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I honestly think that there’s nothing more annoying than being told by a New Age person that you need to “Let Go,” to “Surrender.” This is particularly true when your life hovers somewhere between (a euphemistically phrased) “Challenge” to “Outr...

I want to share two things I’ve been pondering about my urban terrace gardening this summer. The first comes from my Pokeweed. Pokeweed is an extraordinarily exuberant weed that grows EVERYWHERE — and I mean it has literally sprouted in the tiniest cracks between the tiles of my terrace, and al...

This October I’m offering a 9 month unique program:   PRACTICAL AWAKENING   We’ll explore getting your Creative Dreams to the next level, whether that’s finally starting the project that’s been on the back burner … or getting the writing that’s been sitting in ...

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. * Goethe *   I always forget this story about the Hindu diety Hanuman. As a young demi-god, he was full of vast power and great mischief. In fact, he was enough of a brat that he continually irritated the usually implacable sages in his vic...

“If Someone Steals Your Cab, Then It Wasn’t Your Cab” • Taxi Cab Driver Wisdom I almost never go out. I vastly prefer having friends over. Last Friday, though, I gathered my courage and headed out with my crew to a downtown party of an old friend. I lasted about 15 crowd-filled minutes b...

Hiding being the still thriving cabbage, some mysterious and beautiful new growth.

I actually think Belle ALWAYS looks dignified but I really like the quote.

In this time of increasingly shocking divisiveness, it’s easy to forget what the word “yoga” really means. The Sanskrit root actually means “to unite.” One of the most helpful things I’ve read this week was this Taoist Parable shared by Alan Briskin: During a time of gre...

Last night, my wonderful student Shelley had a Crow Pose Breakthrough in my class at the beautiful Exhale Mind Body Spa. People usually think the secret to arm balances is greater upper body strength or more core. But it’s not about “muscling through.” Instead, it’s usually two th...