Daily Archives: September 21, 2010

death by dr. pepper

September 21, 2010 · by · in Buddha Dharma, Health, Relationships

He was Christian; I was a budding Buddhist. Because of him, I had reopened the file on Jesus. I reconnected with my Catholic roots in a roundabout attempt to sink my hooks into him. I boiled my spiritual belief system down to these eight bite-sized points: awareness (all we have is now) compassion (all we [...]

yin yoga balances yang energy.

September 21, 2010 · by · in Spiritual Practice, Yoga

‎“What I dream of is an art of balance.” ~Henri Matisse Even in our yoga, Americans have managed to Americanize things to the point of absurdity. The most popular styles of hatha yoga in the US involve borderline obsession with the physical form. I acknowledge the value of Iyengar yoga, and B.K.S. Iyengar’s wonderful teachings, [...]