Lokaha Samastaha Sukhino Bhavantu-again

Lokaha Samastaha Sukhino Bhavantu-again

I had written on this prayer/mantra over 4 years ago.  It seems important to revisit it, given the state of our world, being more and more divided and seeming to have no meeting place between sides. Everyone is anxious, afraid, convinced that they are 100 percent...
Resistance

Resistance

“Looking at resistance can reveal the nature of mind, for what we are resisting is often the very thing we say we want.” -Joel Kramer The past month plus in class, the topic of the reading has been resistance (under “Mental Aspects” of yoga practice. About two weeks...
I Love You, I Love You, I Love You, part 2

I Love You, I Love You, I Love You, part 2

December 17, 2017 Updated December 14, 2023 “I love you. I love you. I love you.” – you to some part of you (or you to someone else) “It works best if you DO it.” -a student It’s December and as many of you know, this is the month that I lead what I call the “I...
I Love You, I Love You, I Love You!

I Love You, I Love You, I Love You!

December is the month when in classes I lead the practice of “I Love You, I Love You, I Love You” i.e. saying that silently inside (or outside) to whatever (or whoever) is getting your attention at the moment.  What does that phrase mean?  Here’s an attempt to clarify...
WAKE UP!

WAKE UP!

“TIME TO WAKE UP!” -D.O.A., Ti’s favorite punk rock band from the 80’s. “It’s very easy to wake a sleeping person.  It’s very hard to wake a person pretending to be asleep.” -Amma “Awake” -movie title, on the life of Paramahamsa Yogananda, author of...