Tag: practice

  • Snowglobe of the Mind

    Snowglobe of the Mind

    “Each one of us is called to become that great song that comes out of the silence, and the more we let ourselves down into that great silence the more we become capable of singing that great song.” –David Steindl-Rast   Imagine you have a snow globe in your pocket. Going through your day, it…

  • Making Friends With Patience

    Making Friends With Patience

    Today I offer a quick note about slowness. (Gosh, I love punny language.)   In my yoga classes, you can often find me using an example of being in molasses, suggesting that we move with that slow deliberateness that allows balance and awareness to keep up with action.   Slow is good.   Yet, what…

  • Conditions of Creativity

    Conditions of Creativity

    Hello dearest one, It’s a double header this week. Firstly, and EXCITEDLY, one of my articles was published on elephant journal. It’s one of my faves and I was delighted they liked it too. I’ve included a snippet, as well as the link to read the whole thing, below. Secondly, I share a piece about…

  • Silly Bird

    Silly Bird

    For the past several days a bird has been flying into the windows of my house. It happens more than ten times a day, and startles me every time. It’s confusing. Hasn’t that bird figured it out by now? Doesn’t the sting of crashing into the window create enough negative reinforcement to prevent it from…

  • An Ode to June

    An Ode to June

    June is my birthday month, and it’s right around the corner. It also includes my father’s birthday, my honey’s birthday and my best friend’s anniversary. It’s the summer solstice, the end of the school year, and month number 6 (my very favorite number). That might seem like more than enough for one 30-day stretch, but…

  • Bold Moves vs. Baby Steps

    Bold Moves vs. Baby Steps

    Bold moves are great. I’ve employed them in nearly every aspect of my life – career, relationships, health. They are declarative, attention-getting, powerful statements of being and arriving. I am reminded of the Star Trek episodes of my youth, where one could move from Point A to Point Z (without ever passing through B-Y) with…

  • The Vaulter – A Parable

    The Vaulter – A Parable

    The first time she picks up the pole it feels completely unnatural. It is heavy, bouncy and awkward. She hardly knows how to hold it so it doesn’t fall, or take her off balance. She learns how to run, holding the pole at the perfect angle against her body, so it keeps her aerodynamic. To…

  • Thailand Tales – Slaying the Dragon

    Thailand Tales – Slaying the Dragon

    Just after Thanksgiving, I traveled to Thailand. Nearly a year ago, I gladly accepted the invitation to one of my favorite countries on the planet, but as the time approached I found it hard to tear myself away from my loved ones, celebrating my favorite holiday. The journey was long and challenging, an exercise in…

  • A Warrior Am I

    A Warrior Am I

    A warrior am I and from the battle I emerge victorious. Courtesy of my reading from astrologist Heidi Rose Robbins   The concept of being a warrior plays hide-and-seek with my psyche. I am repulsed and infatuated at the same time. It is exhausting waging war all the time, and yet, what else is an awakened life, than…

  • Yoga and Ecstasy

    Yoga and Ecstasy

    She reminded me of a cat. Not a skittish house cat, but a fierce African jungle cat – a cougar or leopard perhaps. Muscular and lithe, with nary a wasted movement, she wore what one might find on a Brazilian beach so that we could view the entirety of her perfectly formed body. Lisa, our…