Signs Around Town
Found Exhortation
Householder Yoga (and Getting Out to Vote)
To be a tantrica does not mean wild and indifferent sensual indulgence. On the contrary, it means fully engaging in all of life. A tantric life is one in which everything one does–work, family, relationship, consumption, citizenship–is steadily and progressively… (READ MORE)
Found Exhortation
A number of years ago I had a conversation with a cherished friend and co-worker who is no longer in this body. I was explaining to her the yoga practice of samtosha (contentment), which is one of the five niyamas… (READ MORE)
Found Exhortation (Ineffective)
Have you ever noticed just how ineffective and indeed counter-productive is the exhortation to “cheer up?” Being told to cheer up, be happy, etc, when one is feeling sad or out of sorts can just make one feel worse. The… (READ MORE)
State of the Garden (First Weekend After the Fall Equinox)
I pulled no longer productive summer plants and planted lettuce, spinach, chard, and arugula. The birds have been eating my seeds, so I got seedlings at Eastern Market yesterday morning. I have planted some more seeds, but wanted back up. … (READ MORE)
A Box of One’s Own
Received Exhortation (Tantra?)
I’d seen a photo on-line, and discussion before and after a friend took to the street and the park to write exhortations, prayers, pleas. I might not have seen it live had it not been directly on my way home… (READ MORE)