Jivamukti 2011 teacher training at Omega
it was a short, strange trip to get to the 2011 Jivamukti Yoga Teacher Training at Omega. i started with no money only a few months before it was to begin. it cost quite a bit, but it was the path I knew i belonged on. these things choose you, and what are you to [...]
Ode to the Divine Mother
Today I woke up in a state of bliss. The sun was shining as I walked to the Green Project to get some hardware for my Mardi Gras costume (The Human Photo Booth). I had the new Radiohead album playing on my iPod, Thom Yorke’s sweet familiar voice soothing my soul. As I walked balanced [...]
Dave, Maggie & the primate fiesta!
I can still remember the day I met Dave DelloRusso. It was a day of connections that branched out into many adventures and opportunities for me. I imagine Dave & Maggie don’t even know the full story, so I will relate it here fas a little wedding gift to them and to you, my readers, [...]
The Autumnal Equinox of Aries
i was already there before i took the mushroom. the soft hairs on my skin were bristling to the invisible pull of the future, there was a subtle energy running through me. i could not see the future but i could feel it, that something was about to come over me. like watching a storm [...]
108 Sun Salutations for India
At City Park in New Orleans there is a giant oak tree with oversize wind chimes hanging from its branches. The sun shone on the tree this morning, with strong winds blowing the chimes into a cacophony of sound. A group of yogis and yoginis gathered beneath the sun and the tree, their mats forming [...]
Building Bridges Across the Race Divide
In my last post I spoke of giving selflessly and building community as paths that can lead us out of our own drama and suffering and into a better future. After writing it I felt an awkwardness, wondering if my thoughts and actions really measured up to the things I had written. It is great [...]
