Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi

The Radical Notion of Touch for Men

Touch. It’s a delicate subject. I just read an article that discussed the idea of gentle, platonic touch between men. It made the case that men are often isolated from touch at an …

Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi

Swimming in God

Have you been searching for God? I guess I always have, too. Today, I have something to share with you, and it will help you find God more quickly."Man is the most insane species. …

Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi

To Those Who Listen, All Are Teachers

“I would sit,” she offered unapologetically, “uncomfortable in my own skin, and think to myself that it would be worth the suffering because when I finished, I’d be happy. Like I w…

Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi

Table for One: Why Pleasure Matters

Spring has arrived in Paris, and I find myself standing alone at a tremendously busy intersection in the trendy Marais district. I look around and witness a neighborhood packed wit…

Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi

Letting Go and Falling Up

I remember this one time, when I was telling myself to really, truly let it go, with “it” being the dissolution of my beautiful life, I went into a rage and nearly took myself out.…

Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi

Are You the 100th Monkey?

Oh, mankind, you are such a remarkable species. So, bear with me. I have to get this out. I’m gonna chat about the pink elephant in our collective living room. You know, the one th…

Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi

Stop and Listen to Your Gut

Did you know it’s the year of the Yang Wood Horse, according to the Chinese Calendar? I didn’t. I didn’t think I cared. But when I realized that this is a promethean year of opport…

Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi

Hocus Focus: 3 Steps to a Magical Life

In Western civilization, we are gifted with the freedom to consciously participate in our own happiness. Since many of us are not struggling to find food, water and shelter, we are…

Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi

The Trouble with the New York Minute

Oh, impatience, you teach us so much.Our western, capitalist society is highly creative, driven, and sometimes impatient. Recently, I met someone who stirred an old memory. Years a…

Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi

Is it Safe to Get In?

The waves crash steadily along the jagged, obsidian-colored lava coastline, and foamy-white salt water gushes up onto the beach. Its fierceness recedes and softens as it reaches up…

Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi

The Benefit of Doubt

Why do we choose New Year’s day to be the first day of our resolution to live better lives? Most of us would say just about anything at that time of year, what with all the distrac…

Confessions Of An Accidental Yogi

Using Courage to Navigate Our LIves

The year is 325 AD. On one of a small cluster of islands in the south pacific sea, now known as the Marquesas, a young Tahitian man is anxiously gathering tools for a unique voyage…