Feast Today
Feast today on simple things the chalk-colored sky at dawn, the face of a loved one teleported from far away, the newspaper article about the couple that lived 66 years together and then died days apart. Feast on the memories of your father’s broad shoulders and your grandmother’s wrinkled hands, …
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Pumpkin Bread
PUMPKIN BREAD A tender, moist, satisfying, and subtly spiced treat – Great to share with friends, family and a cup of tea! INGREDIENTS 1.5 Flax eggs (1.5 Tbsp flaxseed meal + 4 Tbsp sparkling water) ÂĽ cup olive oil ÂĽ cup maple syrup Âľ pumpkin puree 2 Tbsp mashed …
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Being with Not-Knowing
One thing you can count on is that you never know. As we approach the end of the year, it dawns on me that I know even less than when the year started. This turns on its head the adage that one grows “older and wiser” with time. Rather, as my …
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Connecting your Mind & Body with the 5 Kosha layers through Yoga
Welcome to a serene exploration of the sacred layers that shape our being—a tranquil journey through the wisdom of healing yoga. The koshas, reminiscent of the gentle rings within a nurturing tree, unfold as a poetic expression of the profound connection between our physical and spiritual selves. In our upcoming …
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The Big Dig
A yoga practice is like an archeological dig. Each day, you have to get out your pick-axe and shovel and do excavation work. In the early years of practice, you hack away at the surface layer of big, tight muscles. Later, you learn to proceed slowly through layers where precious …
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Burn Baby Burn
The best way to make progress on the path is to completely exhaust yourself. Like wring yourself out, turn yourself upside down, lay yourself bare. It is like running a marathon. When you hit the 18 mile mark, your mind goes blank and you see all bodies, all colors, all the …
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Born on the Day of the Dead
Today, I reflect back on the strange and wondrous coincidence to have been born on el Dia de Muertos, the Day of the Dead. Some would say it is not, however coincidence, but rather some providence, mapped out by the constellations of stars and influenced by the planetary pull of certain …
Read MoreComing of Age in America
We raised our son in the shelter of our Santa Fe community, his school but a mile from our home. He attended a Waldorf school where the early childhood curriculum focuses on imaginative play and fosters in the child “a sense that the world is good”. In 5th grade they …
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The Light Within The Dark
In a time that cracks and splinters everywhere around, when vile men lose their minds in pursuit of gold, oil and fame, when the very ground you walk on trembles from windstorms and earthquakes, when trepidation wakes you at 3AM and your faith in humanity is on trial, you must do the …
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The Samsara of War
In times of war, sorrow courses through our veins and our hearts bleed droplets of grief. In the face of such immense suffering, we are perplexed and deeply saddened. How could people wreak such ruin upon each other? War evokes such existential sorrow as violence, divisiveness, terror and hate perpetuate samsara. …
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