Being human
and life's little mysteries

om ity ekaksharam Brahma / vyaharan mam anusmaran yah prayati tyajan deham / sa yati paramam gatim (BG VIII.13) If one can remember...

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...

CLASS SCHEDULE (see below for restorative class dates at Indaba) PREBOOK: WORKSHOP MARCH 4 Aversion to Inversions at Indaba Yoga Studio ...

With the 30 Day Yoga Challenge over, there is a lot to contemplate. Originally planned rather haphazardly to extend outwards into the...

For most of us, daily life can be a rush from start to finish; getting from point A to B, focusing on completing tasks, and in general...

Our voice is one of our most important tools in making lasting, positive change in the world. With our voice we can represent all the...

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...

Long ago, before our world and animate life form, before chakras, there was a great ocean, a turtle and a snake, and the gods and demons....

When one searches on the internet for “yoga” and “eating disorders”, unlimited pages are returned about the benefits of yoga as a remedy...

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...

guru satyam guru jnanam guru anandam guru shantih My teacher is the truth, my teacher is the wisdom, my teacher is the bliss, my teacher...

I was asked today whether if given the choice, if I would prefer that yoga classes not be named (Jivamukti, Dharma Mittra, Astanga, etc)....