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...

A friend was surprised to know that I don’t believe in past lives and reincarnation, since I’m so “spiritual.” I explained my position to...

It is said that the body doesn’t bring us to the yoga pose. The pose brings us to the body. Sounds right to me, and here's a quick story...

If we can’t be alone with ourselves in quiet, we feel inadequate. Life feels inadequate. If we can’t sit quietly and breathe, what does...

We are untamed. We may think we are civilized, cultivated, and controlled. Thankfully, we are not. Being untamed doesn’t mean that we...

Just for a moment, imagine that every single thing, person, situation is occurring perfectly, simply because that’s how it’s occurring....

In the beginning of The Yoga Sutras (circa 200 BCE), author Patanjali explains that yoga is both the practice and the result: controlling...

Had an intense day. Interfaced with many people in concentrated ways and addressed many situations, all day long. Came home...

…my car. Car-rie. That was her name when she was gifted to me, and the name felt perfect. At 300K miles and 23 years, this luxury sedan...

It’s Saturday morning, and my mind, heart, and spirit were shackled to some messy events from the work week. During my morning meditation...

When we try to change our habits, take risks to attempt new things, exert discipline in our lives, we gain an opportunity to see...

(Me and Max, one of the finest dogs I've known) A man with intense physical disabilities was speaking about his dreams at a conference....

It does. In Consumer Education class in the 1970’s, Ms. Bond taught, "If something sounds too good to be true, it is.” We’ve seen words...

In the yogic practice of self-study (Swadyaya in Sanskrit), we explore the false and problematic beliefs about ourselves and the world....

A friend and I were discussing the costume of personality we wear, to navigate this earthly realm. They said that deep down, they don’t...