What Nourishes You?

I hosted a pot-luck at my house on Sunday (US Mother’s Day). My friends are diverse, like my taste in music: from Beethoven, to Calvin Harris, alt-j to the Sound of Music soundtrack, Carlos Jones to Prince, the Stones to Michael Calfan, my friends range from native...

Stand Your Ground

I wavered about going to yoga monday morning.  As many of you who have a consistent practice know, you never regret going to yoga.  And this monday was the same.  The class was restorative, which I was not in the mood for – and the class was small, which meant...

Compassion for the Hardest Recipient

This past sunday I spent the morning at my local Buddhist Center.  I set up the altar, put on a pot of coffee, arranged the meditation cushions and dug out the mugs and tea bags (and was then corrected for my mis-alignment of the seven bowls on the altar and the...