There are people and things that I still don’t understand. Sometimes I barely understand myself. It’s like there’s a puzzle inside my mind and heart and every day I get one more clue. At first I had no idea what the big picture looked like because I was so focused on the individual pieces and…
Read MoreSelf-worth is something that is innate. You don’t have to earn it. But you do need to wake up to the truth of it. Traumatic events leave scars in the mind (and sometimes also on the body) and these wounds can get in the way of recognizing your basic sense of worthiness. I carried guilt…
Read MoreThe body is a mystery. Despite all the marvels of modern medicine, there are some basic things about the body which remain unexplained. As a yoga teacher I work with a lot of bodies and I’m sometimes privy to a little bit of the magic of the realm of the body. Sometimes I’m so involved…
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be a yogi? I ask myself this question over and over again. Is it about commitment to the practice? Well yes, but it doesn’t stop there. The decision to be a yogi only begins with the asana practice. The challenging poses of yoga are meant to be a foundation for…
Read MoreA friend of mine told me hottest new app is a lip syncing app. Apparently the star of this new platform signed a record deal and but first needed to learn how to sing! I haven’t verified the story, but it seems fitting for in an age of fake news and verisimilitude. When illusion and…
Read MoreI’m avid reader and love a good novel. I recently read The Sympathizer, which tells the story of the Vietnamese diaspora after the Vietnam war. The book is at once disturbing and disarming. I wouldn’t say I loved it, but I definitely respect it both from a historical and literary perspective. The essays at the…
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