I I am preparing for a workshop in a couple of weeks: – “Experience OM” – so I’ve been contemplating Om quite a bit, and thought we would contemplate it together. In the course of preparation i … [Read more...] about Om, the Vedas and the Cat in the Hat
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Samadhi
Samadhi I We are contemplating and speaking of samadhi lately. Samadhi is a theme that threads throughout the yogic canon. The word refers to a state of being which could be loosely translated as … [Read more...] about Samadhi
Feeling it in our bones: Transcending the “Anava Mala”
I have a little story to tell. It turns out the girls track team at my local high school is the fastest in the country – they just won first place in the whole nation. No one can figure it out because … [Read more...] about Feeling it in our bones: Transcending the “Anava Mala”
Life, Death and Immortality
Yama and Nachiketa On Tues. we were talking about death, resurrection, and immortality because it comes up a lot in spiritual texts, in yogic texts and of course in the Easter story. Also, because … [Read more...] about Life, Death and Immortality
Hatha Yoga is Kundalini Yoga
I am often asked what kind of yoga I teach, and after almost 35 years, I am still stymied as to how to answer. I usually mercifully restrain myself from breaking into a lecture and say that I teach … [Read more...] about Hatha Yoga is Kundalini Yoga
Monkey Mind
Happy Chinese New Year! It is the Year of the Monkey and it is said the character of the next 12 months will mirror some traits we associate with monkeys: quick moving, volatile, tricky, changeable … [Read more...] about Monkey Mind
About Anger
Attachment breeds desire. From desire anger is born. Anger leads to delusion, from delusion, forgetfulness, from forgetfulness, the destruction of intellectual discernment."Bhagavad Gita, … [Read more...] about About Anger
