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...

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

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

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...

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

Humans wish to be happy. This singular desire drives humans to pursue love, wealth, fame, validation, health, and security. It is easy to...

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

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...

When the Truth, and my Groom-to-be, Stood Naked Before Me By Lauren DePino Published in the New York Times June 30, 2021 My groom-to-be...

Do you think peace requires an end to war? Or tigers eating only vegetables? Does peace require an absence from your boss, your spouse,...

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...

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

It seems we’re all still on our individual islands. All this time we have been a literal island, too, which is weird, and just a few...

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

Friends, I hope this finds each of you safe and well. I think of each of you often which brings me great joy and comfort in these...

My first job - ever - was teaching swim lessons to 2 to 5 year olds. Aside from just convincing the little cherubs to brave the cold...

As poet David Whyte says, we are often tempted by the word, courage, "to think heroically: to run bravely into the burning building, to...

You would think that being a yoga teacher and owning a yoga studio is a dream job filled with zen-like mentality, lots of sleep, and...

In the past few months I've talked about the sense that my life had been thrown into a paper shredder and awaiting the pieces to fall...

Late in the summer my nearly decade-long relationship ended in the painful and tender way of recognizing that we had simply grown apart....