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… Read More The World Needs Your Self to Shine
An Ode Owed to Mothers We owe mothers more than a day a year to honor them. Much more. Mothers have the most difficult job in the world. Besides carrying us for nine months, going through labor pain and giving birth to us — how burdensome and painful that is I cannot even… Read More An Ode Owed to Mothers
It’s the month of May… May you be happy May you be blessed May you be protected May you be fearless May you be free of pain May you be content May you be at peace May you be prosperous May you be kind May you be loving May you be loved May you be… Read More The Month of May: May you….
Published in March 2025 Spring starts this month. So March is considered the month of new beginnings. New beginnings are auspicious. The General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed the first day of Spring as the International Day of Happiness. Daffodils are March’s birth flower — they are among the earliest flowers to appear… Read More Spring and Auspicious Beginnings
Posted February 2025 My tradition for the month of Valentine’s day is to recount the following story from the book Inspiration for a Life Worth Living, by Alan Cohen: Who Amongst Us? A mysterious stranger showed up at the door of a rundown monastery operated by several old monks who had become “spiritually… Read More Who Amongst Us?
Posted January 2025 Happy New Year. To that, a few of you might be thinking, “Yeah, sure! What is there to be happy about?” It’s not a question of being happy about something this year. It’s about being happy, period, no matter what’s about. Remember Sojourner Truth’s quote in last month’s newsletter: “I will not allow… Read More Keep Your Heart In It
I want to share a couple quotes from Swami Nirmalananda that are particularly relevant today. We shared these for contemplation in classes the past two weeks. “Your inner process unfolds in predictable stages, like the blossoming of a rose. You are growing into Self. Your early experiences of bliss lead to a quiet inner… Read More Staying on the Joy Wheel in Challenging Times
Easter and Passover celebrate unique historical events, but they have similar spiritual significance. Each is a celebration of new beginnings and revival, and of deliverance and liberation. While Easter celebrates deliverance from sin and a new beginning through Jesus Christ and his resurrection, Passover celebrates deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt and… Read More Easter, Passover, Yoga: Renewal and Liberation
Published December 2024: The days are growing shorter and the nights growing longer. You know the drill! We’ll get through this, and that’s one reason the Winter Solstice has been celebrated around the globe for thousands of years. The night grows long, but just as the sun also rises, the days will grow longer… Read More It’s the Season (Every Day)
Published in November 2024: Quote/graphic by Nanea Hoffman, author of Sweatpants & Coffee: Affirmations for Anxiety Blobs (Like You and Me) I like the sentiment of Nanea Hoffman’s words. Let it also be our wish – for the next few years as well as this week. “May we face whatever… Read More Face Whatever Comes with Compassion and Grace
