In the north of Spain, where mountains kiss the horizon and silence is thick with birdsong, a polluted stream once trickled through a quiet farming valley. For years it was a forgotten waterway—clogged with trash, its flow stifled, its banks neglected. But rather than give...
Category: Self Improvement
Mindful Eating: A Simple Practice, Broad Impact
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
June 14, 2025
Amid our often hectic modern routines, eating mindfully—being fully present during meals—can sound deceptively simple. And yet, a remarkable new study from France has brought compelling evidence to light: mindful eating is linked with significantly healthier, lower‑impact diets. Researchers from the NutriNet‑Santé cohort surveyed 13,768...
Food Yoga and Soul Power: A Path to Nourishment and Enlightenment
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
March 1, 2025
What is Food Yoga? Food Yoga is a holistic lifestyle practice that recognizes food as more than just fuel—it is a medium for spiritual transformation and self-realization. Rooted in ancient Vedic wisdom, Food Yoga elevates eating to a sacred act, where the food we consume...
Excerpt from The Alpha Omega Male book – Religion and Sex
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
September 17, 2024
Michael Winn, President of Healing Tao USA, suggests that “The decline of religion in the West may have begun in the 60s when the experience of sex became more powerful than the spiritual experience offered by religion in prayer or fellowship.[1]” For most people, sex...
Turning 60 can be a clue to Self-realization
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
June 28, 2024
Last November, my body turned 60. When you reach the milestone of 60 years of age, it can be rather daunting. However, it’s important to remember that age is merely a number, and its significance is determined by the thoughts, feelings, and intentions we associate...
Kindness is a superpower
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
May 28, 2024
Kindness is a much-needed quality in the divisive world that we all live in. However, with all the politically motivated violence, global manipulation of our minds through social media; the sexual exploitation of innocent children, and the gross criminal behavior of politicians and the...
Excerpt from The Alpha Omega Man
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
September 21, 2023
Excerpt from my new book, The Alpha Omega Man – A Spiritual Journey to Balanced Masculinity Available on Amazon 2024 Monk Years On December 25, 1983, Christmas day, at age 20, I officially became a devotee of Krishna consciousness, and after 6 months of practice,...
New book being worked on – The Alpha Omega Male
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
April 4, 2023
Excerpt from The Alpha Omega Male by Paul Rodney Turner So, you want to be a Warrior? “We’re the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place, we have no Great war, no Great depression, our great war is a spiritual war…” – Tyler...
Parenting in times of craziness
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
July 23, 2020
I never thought I would be a father again at age 56 but here I am again with a rambunctious little 4-year old boy. He is full of zeal and chatty as a songbird at sunrise. But he is my little boy and I love...
First Steps in God Realization
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
May 12, 2020
“I am the Taste of Water” The Bhagavad-gita[1] contains a statement from Krishna that illustrates how easily we can raise our awareness of God, just by being conscious while drinking water: O son of Kunti [Arjuna], I am the taste of water, the light of the sun...