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Life is not a game of dodgeball

We all have within us the ‘artful dodger’. We’re smart that way. In fact, the smarter we are, the dodgier we get. We find myriad ways to avoid the uncomfortable, messy and painful elements of life, both big and small. Dodging doesn’t help. Yoga does. The things we resist in life…and in practice…are exactly the things […]

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Intimacy

‘The most important intimate relationship is the one that we develop with our own bodies.’ -M. Freeman So many of us long for that sense of belonging, of true connection, of intimacy. And we imagine that we will find it with another person. This is possible and, in fact, likely. In the meantime, there’s a […]

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Changing the world one breath at a time

I spent the weekend with many amazing people, including one particularly quiet, wise and phenomenal man, B.K. Bose. B.K. founded the Niroga Institute, a non-profit organization that brings Transformative Life Skills to students, vulnerable youth, cancer survivors, seniors and people battling addiction. The work of Niroga directly uplifts thousands of people every week in schools, juvenile halls, homeless […]

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Going deeper: raja yoga

I spend most of my waking hours practicing, teaching or thinking about yoga. Yet there remains so much to learn. ‘You are still a baby!’ -B. Choudhury This photo exhibit, on display at the Asian Art Museum in San Fransisco, reminded me that I have an obligation to do so, as did the experts I met […]