What We See: A Practice in Choosing
What I Carry: Final Tales from Alonnisos
Birthing Stars: More Tales from Alonnisos
You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star. Friedrich Nietzsche In Greek mythology, the term Chaos refers to the “formless void” that eventually became the Cosmos. It represents the nothing that created everything – water, earth and air. Initially an indiscernible mess, transmuted by the force of progress to…
Into the Heart of It: Tales from Alonissos
In the past 36 hours I’ve traveled through New Jersey, Zurich, Athens, and Skiathos (a large Greek island) to get to Alonnisos (a small Greek island). I’ve been on a large plane, a medium-sized plane, a small plane, a boat and several taxis that ranged from a Mercedes sedan to a beat-up Fiat. I’ve climbed…
Yoga and Ecstasy
Your Body Speaks
Did you know that blind athletes, even if they’ve been blind since birth, upon learning of a victory, will assume the following pose: How does the body know that this means exhilaration, excitement, and victory, without ever having seen or learned it? Let’s investigate… Whether you’ve won a race or the lottery, whether the team…
Life Through a Clean Lens
“Before fixing what you’re looking at, check what you’re looking through.” Mark Nepo said that, in his breathtaking work, The Book of Awakening. I’ve always had a tendency to let my eyeglass lenses get really dirty. My ex-husband was great about gently taking them off my face and giving them a thorough scrub-down. …
Let’s Get Excited!
I was recently gifted with a whole bunch of free time. (Gory details here and here.) A funny thing happened. Life got bigger. And fuller. And funner. (With apparently no effect on my habit of making up words.) Of course, there was a period where the cavernous opening in my life threatened to swallow me…
Meditation Monday II – The Art of Change
For most of us, change is worrisome. It touches the parts of us that dislike uncertainty and crave consistency and comfort. Whether we are turning the calendars over to a new year, watching nature bring on a new season, or praying for the next sunrise, we are surrounded by the energy of change. There is…
Meditation Monday I – A New Beginning