“The teacher, or the spiritual friend, enters your system much as medicine is injected into your veins. According to the tradition, this is known as planting the heart of enlightenment in your heart. It is transplanting the full moon into your heart.  Can you imagine the full moon coming through your living room window and [...]

Each day that we wake up we are given a fresh start to practice feeling our breath, cherishing the present moment and being mindful. If we begin each day with a ritual and stay true to it, transformation will gradually appear. Our precious hearts heal and we are able to open them to others more [...]

Those who live in cooler climates have much adventure each winter. There is weather and more weather…days of colorless sky followed by the bright brilliant blue blue sky! Days where 32 degrees seems balmy and days where it’s 20 below windchill. Each day we wake up and witness something new. It keeps life interesting and [...]

What an amazing day! Hiphiphoorayyy! Out with the old, in with the right stuff.  I feel so energized about our new President. Obama is a true beacon of hope.  Today was a bright sunny shining moment that we all witnessed, and it filled us with positive vibrations deep in our soul. Let’s savor this moment. [...]

January is such a great time to hibernate and write. In Bob Dylans recent memoir, he tells us that he wrote most of his best poems and songs when he lived in Minnesota during the intense winter season. For those of us called “the frozen chosen,”  we are experiencing a very real and harsh Minnesota [...]

As a long time yoga therapist I have witnessed the immediate benefits of asana practice in my students. Often after class they comment by saying, “I feel so much better now.” As I continue to teach the practices of yoga including asana, pranayama and meditation I notice over and over again how important it is [...]

Something to consider every day are the obvious and wonderful gifts we all have in our lives. Sometimes they may seem dim, but upon quiet and honest inquiry most of us can realize all of the goodness our lives contain. It’s like taking the hand of someone you love and feeling warm and embraced.  With [...]

I just returned from a peaceful sojourn on the north shore. I was fortunate enough to stay at a wonderful cabin perched next to Lake Superior where I could read, rest and reflect.  As I practiced yoga and meditation in the sunny window facing the lake I remembered once again the healing power of January [...]