This week I am very happy to be celebrating the 15th anniversary of Circle Yoga Cooperative (CYC) in Washington DC.
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I recently heard from a college friend who I hadn’t been in touch with for over 15 years.
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Right now, many of us may feel we want to join with Dr. King and his spiritual ancestors to take a stand against the injustices we are seeing the in the world today
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I find change to be a rather hard thing to face. Adaptability has never been a strong suit of mine. I thrive off routine and knowing the unknown.
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I'm guessing everyone reading this has had angry moments when you felt taken over by your rage.
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One of my most embarrassing childhood moments happened during my first year in middle school.
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I ask myself this question on a daily, sometimes hourly basis. Am I doing the right things? Am I doing enough?
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A few days ago, I was talking to my young adult son and heard myself telling him the age-old advice that he needed a reason to get out of bed every morning.
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My therapist is on the third floor of a building with four floors and an elevator.
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I woke up one day last week feeling sick. I got up anyway, enjoyed my morning routine of tea with my husband, and walked the dogs.
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Have you ever had a day that went exactly as you wanted it to go? Everything that could go well, did, everyone was kind and polite to you, and nothing out of the ordinary happened?
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Last week, while scooping my terrier's poop in the park, I saw another pile of poo, just next to his, and I thought, "Might as well grab this, too."
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I remember one of the first times I heard Thich Nhat Hanh speak. He shared thoughts about his work and life during the Vietnam War.
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For some reason, I get a lot of orchids as gifts. I find orchid blooms to be delicately beautiful and they remind me of Plum Village, where the altars are always filled with blooming orchids.
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I used to feel like I didn't fit in. As a baby, I had a lazy eye, and was wearing eye patches and glasses by the time I was two years old.
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A few years ago, I got some great advice from the Buddhist nun, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo.
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June 2 is World Eating Disorders Day, a day meant to provide awareness of the challenges that cause so much suffering and shame for those who are afflicted.
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Last week, as I was diligently writing a review on Goodreads for a friend's new book, I decided to see whether my book (Things I Did When I Was Hangry) had any new reviews.
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