When I watched the graphic, heart-breaking video of George Floyd’s death I was shaken, shocked and left speechless. There was a justifiable rage and anger that shook me. I could not process what I had just seen. It was not a movie. It was not a dramatic reenactment. It was the death of another human…
Read MoreRead about manifesting and it can feel like the universe is just out there like a fairy godmother waiting to deliver you all your dreams. Look at your reality and you may wonder whether that magic really exists at all, or if it’s just the latest snake oil. Well, I am here to tell you…
Read MoreListen to my new Podcast here Teachings on the bardo from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition are usually understood to refer to the space between incarnations, in between death and birth, where the mind is untethered from its previous associations with body, identity and ego. In this space, the mind goes wild and the emotions run…
Read MoreI’ve been practicing yoga for over 20 years. The vast majority of that time has been spent in quiet mornings on the mat at home. At first I dropped in on classes with different teachers who set me off in the right direction along the path. I was inspired and started coming to class more…
Read MoreYoga can be addictive. That’s both good and bad. It’s good when yoga takes over your life and replaces old destructive habits with new helpful ones instead. When you crave a deep long yoga session instead of a drink after a stressful day, then yoga has successfully rewired your brain, at least on some level….
Read MoreI like when things go according to plan. We all do. No one likes when your best plans go haywire, when flights get cancelled, when it rains on a day you planned for the beach or when nothing seems to work. It’s even more frustrating when this happens in your yoga practice. You might not…
Read MoreHome is where the heart is, or at least that’s what they say. But, really, what does home really represent, to you, to your heart? The very idea of home is a feeling of belonging, a sense of deep connection that transcends the daily grind. In a world increasingly more connected, more and more people…
Read MoreI live in the U.S.A.—land of the free and home of the brave. We think we are free, but everywhere we are in chains. Our thoughts, especially the most habitual ones, drive us forward through repetitive cycles that lock us into a level of reality that can often be quite painful. Despite our conscious desire…
Read More“I am of the nature of consciousness. I am made of consciousness and bliss. I am nondual, pure in form, absolute knowledge, absolute love. I am changeless, devoid of desire or anger, I am detached. I am One Essence, unlimitedness, utter consciousness. I am boundless Bliss, existence and transcendent Bliss. I am the Atman, that…
Read MoreYou have probably heard Sanskrit chants that end with Om Shantih Shantih Shantih. These are appropriately called the Shantih mantras. Shantih is the Sanskrit word for peace. Om is the syllable that represents the entire world, past, preset and future. The belief that what is said three times will a reality is called trivaram satyam. …
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