Snowdrops
It’s a Fine Line Between a Grimace and a Smile (and satcitananda murtaye)
The New York Times just published a blog entry on the perils of faking happiness. The first problem with the article was that I could not get to the study to see if I agreed that the actual premise was… (READ MORE)
Human Size in Relative Space and Time
My friend Dan just posted an insightful piece about the sweetly humbling (without diminishing) perspective on the single life or the whole collective human being in the context of the whole universe. It resonated with the passage I had read… (READ MORE)
The truly pro-life would support basic gynecological care for poor women (I Stand With Planned Parenthood)
Almost none of the services provided by Planned Parenthood are abortions. Rather, they provide much needed health care to women in underserved communities. Please stand with Planned Parenthood today: Dear Elizabeth, Minutes ago, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to… (READ MORE)
The Birds Were Chattering Madly Excited
This bush was full of tufted titmice and sparrows. They were all simultaneously chirping with excitement. I imagined some of them agitated and anxiously saying of the unseasonable warmth hat it was not normal and something needed to be done…. (READ MORE)
Talking About the Wisdom Goddesses (and February Willow Street Book Club)
I am looking forward to February’s meeting of the Willow Street Book Club this coming Sunday, where we will be discussing David Frawley’s, Spiritual Secrets of Ayurveda: Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddess. Especially since many of us will likely… (READ MORE)
After Work Walk in the Neighborhood
Happy Thanksgiving?
Last night as I waited on the metro platform at Takoma Park after yoga class, a large man in a shabby black coat came up to me and said, “happy thanksgiving.” “Happy thanksgiving,” I replied, thinking I like Thanksgiving better… (READ MORE)
Comfort Food Potluck Red Cabbage and Sprout Salad
Last night I went to my neighbors’ “comfort food pot luck.” Comfort food tends to mean for many of us in winter warm, dense, heavy, rich food that is likely to be white, beige, or otherwise pale in color. There… (READ MORE)
“You Who Choose to Lead Must Follow,” Argentinian Tango, and the Dance of Shiva and Shakti
On Friday night, Professor Douglas Brooks offered a satsang that was hosted by District Kula. One of the attendees, who said that she did no yoga, but taught Argentinian tango, wanted to know about what she had heard of yoga… (READ MORE)