Being human
and life's little mysteries

Less is more. Why not consciously plan to buy less this year? How about choosing 1 special gift per person and make a special effort to...

INGREDIENTS 1½ cups all-purpose flour* ¾ cup sugar ¾ teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon chia seeds (soaked in 6 tablespoons) 1 teaspoon...

Often times society assumes that to have survived something means that you have come out the other end stronger, more...

Over the past months I have heard many different angles of a story that involves history, politics, cultures and finances, reasons that...

What Is a Person? (The World in Which the Kestrel Moves) sarva-bhūtastham ātmānam / sarva-bhūtāni ca-āatmani iksate yogayukta-ātmā /...

If you are a yoga teacher, young or old, there may come a point when you ask yourself, ‘why do I do what I do‘? Whether it is the way you...

The long-haired ones, the sky-clad sages, wear only the yellow robes of dust. Along the wind’s course they glide when the Lord of life...

It has been three years to the day that I had a liver transplant. This day will forever be imbued with meaning for me, and around this...

Having spent three weeks in Italy over August, I have been inspired and plumped up! This soup was served as a small offering from Locanda...

Shri Adi Shankaracharya from Guru Ashtakam Thousands of years ago, as a way to encourage his students to realize how precious their lives...

The transition time between spending her last days in her body, and the five days prior to being cremated were filled with the memories...

I take refuge in the all-attractive Lord who is the true identity of all being. Sharanam means refuge. This beautiful initiation mantra...

Listen to the teacher. So many times in a yoga class I have been called out.  I have stepped the wrong foot forward, had my foot where...

We Must Listen To Our Own Voice God is always present in the formless and He speaks to us in the soundless sound. Blessed indeed are...

Lately I’ve been thinking about the idea that we are all, fundamentally, actually ok. This may be a no-brainer for you who are reading...

Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Guru devo Maheshwara, Guru sakshat, param Brahma, tasmai shri guravay namah Our creation is that guru...

Someone recently told me that I should visualize taking my head off of my body to see the world differently, implying that I over analyze...

The Workshop-Course and Mentoring Series at Indaba is a new format that I have created designed to give teachers a safe space to build on...

I recently took a trip down memory lane in the form of a trip to Amsterdam, a city I called home for a tumultuous and transformative...

A student recently wondered why in some Yoga traditions, such as the bhakti tradition, there is little or no emphasis on the practice of...