In this society, we tend to think of softness as a negative. If being soft is collapse, laziness, inattentiveness, etc, then it would indeed be a hindrance to growth inner and outer. We need to soften, though, in order to… (READ MORE)
Yesterday at the Dupont Circle Fresh Farm Market I carefully selected four peaches that were not quite ripe. I anticipated them ripening on Tuesday and Wednesday, so that I could have them when I returned to the office (always good… (READ MORE)
Kashmir shaivism, using the term spanda, talks of the ultimate pulsation of life itself, all being a vibration, everything a play of opposites, a constant dance of concealment and revelation. Yesterday I when I went to see Ang Lee’s Taking… (READ MORE)
I returned home last night from eight days away, five of which were truly on retreat — just meditating, bathing in hot springs, hiking, eating well, practicing yoga, and celebrating with dance and music. To see pictures, click here. The… (READ MORE)
The weird and the beautiful, the small and the large, found poetry, friends, exploration, and sweet memories: click here
Yesterday morning, when I was starting to pack to leave for Oregon today, the most critical elements for getting ready (after making sure I had my wallet, camera, and some yoga clothes in a suitcase) were to water the garden… (READ MORE)
Dear Friends, I hope you are having a rich and full summer. To celebrate the yoga with John Friend, the delightfulness of the Pacific Northwest, and to get a break from routine — in a word to take a vacation… (READ MORE)
Tears welled up this morning in sadness and honor with the news of Ted Kennedy, an incredible example of a life of service.
Bhagavan — another name for Shiva — literally means “possessing fortune, blessed, prosperous.” What does it mean in this context to be possessed of fortune, to be blessed, to be prosperous? What does it mean in the context of balancing… (READ MORE)
I have lived in my house for almost 20 years. The house came with a bottom of the line, circa 1977 Hechinger’s bathroom. The bathtub has been rusting for a over a decade, part of the faucet would come off… (READ MORE)