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At Home in the Body

Citta is a Pali and Sanskrit word which is most usefully understood as the English word heart, or heart-mind. Unlike Manas, another Pali...

Thresholds

Within the grip of winter, it is almost impossible to imagine the spring. The gray perished landscape is shorn of color. Only bleakness...

Such Singing in the Wild Branches

It was spring and I finally heard him among the first leaves–– then I saw him clutching the limb in an island of shade with his red-brown...

The Things We've Learned

Isn't it strange and heartbreaking that the timeline of our life is palpably peppered with tragedy both large and small. I remember...

Connect to the Core

We think about our bodies constantly; are they sufficienty strong, supple, and attractive? Are they aging? What is their state of health?...

To Bless the Space Between Us

For Equilibrium, a Blessing: Like the joy of the sea coming home to shore, May the relief of laughter rinse through your soul. As the...

Common Myths About the Core

There is a strong belief in our western culture that a constant holding in of the belly keeps the abdominal muscles strong. This belief...

Good Students & Good Teachers

Some reflections from the workshop Simplicity, Focus, & Sustainability offered in October. At the beginning of the workshop, a few yogis...

Holding On & Letting Go

At its core, being an effective teacher means devoting one's life to being a student. And I am a total dork, so I love that. I think...

The Thing Is

By Ellen Bass to love life, to love it even when you have no stomach for it and everything you’ve held dear crumbles like burnt paper in...

The Point, the Practice, the Path

Untangling the Knot - Saturday "Dharmette" Transcript Whelp, here we are on the cusp of a big election, halfway or partway through a...

A Guide to Keep Caring

Over the past six months, I've gone through periods of being sad, angry, scared, overwhelmed and everything in between. In the face of...

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