An earthquake of major magnitude on the Eastern coast of Russia triggers tsunami warnings across the Pacific. The effects are felt in Japan, Hawaii, and along the entire western coast of the Americas from Washington state down to Chile. It's a dramatic example of how tremors both seen and unseen are happening at all times, and an event does not need to be part of our direct awareness for it to affect our direct experience.
Read moreFinding beauty
It is easy to spot the conventionally beautiful: a stunning sunset, the film star on the red carpet, a grand and snow-capped mountain peak. More challenging, and possibly far more rewarding, is to be awakened and awed by wherever we cast our gaze: a scattering of pebbles catching the morning light on the driveway, the way the grocery employee carefully stacked the red peppers, the homemade protest poster proclaiming the dignity of all human beings, or the bright bold yellow dandelion in a field mix of grass and clover.
Read moreHow a Trip to Costco Healed My Hip Pain
Recently I woke up with sudden and severe hip pain. Maybe I had slept in a strange position, or maybe my body was trying to tell me something I hadn’t yet realized. The pain was sharp at certain angles, deep and hard to describe. It was intense enough that I knew I needed help
Read moreSpring Into Yoga: Renew, Rebalance, Reenergize
As we watch the buds push out of tree branches and blossom in all manner of pink, purple, and plum, it rings true that spring is the season of renewal, even with a sharp chill and the discomfort of uncertainty blowing in the remaining March breeze. With a refreshing yoga practice that awakens both body and mind, we can meet all of it – the chill, the unknown, and the blossoming of nature – with the intention and capacity to reconnect, rebalance, and reenergize.