While writing my morning journal today, I realized I didn’t have any ideas of what to write. That’s nothing new. I often have no idea...

“Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.”  Juvenal When we were young and new, our imaginations soared with dreams and...

Cleanliness is an important yogic tradition, as a personal practice of the second limb of yoga (From the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali)....

Yin and yang. Darkness and light. Each cannot exist without the other. Observing the noise, we become aware of the silence behind it....

...in proportion to one's courage." Anais Nin The path of yoga is one of opening. Yoga always demonstrates: Wisdom opens. Fear closes....

We can accidentally be addicted to harsh, harmful, and negative thoughts, ideas, beliefs, and emotional responses. This dependency is...

(Instructions at the end) While yoga practices vary in content, they almost always conclude with Savasana—Corpse Pose. Lying still. It is...

…can only be experienced in an impeccable moment. The quality of each moment determines the quality of each life. Life is a chain of...

Or Unstuck in the Discomfort Zone. Life is uninteresting, dissatisfying, and mediocre when we engage in the usual life distractions. The...

Love is a major theme in life. It’s an integral part of most spiritual and religious practices. It's a complex and vague emotion, with...

Discipline is a cornerstone of yoga, and an important tool for self-care, self-awareness, and self-fulfillment. I’ve learned what works...

“Be really whole and all things will come to you.” Lao Tzu Struggling with an ill-conceived idea for a blog post, I glanced up and saw...

(With practice tips below) In the ancient Yoga Sutras, Patanjali tells us that Yoga is both the outcome and the practice: Quieting the...

Today is a holiday celebrating freedom. It’s easy to get lost in the unfair and un-free conditions of the outside world, and neglect our...

There are many ways we stress ourselves: rushing, worrying, angering, clinging, resisting,and so on. Our systems are made to respond to...

The definition and goal of yoga is one and the same, according to Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras: Quiet the contortions of the mind. To me,...

People say they are lonely, as if that’s a bad thing. When I thought I was lonely, it felt like a bad thing. I suffered with the lonely...

The more I focus on operating in partnership with Wisdom (the best, most courageous, kind, honest, smart, and “supreme” version of...

….be kind than right. I learned that long ago, working with people with cognitive disabilities. It just made sense. By giving up the need...

People have peddled "miracle cures" for human discomfort, dis-ease, and inner turmoil throughout human history. There is a powerful tool...