Courage is a beautiful and exciting part of the journey of anyone on a spiritual path. But what is courage? “Courage does not mean fearlessness,” says Michael Gottlieb, founder of Royal Way Spiritual Center. “Courage means going into the unknown in spite of all the fears.” Yes, you might be scared, but you do it anyway. In order to discover your full potential and reach higher levels of consciousness, it is essential to practice courage and overcome fears.   Michael adds dept

People are attracted to Royal Way for many reasons: to learn meditation, to retreat from the hustle and bustle of daily life for a day or two, to learn more about themselves, to seek a more meaningful life, to enjoy better relationships. All of this and more is possible in Royal Way. But anyone who attends a Royal Way Spiritual Center retreat, or a Journey to Self workshop in Los Angeles, quickly understands that the goal of experiencing higher consciousness is at the heart o

Meditation is central to the Royal Way life. In meditation, we can quiet the mind and discover our higher consciousness, which is beyond the mind. When we venture beyond the mind, we can experience our true nature, our divinity. We can have the experience of God. Michael Gottlieb, the master spiritual teacher who founded Royal Way and Royal Way Spiritual Center, taught many types of meditation, ranging from vipassana—sitting in silence, watching the breath—to active meditatio