Let Freedom Ring
On this week-end in America we celebrate freedom. But what really is freedom? Is it the freedom to choose who you love or the freedom to be just who you are? Perhaps it is Andrea Gibson slamming with a broken heart or Bryce Dessner from The National speaking to the fake empire? Or is …
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In the Flow of the Now
To be in the Flow of the Now requires two things. First, you have to be right in each split-second. Because each second is changing, you have to meet the moment with all your heart and mind. When you engage in each moment, you have to be there 100%. When you sweep …
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The High Point of Summer
Today in North America there is a magnificent convergence of forces. This is the day where everything comes to a point. First off, the sun reaches its zenith, having climbed to the height of the Summer Solstice. This magnificent solar summit is worth rejoicing by staying up late and holding vigil for the long, …
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Juneteenth
On this Juneteenth, we honor all African American people in this country and around the world on their path toward embodying greater safety, ease and freedom. This day is a call for all beings to uphold a society that is accepting and gracious, free from bias, prejudice and slander. At …
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Living Spontaneity
Each day, we embody the main three qualities of Prajna Yoga–intimacy, immediacy, and spontaneity. Intimacy is to be touched by the world and to live a life of care and compassion. Immediacy is to land in each moment no matter how wild or invasive and to greet “what is” without …
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The Taste of Tea
With one sip of tea and you swallow the whole universe… For centuries drinking tea has been an essential component of spiritual practice. In drinking tea you have to slow down, open up your senses and allow yourself to belong to something bigger. For tea invites you to a place …
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Living from Within
When I first came to this practice I was following an inner calling that said don’t hold back, follow your heart. But my parents were worried. In the early ‘80s yoga classes were held in church basements and only aging hippies shopped at the local food co-op. Most of the …
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Falling in Love with What Is
This month has been a journey across two continents and five countries. We have traveled over borders, down medieval city streets, across seas and mountain ranges. We have wandered down narrow cobblestone alleys centuries old. The journey has been a reminder that this life is but a journey with each day …
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A Moment of Transmission
Tromping through Italy this week has been a tour through the wonder and beauty of Christian art. For the hundreds of paintings, sculptures, and frescoes we have seen, one image stands out the most– Michelangelo’s masterpiece on the vaulted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. One scene depicts God …
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Ode to You, Mother
Today we honor you, dear mother, for your steady resolve, for your selfless sacrifice and enduring love. You who are the emblem of unconditional love, giving your body, your sleep, your time and your touch to shepherd us all into the world. You who breathes life into the youngest and …
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