I woke up early this morning, all ready to go up to Takoma Park and teach free classes. I am fully prepared — I’ve been enjoying contemplating one of my favorite first class themes, practicing great ways to enjoy our… (READ MORE)
Secretary Hilda Solis sent workers at the Department of Labor an email invitation yesterday to do some volunteer activity today to honor those who lost their lives in the tragedy of 9-11. She did not remind us of terror or… (READ MORE)
I just went to my little plot at the community garden, and the base of the brandywine tomatoes were blackened. No doubt what it was: the dreaded blight. So I removed the plant, carefully putting it in the trash instead… (READ MORE)
Dear Friends, A cool breeze is blowing through my window as I write, giving a foretaste of glorious fall weather to come. Although already fully immersed in the throes of work after last week’s study trip to Oregon with John… (READ MORE)
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)