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On the Way Home from Tuesday Night Yoga Practice at William Penn House

Author: February 23, 2016 0 Comments

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Tonight, in addition to the regular students, a group of high school girls who were staying at William Penn House for the week, joined us. Their school, which is a Catholic girls school in Kentucky, requires the students to select a work of service in their senior year that involves the quality of mercy. 

On the initiative of two of the girls, the group came to DC to lobby their senators on global climate change for their mercy service.  They mostly hadn’t taken any yoga, but were enthusiastic to have it be part of their experience, and we explored a little how yoga practice might support them in such service.

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Murtis Around Town (and Dana and Seva)

Author: October 8, 2015 0 Comments

This evening I went for the first time into the Anderson House of the Society for the Cincinnati.  I was attending an event for supporters of Casey Trees, one of my favorite local charities, which is devoted to protecting and expanding DC’s tree canopy. 

I give because I believe it is an important part of a living practice (dana–charitable giving is a companion to seva–volunteer service).  Getting to discover this garden was an unexpected delight, but not the goal.

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