Yoga as we know it is quirky pretzel postures, zen-like grins and lots of Namaste. There are, however, 7 other “limbs” or steps that make up the practice of yoga,…
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Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into…
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Eat food, not too much, mostly plants. Michael Pollan Per my expression in the photo above – I am very enthusiastic about this topic. Although we live in a time and…
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Do not plague your heart with falsehoods and expectations of some disembodied perfectionism! The perfection of your heart is that it loves still, even if you try to stop it…
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The Buddha said, ‘Nothing can survive without food.’ This is a very simple and very deep truth. Love and hate are both living phenomena. If we do not nourish our…
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The (Bhagavad) Gītā begins with a question that speaks to every one of us: “How are we to act in this world full of conflict and suffering?” The Gītā’s answer…
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Do not fight the dark, just turn on the light, and breathe into the goodness that you are. -Swami Kripalu, Self acceptance At Wanderlust Vermont last weekend, my friend Chelsey Korus…
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…When we hold on to our opinions with aggression, no matter how valid our cause, we are simply adding more aggression to the planet, and violence and pain increase. Cultivating…
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“…when is light more precious than when it arises from darkness? When is trust more admirable than when it involves an uncertain, yet bold, leap of faith? …your path is…
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In the end / you won’t be known / for the things you did, / or what you built, / or what you said… What you’ll want a thousand years…
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I believe it was Yogi Swami Satchidananda who said something to the extent of, “Enlightenment feels like space in the joints.” In my case recently, enlightenment has felt like space…
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Very little grows on jagged rock. Be grounded. Be crumbled so wild flowers will come up where you are. Rumi I realize I might be contradicting myself here per my…
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