Summer of 2025, June-July Newsletter

This summer could bring many ups and downs. It may bring sunny days and more rainy ones. You can let yourself be tossed about until you are seasick, and drained until your tank is empty. Or you can remain established in your Self — steady, sturdy, buoyant and even-keeled.

Whatever transpires,

you can be the one who inspires.

You always have that choice!

As Swami Nirmalandanda said, “Yoga makes you more alive and joyous, and you bring that into the world with you.” And, in this month’s teaching article titled Shining with Divine Light, she promises the following: “When you discover your own Self, your light shines from the inside, like a light bulb, spreading all around. You never tire of shining with the light of Consciousness.”

The world desperately needs more fully alive and joyous people, and I add to that: the worlds needs more people who have their eyes and hearts open, people with greater awareness and discernment, who are unafraid to stand up for the truth, to oppose cruelty and to stand with those who are marginalized, oppressed or bullied. Above all, the world needs more kindness.

May we all be kinder to one another, not only to our loved ones, but our neighbors and strangers, too. That is what Christ, Buddha, Gandhi and Martin Luther King taught. Let’s spread our love and light all around — tirelessly! It will make a huge difference for all.