Sometimes I look out at the world which humans have sculpted, excavated, planted, drilled, bull-dozed, landscaped, cultivated, and I wonder what is it that humans are really good at on this Earth? Cheetahs are good at running fast. Mice are good at hiding and squeezing through...
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Curiosity is one of the most valuable tools in our toolbox. I often like to explore one particular thing in my yoga practice, like “What do my shoulder blades do?” or “What's my tailbone doing?” during my practice. This can reveal some interesting habits and...
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What I hope to hold dear from our recently completed Maui Yoga Retreat is that sense of "Aloha". It has many meanings, and not surprisingly, seems to share a kinship with a word more familiar to yogis: Namasté. There's a sense of seeing each living...
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When I think about New Year's Resolutions, I see the tendency in myself and others to see what's wrong and needs to be fixed ("I'm too_____." or "I"m not _____."). If I accept that my truest deepest nature is basically good, then nothing needs fixing. You may...
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Do you sometimes feel like all you do during the course of a day is chase down little details so you can cross them off your list? Is it possible you are using that busy-mode to procrastinate taking care of the more important questions in...
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Grandmother's oatmeal was hard to beat. I remember her stirring the big cast iron kettle over a wood stove with a long wooden spoon. It had the perfect texture. Many years later, and I still endeavor to recreate Grandmother's Porridge. My first lesson was that...
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Have you felt frustrated by your efforts to meditate? Do you have a concept that your mind should be absolutely quiet and peaceful? Do you feel you need to control that houseful of inner monkeys ? The Joy of Living dispels these common misconceptions and...
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