of defining ‘your powerful why,’ which is the deeper meaning and a higher mission to your life. This provides a strong incentive to quit any bad habits that will prevent you from fulfilling your greater reason for being here on the planet. However, this is only the beginning. […]

Last week I introduced the concept of habit change and how habits are lodged in the subconscious mind, which determines 95% of our behaviour. This is why motivation and willpower are not effective because these modalities work on the conscious mind which only determines 5% of our behaviour. This week I’d like to discuss how […]

Today I’d like to discuss one of the most important determinants of our success in life: our habits. Our habits are crucial to all aspects of our lives including our health, our relationships, our careers, our finances and any other area you can imagine.  If you look at just one of these areas, for example […]

The truth is that I often feel uncertainty and confusion about the most important areas of my life including my relationships, my career, my financial status and my goals. I may look accomplished on the outside but there is so much more that I desire to be and to do before I die. As a […]

We are well into the new year and many of you have set resolutions and goals for the new year. This is a very common ritual after the holidays after all the parties, gatherings and holiday revelry. We tend to reflect on the prior year to see what we have accomplished, where we fell short […]

Happiness. We all seek it but do we truly understand it! Do we know what it is its and how to get it? It seems like are our world becomes more and more complex there is an increased focus on being happy but few know how to achieve it. We end up chasing all sorts […]

The new year is now upon us and people’s thoughts turn towards what they want to accomplish this year. They may take stock of the previous year, assess what went right and what went wrong and what changes they need to make to get to where they want to go. Studies show that the vast […]

Christmas is now upon us and no matter what you may be doing today, whether it is spending time with family and friends or spending time in quiet contemplation, whether you achieved most of your goals for the year or barely got off the ground, whether you are thriving or barely surviving I wanted to […]

One of the most important aspects of our lives is our relationships. Everything we desire including love, friendship, happiness, well-being and wealth depends on our relationships. If we are to enhance the quality of our relationships then we must cultivate the most important skill there is: the art of listening. In our modern society where […]

The holiday season is a busy time for most mainly in preparation. There are gifts to buy, food to prepare, parties to plan and attend, meeting work deadlines before the year ends, taking stock of what we accomplished in the prior year and where we fell short in order to start preparing for the upcoming […]

  As a critical care physician I am often asked to intervene in a patient’s clinical course when things go awry. Usually these patients have been dealing with chronic illness for a number of years and have an acute deterioration which lands them in the hospital. They may deteriorate further and go into severe breathing […]

Last week marked the annual Thanksgiving holiday for Americans which is the beginning of the holiday season. This is an exciting time for many people as they prepare to entertain their families and friends, purchase gifts for their children, decorate their homes and get caught up in the magic of the season. It can also […]