HAVE A CARE WITH THAT WISH
“Be careful what you wish for” is a worn out saying, but it is extremely resonant to me for a number of reasons. In the famous words of Inigo Montoya, “Lemme ‘splain”. Monday morning I got up saying, I didn’t feel like working. I was feeling lazy. I had a pain in my lower abdomen, […]
BE YOUR OWN ALLY
Recently, in conversation with a fellow yogi I uttered something to the effect that the stress of moving through life this year has essentially amounted to seeing other people as potential threats. That idea has weighed heavily, even before I voiced the notion. I find it upsetting that we must see strangers as a threat […]
HONESTLY SPEAKING
The “Yoga Sutras” written by the renowned sage Patanjali describes the eight limbs of yoga, outlining the ways we can all live a yogic life. The eightfold path is called “Ashtanga,” which literally means “eight limbs” (ashta=eight, anga=limb). These eight steps are guidelines on living a meaningful and purposeful life. Considered the authoritative text on yoga, the Sutras (translated […]