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...

This afternoon my buddy Joe and I are hopping into a zipcar to Trenton, NJ to check out a Miracle. Specifically, MIRACLE IN RWANDA. It’s often said that all of yoga philosophy can be summarized as “Letting Go.” Whether it’s about clinging to the past, worrying about the future, or ...

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...

Letting go of “What I Think I know” may be the trickiest kind of letting go…but also the most value. Practicing this especially intently as I’m in the Homestretch on the new book proposal, wondering what new doors will soon open.

I almost worried that my upstairs neighbors or those walking by on the street might think I’d murdered a tiny person and was getting rid of the body. As you can see, that’s what the disposal of my arbor vitae pretty much looked like. The rest of my Urban Garden is a total triumph. The mint and ...