Snowga
We had fun watching it get snowier and snowier between my two Willow Street classes (delightful how many came despite the weather), but it sure was cold on the way home.
Advance Medical Directive (aka Living Will)
This week I drafted, and today signed along with two witnesses, a living will. It has been on my “to do” list for a good 20 years, and I have been carrying in my wallet a card from the Society… (READ MORE)
Shins In/Thighs Out (and Rabbi Hillel)
Rabbi Hillel is famous for having said, “If I am not for myself, who will be for me; if I am not for others, what am I? If not now, when?” Taken in its best light (and not as the… (READ MORE)
Seen on My Way to Work
A bumper sticker that said: “To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing.” A helicopter landing on the west lawn of the Capitol, which is a fairly rare sighting. My first two thoughts: (1) who… (READ MORE)
Starting with the Foundation (and Samtosha)
Last night, at his workshop at Willow Street Yoga, Todd Norian discussed the niyama samtosha — contentment. “Perfect,” I thought, because I had been contemplating the practice of samtosha all day. When I had sat to meditate in the morning… (READ MORE)
A Senate Majority with 41 Out of 100 (and Maya)
In classical yoga, the term maya, one of the meanings of which is “illusion,” refers to all of our embodied being — the physical, mental, and emotional. The perceptible world is not real; only spirit is real. In the tantric… (READ MORE)
Top 10 Health Reform Benefits Every American Should Know About (and tell their elected officials they want)
Check out this link, and then, if it is something you want and care about for yourself and others, please call and/or write your elected officials. It’s not single payor (that’s what I believe would be best), but we should… (READ MORE)
Start with the Foundation (On and Off the Mat)
John Friend tells us in teacher trainings that when we are observing students, start at the foundation. In order to help a student have the highest, most joyous and expansive experience in a pose, the foundation must be secure, aligned,… (READ MORE)
When I am Settled
When meditating and practicing in a group, if I am feeling settled and grounded myself, it does not disturb my practice that others near me are fidgeting or not fully present. Just as I can meditate on a bus or… (READ MORE)
Martin Luther King B’Day Walkabout
I went on a long walk, thinking about happiness, liberty, justice, and fairness. To see some of what I witnessed during this contemplation, click here.