I love forward folds. I like to sprinkle in some standing forward bends throughout my practice. And at least one longer-held seated forward fold towards the end. They are like the chocolate of yoga! So decadent. Our days are full. We spend them days chasing kids, talking with others, working and learning. It is stimulating and exciting. But all of this can also […]
Yoga and Gardening
This past Saturday was spring cleanup day in the community where I live. I was appointed part of the gardening crew. We have some beautiful flow beds in the common areas. They always make me smile when I pass by them. I am not an expert gardener by any stretch. But when I am out […]
Yoga for Happy, Healthy Knees
The knee is a weird and fragile joint. I tore a knee ligament (ACL) many years ago. I had physiotherapy and eventually surgery to repair the ligament. I was very physically active when it happened and it was frustrating as hell to be forced to slow down. But perhaps I needed a pause in my […]
Chill Out Yoga
It has been one hectic week. Between kids, appointments, work, a friend in the hospital plus all the regular day-to-day stuff … it feels like I have been running around non-stop. And I am pretty sure that I am not alone in this experience. If not this week, I bet you have had your own […]
Contentment Everyday
“Dearly Beloved We are gathered here today To get through this thing called life” – Prince I am sure that by now you have seen these lyrics from Prince’s famous song posted everywhere. I was very sad to hear of his death. He wasn’t a friend, relative or someone I had ever spoken with. But […]
Plant the Seeds of Healing
Love and compassion are the only proven tools for transforming hatred. Looking deeply into the nature of the current wave of hatred sweeping our society, I find fear, craving and suffering as its foundation. Part of love involves restraining those intent on doing harm, of course, both for their sake and for the sake of […]
Yoga for Courage
It has been a long while since my last blog post. I apologize. I was wrapped up in the goings on of my own world and got out of the habit. Then the longer it went on, the more of a deal it became. I was worried about what you might think and also about […]
Help Us Out, Won’t You?
I’ve written before that what the world needs rather desperately isn’t more successful people, more powerful people, or more wealthy people. What the world needs — what humanity and the other beings with which we share a biosphere all need — are more genuinely happy people. If you’re reading this, I’ll assume that you agree […]
This Peaceful Revolution
We are in the midst of a great paradigm shift. This revolution will be won by hundreds of thousands of peaceful warriors, standing firmly together for justice, peace, freedom and hope. We thought we were victims; together, we discovered that we were the collective hero we sought. We considered the powers of hatred, greed and […]
Ponder Nonduality
A sky of slate above my head, The earth, a fertile womb, A ragged pathway beckons me; I slip into the gloom. Cold the air and rough the trail That leads me on my way, Into woods and out of time, Retreating from the fray. I seek surcease in solitude From sorrows that have grown. […]
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