Real World Yogi

It's hard to be a yogi in the real world ...

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Compassion is always born of understanding, and understanding is the result of looking deeply.

Om Mani Padme Hum

Every year at the Freehold Yoga Center we have a holiday party. One of the FYC regulars came to the party one year and she was very happy ...
Corporate America

For years I worked at jobs that kind of made me feel like, if I wasn’t doing something brilliant, at least I was doing something to benefit ...
The Resort and the Ashram

When I arrived at Nassau airport I had my winter boots on and it was about 80 degrees. That’s as out of place as I felt in general. The ...
Make Space For The Yogi

In addition to my regular yoga practice, I like to run. I’m not competitive about it at all. There’s no pressure. I don’t care if I run fa...
There's No Place Like Home

I had another "house" dream this morning with a recurring theme. I was moving away from the area I lived and before I did, I ...
I Know That You Are Here, And I Am So Glad

On September 23, 2011, I posted about a dream I'd had that morning and titled it, "When Do We Trust?" It was a dream so clea...
Going Over to the Dark Side

I've given up. I've exhausted all energy supplies. I've spent a lifetime railing against it. I'm the loudest among all I...
Say What You Mean

The word "done" is so overused anymore. I'm done. We're done. This is so done. I'm done. I'm done. I'm don...
Questionable Behavior

What's with the cluster of flesh-eating stories in the news lately? It started with the young woman who fell from a home-made zip li...