We have a funny relationship with beginnings. Are you like this, too? We like them clean. Monday morning. January 1st. The first day of school. A brand-new notebook. A fresh commitment made when we’re feeling clear and motivated and absolutely certain that this time we’ll stick with it. And then… life. We miss the practice. Skip the workout. Abandon the meditation cushion. Lose momentum on the project. Fall back into the habit we were trying to change. And somehow, a few miss

There’s something about September. Even decades after we stop buying new notebooks and sharpening pencils, the end of summer can carry the unmistakable feeling of a new beginning. Vacations wind down. Calendars fill. Classes resume. Projects that were happily postponed until “after Labor Day” begin asking for our attention. Back to school. Back to work. Back to business. I really love this energy. Even though I lament the end of the season of whimsy and delight, there is some

During pandemic, time felt like it slowed down, at least a little bit. As the world opened back up many of us made efforts to be intentional about how to spend time and how much to schedule in a single day, while also prioritizing self-care, slow food, and meaningful conversations. At some point, however, perhaps mysteriously and unbeknownst to most of us, life seemed to amp back up again. Have you felt that, too? It’s like we are now speeding past even the ridiculous tempo s

Have you been tending to your Interior Life? Or have you also been recognizing that the exterior life with its tasks and responsibilities is so consuming that it’s possible to largely ignore the subtleties and complexities of this inner world? Lately I’ve been realizing, yet again, that settling into this vast and deep inner space provides nourishment that feeds the hungry soul. Checking items off a “To Do” list feels satisfying, perhaps because there is a sense of achievemen

Yoga and meditation, in my experience, are less about creating a preferred experience and more about discovering what is so. We often struggle so much with the present moment. We compare it to our expectations, judgements and demands and find it somehow inadequate or insufficient. Consider that for a moment: we measure what actually is against our imagination and fantasy about how we think it should be or how we wish it were. We become dissatisfied with life as it is because