The Yoga Coast on the Big Island of Hawai'i boasts some of the newest land on earth. This island is home to one of earth’s most active volcanoes, and it is nothing short of profoun…
I remember the day I awakened to the idea that yoga was inherently political. I was sitting in a class when one of my teachers said that yoga is inherently political because the pr…
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” —Theodore Roosevelt Here’s a funny story: a new age thinker died and went to heaven. Upon entering the pearly gates, he saw tw…
For better or worse, challenge is an ingrained part of growth and awakening. All of us have struggles at some point or another. But some who face challenges are happy; some are no…
Most of us know of the successful movie franchise “The Transformers.” You’ll be glad to learn that this blog has nothing to do with that Hollywood action movie. Rather, this offer…
Why all the fuss from conservatives about the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) being struck down? Someone recently asked me how this Supreme Court decision made me feel. Tears …
Years ago I heard an anecdotal story about the famous Italian artist, Michelangelo. While I have no idea if it’s true, the message so moved me and altered my perspective that the …
Admit it: at times, we all can be a bit like the Princess and the Pea. Life can offer us so much goodness, but all we can do is get irritated by the few small things that don’t go…
Oh, fire, what would we do without you?On farms, crops do better after a fire has licked at the earth and burned off the top layer of old growth in the fields. In the forest, pinec…
Though it seems a familiar formula for those on a spiritual path to rebuke money and keep things simple (many holy people have taken vows of poverty), I now wonder if it isn’t time…
I bent over, lifted my left leg, and tried to quickly slide my foot into the thick black rubber fin with as much grace as I could muster. My right foot toed the small sheath of my …
When we think about the specifics of what we would like to manifest in our lives, our visions should feel absolutely yummy: I mean an “ooh-that-feels-so-wonderful” kind of feeling.…