Although this week’s newsletter is devoted to what Twyla Tharp declares “a philosophical tug-of-war,” on a daily basis I encounter a less lofty version of that game. It’s mostly an evening activity, usually when I’m finally ready to kick back and relax, and it happens invariably whenever Bobby, Malibu’s...

Oct Meditation HERE Updated Wellness Expert Invite HERE Technically, the gift was over 12 weeks late. In fact, a full season has passed. Nonetheless, I was delighted during this final week of September, to get a gift from Malibu’s parents for my July 2nd birthday. Specifically, a book by Ric...

I was genuinely surprised, even taken aback, the first time I heard this line. It was more than a decade ago, during an energy healing session a colleague had offered me. I’ve since heard variations of it via other practitioners in many different modalities. That first time, however, was during an...

Fittingly, I’m writing this on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Indeed, although more than a few years have passed since I was a full-time student, I still feel a deep attachment to the academic calendar. Starting fresh in September still makes sense to me. In fact, later this month, we’re soft...

I almost didn’t throw it into last week’s email but I decided at the last minute to add something parenthetically. Interestingly, amongst all the other content, this tidbit definitely provoked the most responses. Namely, while writing about Identity (this month’s theme and new meditation HERE), ...

New Meditation HERE New Podcast HERE We all know the phenomenon of staring at something––for example, a simple word whose meaning and spelling we’ve always known–– so long that it gradually unravels. Letters suddenly seem like random scribbles. Definitions dissolve and all meaning evaporates. ...

I’ve never actually made an official list but I definitely have a sense of what would be on it. Namely, I could easily bullet point multiple activities I’m convinced I’d be quite good at despite technically never actually having done any of them. Take, for example, surfing. All the years of yoga h...

It’s not essential to the story but it’ll be helpful if you understand I’m writing about the cutest 6 year-old ever. This is definitely augmented by Jesse’s often wearingSpiderman costumes and that––although he initially seemed confused by the name “Vlad”–he totally loves my dog. During the sch...

It’s hard to believe I began this tradition in 2007, something that feels like several lifetimes ago. Since then it’s taken place all across this hemisphere, from NYC’s Lower East Side to its Upper West, from Los Angeles to Florida, from San Francisco to Seattle, and now to hipster Bushwick. It’s al...