I had been using a five-foot-long, smooth PVC stick in my yoga practice for a while. Not as a prop. … More
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What Are You Listening For?
Two days ago, my ten-year-old grandson had just started at a new school. I was talking with him and asked … More
Starting with Dessert (Winston Edition)
Starting with Dessert (Winston Edition) A short note on rushing, rest, and the quiet intelligence of being where you are. … More
Blankets of Me
Blankets of Me Happy Dust and the Invisible Self This morning my mind got playful. I imagined that at the … More
Breath as Liquid Wrench
Breath as Liquid WrenchSoftening the Mind Where It Has Seized Up Concentration on the breath, sensation, awareness, knowing as it … More
When Vanilla Becomes Flavor
The practice begins with something small. A door is opened and closed slowly, quietly, with attention. In the early morning, … More
Self-Aware Alphabet Soup 2-6-24
Basking in the warm sunlight streaming through the window, I found myself enveloped in an inexplicable sense of joy. A … More
