I have to tell them honestly meditation is not something you can learn. Meditation is a gift given to a purified mind.
So I recently had a horrible experience at my yoga studios. I teach every Saturday at 9:30 am in Montgomery since 2011. Some of the people who come have been coming that long. Others come and go. Right now, about 60 folks are meandering in and out of that class. The room holds about twenty […]
I just got off the phone with my daughter. She’s a 19 year old freshman at Stanford University getting straight A’s, managing her own business, advocating for the rights of the underprivileged, and hell bent on saving the planet. Of course I’m proud of her and I’m worried too. She’s doing great, but showing a […]
The masses have been deluded in that last few thousand years to live in the present moment and turn problems over to a higher authority.
About 100 years ago we entered into a 200 year transition to Dwapara Yuga. This time period will last about 2,000 years and truth and compassion must prevail. If you are living under a rock you may not realize the great divide taking place this week in Cincinnati with the actions of MAGA wearing boys from […]
Below is a process I go through every year to release the past year and freely move into the next. The 5 Sutras for the Aquarian Age were given to us by Yogi Bhajan to help us navigate as we shift out of the Age of Pisces and into the Age of Aquarius. This shift […]
Jogging vs. Yoga. Why not just go for a jog? When jogging you get your heart rate up and sweat. You burn about 500 calories in a 45 minute job. In a typical hatha yoga class you only burn 150 calories. Sweat? Well, in yoga the Sutras of Patanjali explain when you have lost control […]
Mother’s Day is approaching as my daughter prepares for her high school graduation and I prepare for an empty nest. I find myself in contemplation of motherhood. Why do we do it? Motherhood seems like an endless goodbye; the slowest grief. They leave the body and then the breast and then your arms with those first […]
Wiping my reading glasses on my shirt. Giving up. Getting another pair of glasses and again, dirty. Where is the glass cleaner because I want to see what is truly there? What is truly there?
Today is my birthday. I’ve turned 49 at 5:37 this morning. I didn’t wake up for it which I usually do. It’s been one hell of a year with many highs and many lows… I’ll just leave it at that for now. Actually I won’t. Menopause sucks. Blending a family is hard if not impossible. […]
I woke up today anxious. There was an overwhelming sense of dread as if something horrific had happened while I slept. I resisted the urge to look at the news on my smartphone. I resisted the urge to check in on Facebook. Instead I read a book about cancer on my ipad.
Again. It just seems the same story plays out over and over in some surreal turning of the wheel of fate. You can’t help but to wonder about the build up of energy behind this wheel and what force it takes to stop it turning.
As far as food goes, just eat food. That means an elimination of caffeine, alcohol, processed foods, sugar, and excessive meat.
There appears to be a deep-seated misunderstanding in the yoga community about Non Violence or what we call Ahimsa. Ahimsa is one of the yamas or the personal code s of conduct for yogis. There are five codified by the Sage Patanjali. Generally, Ahimsa is translated as non-violence in thought, word, and deed. It’s really […]
The Gurus have predicted as we continue our shift to the Age of Aquarius we will see endemic Anxiety, Depression, and Suicide. The World Health Organization agrees and predicts by 2020, depression will be the 2nd leading cause of disease for the world. We can blame it on the times we are in or we […]
This is a brainstorm I had when trying to envision a mindful corporate wellness program from an organization. It never went anywhere, but many of the ideas are good. Perhaps if you are in HR or otherwise, this will help you think through a more holistic approach to corporate wellness. 70% of all health-care costs […]
I ran into a woman I know from my children’s school system at Krogers today. Her son is graduating this weekend and I congratulated her on his success. I asked if it was her first. She said yes. I asked if she had more. She said she had one more, a sophomore. Our eyes met […]