Found Exhortation
Signs Around Town (Gratitude Practice, Var.)
Tapas, Sadhana, Demons, and Us
In the yoga stories, all of those who work, who commit to the arduous practices get boons, including the demons. If it looks like the demons are winning the day because of their efforts, the only way to change the… (READ MORE)
Found Exhortation (and Tapas)
What does it mean to excel, to do well? I think there is no excelling in yoga, at least not the way we conventionally think of excelling in school or career or sports. But to practice in a way that… (READ MORE)
Wonder Here at Home
I have been pining for a great adventure that would crack open my heart and remind me of the exalted. A look at the sky as I did errands in the middle of my work day reminded me that all… (READ MORE)
“Holiday Madness” (and the Yamas and Niyamas of Patanjali)
When I googled (that should not be a verb) “holiday madness” this morning, I got one million three hundred thousand hits. Yikes! Most relevant websites are about surviving shopping, over-eating, family, and travel. Madness in such a situation is a… (READ MORE)