Being at the San Francisco Yoga Conference made me think about my "knee journey" because at last year's conference, my knee was causing me a fair amount of pain. The more intense the asana, the more my knee groaned in protest. This year, I was able to do most postures [...]
Today, While sitting in the hot October Sicilian sun, While overlooking the Ionian Sea and La Montagna (Mt. Etna), While looking at my fellow yogis basking in the sun, While listening to the next-door-villa’s lovely Italian music filling the air, While feeling my heart sing and my eyes about to [...]
marykay celebrated her 70th birthday this past weekend here at Little Renaissance with her family, Rick, and me! Her children (adult children) Dominic, Dave, Rosemary, and Mike Jude were here with her, celebrating their remarkable mother. marykay booked this weekend's yoga retreat with us well over a year ago. The [...]
Yesterday, in Italy, I received news of Herb Sundvall's passing. Herb was a dear friend and an accomplished poet. He was one of Rick's closest friends. They met regularly at the Urban Bakery at Green Lake, not far from Herb's home. Over a cup of coffee, they shared their poetry, [...]
The Poetry of Yoga, A Contemporary Anthology, Volume II is out! Rick has two poems featured in this great anthology, alongside poems written by MC Yogi, Ana Forrest, Seane Corn, and Angela Farmer (and other yogi poets)! On August 2 and 3, Rick and I are organizing a poetry event [...]
