Community and Family

thoughts on how we fit into the web of community, family and society

Found Exhortation

Author: Elizabeth July 3, 2021 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Asana, Pranayama, and Yoga Practice, Community and Family, Meditation, Photos, Quaker

friendliness, love thy neighbor, maitri, prem, sadhana

And Then the Heavens Opened

Author: Elizabeth July 1, 2021 0 Comments

Community and Family, Gardening, Photos

afternoon thunderstorms, global climate change, summer rains

Honey Bee and Squash Blossom

Author: Elizabeth June 30, 2021 0 Comments

Community and Family, Food for the Body, Food for the Mind (Yoga Philosophy, etc), Gardening, Photos

ecstasy, edible container gardening, grow your own food, honey bees, joy, local bee hives, madhu, nectar, pollen, sweetness, urban edible gardening, volunteer squash

Blossoms Around Town

Author: Elizabeth June 28, 2021 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Community and Family, Gardening, Meditation, Photos

jai padma, Kennilworth Aquatic Gardens, open to beauty, out of the mud rises the lotus, pilgrimage, public parks, sacred lotus, urban green spaces

Signs Around Town

Author: Elizabeth June 24, 2021 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Asana, Pranayama, and Yoga Practice, Community and Family, Photos, Quaker

#resistanceisyogasadhana, end the filibuster, pass the For the People Act, sadhana, speak out, speak truth, voting rights are sacred

Graffiti Around Town

Author: Elizabeth June 19, 2021 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Community and Family, Photos

love, miracle, prema

Asteya and Juneteenth

Author: Elizabeth June 18, 2021 0 Comments

Asteya in Sanskrit means non-stealing and is the third yama of the yamas and niyamas set forth in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras as a critical part of the path of yoga. White people giving themselves a holiday created by Black people… (READ MORE)

Asana, Pranayama, and Yoga Practice, Community and Family, Food for the Mind (Yoga Philosophy, etc), Photos, Quaker

#Blacklivesmatter, 1865, asteya, climate justice, freedom from stealing, Juneteenth, make reparations, non-stealing, Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, support black-owned businesses, yamas and niyamas

Mythical Beasts Around Town

Author: Elizabeth June 17, 2021 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Community and Family, Photos

community, joy, Pride, unicorns

Visit from a Crow

Author: Elizabeth June 16, 2021 0 Comments

Community and Family, Gardening, Photos

crows, urban wildlife

Statuary Around Town

Author: Elizabeth June 14, 2021 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Community and Family, Gardening, Photos

objects of devotion, ritual