Dharma Mittra is one very cool yoga master and I consider myself very lucky to be studying with him right here at the San Francisco yoga conference! He started out today's session by asking, "How many of you are here to study for the first time with Swami Pretendananda?" It [...]
I recently returned from a short trip to Chelan, where I spent time with some dear friends. I had planned this trip so long ago, imagining we'd be skiing and snow-shoeing. However, the weather was mild, if not warm, with an occasional pick up in the wind to remind us [...]
some free writing on imagery from this past weekend yoga retreat at little renaissance with seven powerful women friends, they take over my kitchen and cook up one fabulous meal after another. we talk books, relationships, family, work, life, college days, share stories of past and present, the cord of [...]
Part of me dreaded doing Lion Pose at my Yoga Teacher Training Course. See, my teacher was really into doing Lion Pose. Daily he asked us to roar loudly, so as to wake up the entire Nepali village of Satungal. Perhaps if we roared loud enough, we just might be [...]
Walking, on the day before Christmas, in the Mexican town of Sayulita, we see the “bed” truck goes by. The loudspeakers repeatedly boast beds for sell! The Bed Mantra goes like this: “Buy your Christmas bed today. Buy your home delivered bed today. Delivered right up to your doorstep. Cama [...]
