If you can’t see it, you can’t have it. That’s the rule! As a Spiritual Warrior, I’ve struggled and stumbled and I’ve been from challenge to triumph and back again. When I look back on the journey, I can NOW…
Continue ReadingOur Times
NOW IS ALL WE HAVE,and we yogis know what a magical and mysterious moment that is. Right now, every moment counts as we help humanity shift into a new phase of consciousness – where stewardship is more important than ownership.…
Continue ReadingFollow Your Bliss
“If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Wherever you…
Continue ReadingAuthority vs Authenticity
Is it possible to be in a position of authority and maintain your authenticity? As Yogis, this question is one of many that call upon our ability to see the duality within the reality. Does the mind bow to the…
Continue ReadingSolstice & the Long Night of the Soul
In an obscure night Fevered with love’s anxiety (O hapless, happy plight!) I went, none seeing me Forth from my house, where all things quiet be La Noche Oscura del Alma, a poem by 16th-century Spanish mystic St. John of…
Continue ReadingThe Journey of the Soul vs Self
The story that we tell ourselves throughout life is not the narration of our soul’s journey. Can you recall the story of your life with complete accuracy from all perspectives? Of course not. The story we tell ourselves is inaccurate…
Continue ReadingFrom Emotion to Devotion
What is chanting? Yoga teaches us about chanting and we know that there are many different mantras and that most yogi’s carry a special one through life – but what is this chanting business really all about? Let’s start with…
Continue ReadingScripture, Texts, and Manuals
Every yogi has their favorite scripture, texts, and manuals. From the Yoga Sūtras to the Bhagavad Gītā and more, there is no lack of information out there for the modern yogi to discover. The one book all yogis agree upon…
Continue ReadingCommunity and Togetherness – the concept of Sangat
In Sanskrit, the root word ‘Sangh‘ means “company” and refers to a gathering of devotees – typically for spiritual practice, chanting, ceremony, even social and political matters. The concept of Sangat is one that I believe is especially relevant to…
Continue ReadingSadhana, Seva, and Simran
Whether we are centered on surviving or thriving – each day we cultivate a certain skill-set as we go about living. That skill-set includes everything from going to the bathroom (ask my 3yr old) to spirituality and/or religion. We are…
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