Some thoughts for the new year. May this year bring us Compassion for ourselves and othersSelf-expression with creativity and joyHealth and healing of body/mind/emotions/spiritPeace of mindEnlightenment 2020 was out of a science fiction novel. During the pandemic we were cooped up in our shelters, staying six feet apart, wearing masks and staying away from public [...]
How to explain the current pandemic and protect oneself against it? The answer I like came from the Ayurvedic masters of 5-10,000 years ago who studied the history of epidemics in India over eons and came up with an answer, which still seems appropriate today. I first studied this in 1982 and never forgot it. [...]
I recently read that scientists believe that day sleep may increase the tendency to Alzheimer’s disease, the loss of memory and mental functioning. According to a recent theory, Alzheimer’s disease occurs when the nerves in the brain are blocked by some kind of non-functioning fatty tissue (In Ayurveda, that would be Kapha). In Ayurveda, day [...]
Clutter seems to show up when we’re looking the other way. The unopened mail is just one letter, tossed on the counter to deal with “later,” and the next time you notice, it’s part of a stack. The dish in the sink somehow turns into a pile of dishes, and there are piles of stuff [...]
Yippee! I was around 10 and we were roller-skating along the sidewalks and driveways of Cherry Avenue in San Jose. We attached the roller skates to our shoes and they didn’t roll very well, but we pushed hard and were able to pick up quite a bit of speed. We were playing cops and robbers. [...]
We teach people how to treat us. A client had an ex boyfriend who kept calling her over and over again. When she saw his phone number on her cell phone, she was upset and never answered it. After breaking up with him, he wanted to spend time with her as a friend. She gave him [...]
It’s strange how we are often attracted to those very things that will push our buttons, drive us crazy, make us mad or scared. A few years ago, my workaholic lifestyle had finally worn thin and I wanted something to do for fun. So I decided to learn how to play Bridge. I wanted some juice, [...]
I’m panting, sweating, running as fast as I can down a dark mountain path, running from something. It might be a big black bear. My heart pounds. I run faster. There is no moon, few stars, I’m afraid it is going to kill me. I must run, run faster, run for my life. It is [...]
Do you feel like your life is constant stress? Do you catch one cold after another? Do you find yourself going to your doctor more than your friends? If this is you, I would like to share how Ojas gets reduced and why it is important to have high Ojas. The concept of [...]
Why was I in Vietnam? I was anxious to revisit the country where I was a War Correspondent in 1969 and I had been invited to teach at Sivananda Yoga Resort in Dalat, Vietnam. Although I was under the weather most of the time I was in Vietnam, I had a great trip. The yogis [...]
