Being human
and life's little mysteries

I’ve just returned from a family reunion which fell a few days after my fortieth birthday, giving me the opportunity to be home for my...

In the much loved children’s book Oh the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Suess, he describes a space where nothing happens as The Waiting...

In life, we’re constantly invited to play in spaces existing at opposing ends of the spectrum. We are caregivers, decision makers and...

YS 1.12 abhyasa vairagyam tat nirodhah. Our thought patterns (chitta vrittis) are quieted by practicing detachment. Emotion is...

At one point or another, we have all joined a bank, a company, a political party or a book club. Lets face it, subscribing to an...

Daily life in a big city can sometimes feel somewhere between a race, a juggling act and balancing on a high wire. The cacophony of...

As another 365 day-period draws to a close, resolutions are on many people’s minds as we prepare for a new year. What would we like to...

One of the most challenging aspects of true gratitude is accepting all things in life as precious; without judgement, without control....

In Part 1 of this post, the ancient story of the Churning of Milk was paraphrased as a mythological explanation from where physical form...

When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends...

For people that live with chronic pain, it can be difficult to keep up one’s energy; day after day feeling unwell, unbalanced, in the...

My nineteen month old son is slightly obsessed with butterflies at the moment, so over the weekend, we visited the Butterfly Pavilion at...

I’ve been seeing a wonderful Rolfer named Liesl for quite a while now, and even though I’m a bodywork practitioner myself, it never...

In yoga, there is a term ‘pushti’, which can be translated as ripe or ready. Think about that perfect peach, still attached to the tree,...

Almost a decade ago my shoulders carried the weight of the world due to the stresses of my daily life. As a result I was plagued with...

Several years back one of my yoga teachers made the point in class that all beings have the same amount of potential for love and...

In sanskrit, sakshi is the observer, the aspect within able to watch the body, mind and events without judgement, attachment or analysis....

Several years ago I was having lunch with a friend discussing our dreams, our goals and our passions. “What I really want to do is...

The teachings of yoga honor the Mother as the first true Guru in our lives. Not the Virgin Mary or even the Mother Earth, but one’s...

I was looking through some of the search terms that people entered to end up on my blog the other evening, and the above was one that...