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.
Two Tangible Things You Can Do in Response to the Earthquake in Haiti
Donate to support the peacekeeping efforts of the American Friends Service Committee (or other organization of your choice). Write to your elected official about granting temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants. The Friends Committee on National Legislation has made it… (READ MORE)
Winter Yoga Greetings (Web Version of Winter Newsletter)
Happy new year to all! I hope 2010 is off to a good start for you. My days are full with work and practice and teaching and photographing and cooking and indoor gardening and telling stories (aka blogging) and connecting… (READ MORE)
Ice on the Potomac
A treasured friend and respected colleague who left her body late last week was buried this morning. The work year started, then, with some colleagues and I leaving the office for a portion of the middle of the day to… (READ MORE)
The Fisherman and His Nets
Earlier this week, I took a wonderful class with my friend J, who is an Anusara teacher based in NYC. She started class telling a story of a fisherman. The fisherman had worked hard and long during the spring, summer,… (READ MORE)
Happy New Year (and vegan Hoppin’ John variant)
Having grown up in the New York metropolitan area without much in the way of traditions of any kind, I was not familiar with Hoppin’ John. I am fairly certain that the first time I heard of it was from… (READ MORE)
holiday greetings from nyc
Marveling at the amazing diversity of being and wildness of the human creative spirit. See some evidence here.
20 Years
This week marks 20 years since I moved into my house. I have been thinking about how grounding myself to living in one place has shaped my life. In some ways, it has narrowed my path, in others opened it.
Eco-Tourism v. Eco-Travel
Last night I dreamed that I was taking a group of yoga students to the Galapagos. I was already on my way, and the dream information did not include the decision-making process that started the venture. Instead of being excited,… (READ MORE)
A Trip to the Spa, Restorative Yoga (and Serenity Saturday at Capitol Hill Yoga)
A few weeks ago, when I was planning how to use my “use or lose” vacation time, recognizing that I could not take a long vacation because of the pressures of a project that is supposed to go fully public… (READ MORE)