As Spring emerges, with new buds on trees, I marvel at the variety of expressions of new life. Beech trees have this interesting life cycle. In winter, they ...

Looking out the window past the trees, Onto the lake winter frozen. Hills behind. This is as far as my eyes can see. So I close them, and nature opens her gl...

Life is a constant dance, in a flow that for each person has its own unique rhythm. Within this unique rhythm is the principle of learning and growth. What I...

Depending on where you live in the world today in part sets a base-line for the cultural and social beliefs one has regarding aging, dying and death. I was b...

To listen is a gift. It is a gift I believe that we give to ourselves, to others and the world at large. Living the human experience, one of the ways that we...

A few years ago whilst I was in Scotland visiting a museum, a particular exhibit caught my eye. Displayed were beautiful tulips

As I stepped up from the last step, I crossed a threshold from one world to another. My chest exploded as a stream of energy poured in, and the doors to my h...

As I sit here looking out to the snow covered trees and ground, I reflect upon a tradition that I have adopted since moving here almost 15 years ago. When I ...

For many people, the idea of peace is an illusion, some unreachable state. The irony however is in the illusion created by the negative, that it’s unachievab...

One Soul. Two voices. Which one is true? Radiate into the world! The assured confidence of the Self, exclaims. It is pure joy. I have my doubts about this. P...

I'm excited to share with you a new class that I will be teaching starting this Fall.  Beginning Monday September 10th, I will be teaching a 1 hour class at...

Using the leafy green tops of the beets is a a super easy way to make a pesto. 1-2 cups of washed and chopped greens with 2 inch stems 1-2 tsp of zest of lem...

A healthy morning boost that is vibrant and fortifying. 3 red beets, rinsed with ends cut off 1 green apple, removing the seeds 1 orange, peeled 1 piece of f...

This poem came to me after a period of sitting contemplation on March 31st 2018. Soul Poem I have lived before. I will live again. I am One. We are One. All ...

Humans mistake identity as reality. This is incorrect, and is illusion. Right view, from the Buddhist Noble Eightfold Path, directs us to see the true Self b...

At the core of compassion is understanding. It is the intersection of kindness and a recognition of the universal suffering of all beings. By understanding t...

Each step leads you to this door. Step inside. Lying down, eyes closed, the outside world seeming to be no longer. A time capsule moment, no beginning, no en...

From time to time, students will ask me, “how do I know what my edge is?”. The question has typically arisen during a yoga asana (postures/positions/movement...