A look in the mirror. Can be life changing. Not while brushing your teeth, or to inspect your appearance. We get comfortable with our own image. Its familiarity allowing us to glance past the face and its features, eyes, nose, mouth, hair. We miss what actually lies beneath. Like our busy lives full of routine
I started pondering this question early in the 2020 pandemic haze after watching the Netflix Series, “The Messiah.” A friend had recommended it so I dug in one Friday evening when I needed some non-thinking couch time. Surprisingly I found it entertaining and thought provoking, so much for non-thinking. Without going into all the thoughts,
This year (2020) has been a disruptive year for so many, including the Kundalini Yoga as Taught By Yogi Bhajan (“KYatbYB”) community. It’s important to note the distinction because there are others who teach or write about “Kundalini Yoga” which is very different from what Yogi Bhajan taught. In February, Pamela Dyson’s book, Premka: White
Have you ever experienced gaslighting? When it happened to me I didn’t realize what was going on. I thought I was losing my mind, and if you’ve seen the 1944 movie “Gaslight” starring Ingrid Bergman, you know what I mean by “losing my mind.” The person doing the gaslighting often tries to make the victim
When it comes to committing to yourself and your well-being, there are a myriad of hurdles that can get in your way. Some of them may be self-imposed, but more often than not, it just comes with the territory of the busy lives we lead. Work, family, bills, hobbies, sleep — they are all necessary
I am writing this somewhere in time and space during the great global pause resulting from COVID19 in the year 2020. I am writing it for myself as much as I am for anyone who resonates with it. It’s an analogy that I cannot shake from my consciousness. The gift in all of this, if
Now is the time to make your New Year’s Resolutions! New Year’s Resolutions in April? Yes, indeed. Nowruz, the New Day, also known as the Persian New Year, has been celebrated on the vernal equinox, when the sun moves to 0 degrees Aries, for at least 7,000 years. And in good ancient fashion, the celebration
Don’t worry, I’m not going to get graphical here. Just talking fear and how our poop can be affected by it. I know many of you (at least many of you women) can relate to that uncomfortable situation where the bathroom is just too close for comfort. Maybe it’s the person in the stall next
A Letter to My Mailing List: I wanted to tell you a little story about this email I am sending right now. All week, well actually starting a few weeks ago, I started to prepare for its creation. I was meeting with Miguel, a teacher at Anahata about the cleanse that he’s doing in November,
Routines are super helpful and important when it comes to certain aspects of our life. It helps us when learning something new. We need to be consistent in our practice if we are to really master something so having a routine for practice is key. This also means that once we do something well it
