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Jane's Journey

A few weeks ago, I watched a moving documentary, Jane's Journey.  It is a great documentary about Jane Goodall, the work she did in the past, and the work she continues to do today with wildlife conservation. Jane Goodall today The documentary begins with Jane's story back in [...]

2012-05-27T22:20:23-07:00May 27th, 2012|Uncategorized|

Buddhism and Psychoanalysis

A few months back, I mentioned that Rick and I were taking a class on Buddhism and Psychoanalysis.  It was a meaninful class and we used the book No Death, No Fear, by Thich Nhat Hanh as our text.  At our last session of the course, I was asked by [...]

2012-05-26T14:36:16-07:00May 26th, 2012|Uncategorized|

Anatomy of the Earth

I came across this piece that I wrote for Earth Day 2002, my pre-blogging days, and I think it is worth sharing, accompanied by various photos I have taken on backpacking trips and hikes: Anatomy of the Earth The veins and arteries of the earth are her rivers pouring into [...]

2012-05-26T03:15:09-07:00May 26th, 2012|Uncategorized|

Rattlesnake Ledge

Staycation continues!  It's not been easy.  Being at home, I see so much that needs to be tended to: the garden at Ocean Shores needed to be weeded and trimmed last weekend,  the sidewalks outside the condo in Seattle needed to be swept, the bushes and trees needed clipping (since [...]

2012-05-24T04:36:37-07:00May 24th, 2012|Uncategorized|

Yoga Love Story

So have you ever wondered if you can meet the love of your life in a yoga class?  In all these years of teaching yoga, I can happily say that, yes, it has happened!  There was one couple who met at a bus stop on their way to my yoga [...]

2012-05-23T19:13:04-07:00May 23rd, 2012|Uncategorized|
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