We need protection from the sun as much as we need the sun. The yogi philosophers could perhaps point to this pair of opposing forces/needs as an example of the elemental pulsation of opposites (spanda) that is universal to all… (READ MORE)
The moon again is Visible on a night when It would better rain. DC area readers–though it has been cloudy with occasional showers, don’t be fooled. We are far short of normal rainfall for the month and year. Please make… (READ MORE)
Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
Thanks to my friend Dan Harper for sharing this quote from Alice Walker, along with his own cogent thoughts This morning, when I was thinking about how to address some of my current challenges, I decided it was important for… (READ MORE)
Fascinating video about Bhagawan Ramana Maharshi.
The snow pea shoots were Especially exquisite. And the kale flowers. Hydroponic tomato from one of the farmers at the Penn Quarter Thursday market and organic avocado, tossed in tahini and then sprinkled with fine balsamic vinager, supplement sprouts grown… (READ MORE)
It is my intention to write a newsletter talking about the shift in my life that is leading me, effective this week, to take a partial sabbatical from teaching yoga. I will still have my Tuesday night class at William… (READ MORE)
The great texts and teachers of meditation exhort us to look within with the promise that by so doing we will find great peace or bliss or splendor. For many, though, initial attempts at meditation are just as likely to… (READ MORE)
I prefer the exhortations: be careful, be mindful, pay attention. It is good to heed what is around us, being open to the optimal next step on the unfolding path. But if we get too wary or fearful, if we… (READ MORE)