How many times do we have to witness the senseless killings of fanatics with guns to realize this issue goes much deeper than gun control, deeper than a women’s right to control her own body, and deeper than a mental health … Read more
Meditation for Climate Change
The COP 21, the Paris climate conference is upon us. There is nothing more important right now than making substantial changes in the way we treat the environment, particularly mitigating climate change. If we do not act now, disastrous consequences … Read more
Gateway to the Core
Everything—both living and non-living—has a core. Every tree, every blade of grass, every animal, every rock, even the earth itself has a core. Living things grow outward from the core, lengthening as they grow, and expanding from the inside out … Read more
Coming into Balance: The Fall Equinox
September 21st is the Fall Equinox—an important moment of balance between light and dark. In a world dangerously teetering out of balance between these two primordial, cosmic forces, it is worth all of our time to reflect on what balance … Read more
Harvest: A time to start to pull inward
I love the fall. The smell of apple cider, the leaves changing colors, the cooling in the evenings. A time to start to pull inward. And I love this time of harvest. All our labors over the year come together … Read more
Support Peace with Iran
Peace is one of the most important issues we face today. We cannot advance to a mature society at the same time we are making war with each other. Nor can we continue to solve our differences with weapons and … Read more
Speculations on a Floating World
Here I am, my first day completely out to sea, on the Alaska Spiritual Cruise, where I have been invited as a speaker and yoga teacher. I have never been aboard a cruise ship before, never been to a place … Read more
No One Does It Alone
NO ONE DOES IT ALONE: Musings while stranded at Dulles Airport Sometimes it takes awhile for all my brain cells to fire up in the morning. That was certainly true on Thursday as the alarm went off at 5:00 a.m., interrupting … Read more
The Light of Generosity
It’s only in the last 100 years or so that humans have lived in the midst of electric lights. Even so, I look out my window at the drizzly rain and grey clouds, with days that begin well before the … Read more
The Attitude of Gratitude
Blogs abound about being thankful for all the usual things: loved ones, a roof over our heads, food on the table, good health—things that some of us take for granted, yet countless people don’t have. May we remember them with … Read more