I’m puzzled with all the fanfare about “mindfulness” for both adults and kids. Maybe it is my decades of meditative practices that has me saying “huh?”when the world is going crazy for mindfulness. If you are being YOU, you are naturally mindful. You don’t need to try. If, when you are gulping down your [...]
I've discovered a fiercely protective warrior within me. It wants to protect country, world, people, animals, Mother Earth. All the sickness going on right now in our country... I can't even articulate it. My brain does not know how to convey the understandings of how WRONG this takeover feels in my knowing heart. It turns [...]
Mari Stonestreet is a Radiant Child Yoga 200 hour teacher living in Japan. She has family yoga classes weekly and lots of fun and important ideas for her classes. The children and their parents have fun doing yoga together. Then...they do meditative, heart-opening art. Here's one project, in Mari's words: "This project was part [...]
In these tumultuous times we all need a "brake" on the brain and emotions at times. You can do this anywhere, anytime. Just find a private space (bathrooms work!) and go to it! This Kundalini Yoga meditation was originally given for women, but men can also benefit from it. It may give essential help at [...]
“What is your work now?” Every day since the election, I am asking myself this question. I am not naturally a political person, so when I wake up in the morning and look at the Facebook feed, follow links, read articles and opinions and sign petitions, it seems that someone has body-snatched the [...]
"Since returning home from Radiant Child Family Yoga Teacher Training, I have deepened my daily yoga and meditation practice. It seems funny to even call it a daily practice; it’s more like it spreads through and penetrates my days and who I am. Rising earlier in the morning and creating more diverse and varied practices, then [...]
A recent email conversation I had with a friend and teacher of Radiant Child Yoga went like this: Her: There was a short delay in finishing our project, because I had a car accident more than a week ago and I had to recover a little and rest. Sorry about the delay. Me: How are you? [...]
For Joci and Karim, with love...which is the same as healing. Shiva Shiva, pretend you are with me as the doe in her summer red coat tiptoes down through the pines and [...]
It's been a long while since there's been a post. Today is the right day for it. It started when I read an article that my husband pointed out to me in the New Yorker magazine (April 4, 2016). The article is Soul Survival: The revival and hidden treasure of Aretha Franklin. The article was [...]
It is surprising to me the lessons that Sadhana--daily spiritual practice-- has birthed into my life. I learned to prefer myself. I learned to take the time and give myself the gift of minutes. I also learned grace. I learned there would be days I could make my practice longer, and add tune in, warm [...]
