I hope this blog post finds you healthy! As in so many places, Seattle has been hit hard by COVID-19. Most everything is in shut-down mode in Seattle, including all gyms and yoga studios. I was supposed to be in Costa Rica right now giving two back-to-back retreats, but, [...]
I am back from South India, reeling from jet lag, sorting through the visuals in my mind, and processing various feelings floating around in my heart. This blog post touches upon the yoga we experienced as a group while traveling throughout South India. I say "touch upon" because I [...]
This is a story about shoes, a spiritual pilgrimage, and an extraordinary man. It happened a few years ago when I was teaching daily yoga while on tour with Spiritual India Journeys to South India. We were en route to Madurai and we stopped for a visit to the [...]
Written from Kanchipuram, just completed/edited: As I write, I think I hear the monkeys squabbling outside my window. Maybe not. I mean, wouldn't they be asleep at this hour? My curtains are drawn shut because it is only 4:30am. Jet lag has me up at this hour. If I [...]
Approaching Winter Solstice means that we are deep into weeks of short days and long nights. Here in the Pacific Northwest, on our shortest day we will have 7 hours and 34 minutes less sunlight than we had on our longest day in June. Add clouds and rain to the [...]
