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 [...]
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 [...]
In Bavaria: The scent of the Mediterranean Sea and rosemary in bloom do not sink into my skin. Nor does the Sicilian sun. Instead, this fertile Bavarian valley gives off the rich scent of dairy cows and of fresh meadows filled with wildflowers. Here, it is the brisk mountain air [...]
Hello from Bavaria! Huh? You say, "Bavaria??" Yup. My flight route was Seattle-Amsterdam-Munich-Rome-Palermo. I stopped in Munich, as planned, and took a train to the city center where I then caught a direct train to Sonthofen in the Bavarian Alps where Ursula and her sister Elsbeth picked me up and [...]
A week ago, on Saturday, May 5 and on Sunday, May 6, I offered two day retreats at Crystal Creek Yoga Studio in Issaquah. I offer these day retreats twice a year, in the spring and again in the autumn. They are very special days. Crystal Creek Yoga Studio is [...]