Being human
and life's little mysteries

There are many potential obstacles on the path to enlightenment, but there is one that is particularly challenging to deal with and that...

The world we visualize is given definition through shape. A line, seemingly a simple shape with two ends, gives rise to a world of...

Whether we realize it or not, our lives are but a series of relationships. Egg to sperm, fetus to uterus, mother to baby, baby to mother....

There are moments in life when it is appropriate to step back from actively participating in the richness and complexity in the...

Tat Twam Asi You are That -Chhandogya Upanishad of the Sama Veda It’s gonna be alright It’s gonna be alright Darling, its gonna be...

My husband sometimes reminds me that we’ll will never be as young as we are now. He’ s right, and experiences in my life have helped to...

I’ve never been an avid swimmer. While admittedly I’ve spent afternoons with ridiculous looking swimming goggle intents around my eyes...

When building a structure, most experts would agree that a strong foundation is paramount. From this perspective, the architecture of a...

When our hearts are full of joy and compassion there is no room for anger, fear, blame, resentment, victimhood or any of the other...

For without the juicy nectars of summer’s growth, deterioration and decay of autumn and hibernative rooting inward of winter, spring...

After a blissful, blessed evening with beautiful beings offering up pure love in every direction, it is hard for me to believe that this...

Often in life, our ability to connect or estrange people lies in the language we use. Body language plays a part, as do tone of voice and...

When I see a corpse, I want to bury it, not eat it. Ingrid Newkirk Grandma the cat was twenty years old when she died on the morning of...

Mysteries, Yes Truly, we live with mysteries too marvelous to be understood. How grass can be nourishing in the mouths of the lambs. ...

I’m going to need a new liver. Some of you may know about my personal history with illness, and if you follow my blog you may have even...

Most of us have at one point or another been sick in our lives. Some of us have even experienced a chronic condition or potentially...

Anything is one of a million paths. Therefore you must always keep in mind that a path is only a path; if you feel you should not follow...

Much of what we think of as “me” are actually organisms that we normally would consider “not me.” The human body contains billions of...

Modern Yoga Will Not Form a Real Culture Until Every Studio Can Also Double as a Soup Kitchen and other observations from the threshold...

For me, being a yoga teacher is, among other things, a tremendous joy and passion to which I am deeply committed. I would be lying if I...