Making Beauty
My top word for the week is “dank,” which evokes so much in so little space. I was attending a conference for much of the early part of the week and simultaneously needed to meet a combination of expected and… (READ MORE)
Found Exhortation?
Could you find your innards gorgeous–the blood, sinovial fluid, organs of digestion and elimination? What about your inner thoughts and memories, the ones you do not want to share? That, of course, is not the point, here. What does it… (READ MORE)
I have had a more stressful than usual couple of weeks at the office. While I was walking into the office, I was thinking about how the more deadlines I needed to meet and the more difficult interchanges I had… (READ MORE)
Yoga for the Unexpected Cold Spell This Saturday (Web Version of E-News)
Dear Yogis– Rain and unseasonable weather in the weekend forecast have you wondering where is Spring? Instead of longing for the missing Spring, dig deep into the seeds of relaxation with a bolster, seven blankets (give or take a few),… (READ MORE)
The Hip, the Truly Hip, and the Tragically Hip (and What Does That Have to Do with Meditation?)
I always find articles on the “spiritual” practices of the rich and famous fascinating. Does reading this article make you more or less interested in your own practice or does it not make any difference to you at all? Contemplation… (READ MORE)
Addicted to Meditating?
I am taking off most of the work day so that I can attend a special three-hour asana practice at Willow Street Yoga with Desiree Rumbaugh. In order to get done things that should not wait until Monday, I chose… (READ MORE)
Perfect Weather Forecast for “Yoga for Gardeners” Fundraiser on Saturday
Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny and unseasonably warm, one of those bright days right when the seasons are changing that bring a giddiness to our hearts and can incite us to premature planting. The forecast for Saturday is cool… (READ MORE)
My First Five Thoughts (Compound) Before Getting Out of Bed This Morning
1. Still dark, too early to get up; oh right, daylight savings time. 2. Wait; wake up call is Sri Rudrum; here’s the part I’ve learned by heart to help invoke auspiciousness, wisdom, compassion, light, interconnectedness, steadiness, fierce will, etc;… (READ MORE)
Whether It Feels Too Soon or Not (Day Light Savings Time Is Arriving)
It still does not seem right to have daylight savings time start before the equinox. I remember it used to be the first night I cooked outside. Now it is always too cool and not quite light enough, and my… (READ MORE)
March Madness–What a Line-Up (Web Version of E-Newsletter)
Dear Friends, When I was in Florida last week for a wonderful, heart-opening Anusara celebration of spirit led by John Friend, I asked several different people whether they had heard any news about the status of the budget talks and… (READ MORE)