Karma Don’t Worry About it
What is Karma? Karma is a Sanskrit word that means action, or deed. It is used to describe the seed of the cycle of cause and effect. It originates in ancient India and is seen in Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Buddhist philosophies. In these systems the effects of all deeds are viewed as actively shaping [...]
Kale – Super Green
Kale - The Best of the Bunch Kale is a super green leafy vegetable of the wild cabbage family, big in the times of ancient Rome and widely used by peasants, brought to the US by English Settlers in the 1600s. The plant is hardy and tastes best after a frost, sweeter when fresh, more [...]
Standing on the Shoulders of our Teachers
Standing on the Shoulders of Our Teachers The principle of practice in art is true for anything. One first studies, receives teachings and the more one practiced them, lives them, breathes them, one begins to be these teachings, to have a specific set of spices for his own recipe. This is only possible due to [...]
Life before Life and quantum physics
Spirit Science This Wednesday’s eve program at Esalen was talking about life after death with Michael Murphy and friends. What I remember from it is more about life before life. How does it fit into a quantum theory? Researches have interviewed young children that had memories of previous lives. These descriptions (very accurate at times) [...]
Cadavers, Meditation, Anatomy and the Body
Living in the Body Sitting still, following the breath, the grass grows by itself. The stream outside flows softly, fish swimming with no direction. Art ideas flow to my mind, scrolls, bodies, and life stories, Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon, Buddha, my breath. In and out it goes, softening the mind, softening the gaze, eyes open [...]
Yoga Teacher Training with Richard Freeman
Yoga Teacher Training in Boulder June 8th, 2008, Sunday morning, my birthday. What a great gift. Another teacher training. Sitting at the Yoga Workshop, Richard’s shala (practice room). The simple room, one large space is full of new faces sitting on Yoga mats awaiting the beginning of this month long teacher intensive. We have our [...]
Living Mysore Style – A Journey into a Yogi’s Visit to Ashtanga’s Home Base
Mysore - My Sort of Life 3:30am, my eyes open after six and a half hours of sleep. I still have an hour till my alarm will go, but I get up. I want to type a few words while I have my neighbor’s power cord. Mine smoked yesterday as I plugged it to the [...]