I love being a student. It invigorates and deepens my practice. This fall I studied adaptive yoga with Matthew Sanford at the Mind Body...

What is fundamental to our human nature? This question has many answers. Thupten Jinpa, author of A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to Be...

“Building a better world” is the theme of the summer reading program for the 39 libraries of the Jefferson County Library Cooperative. I...

“Yoga is skill in action.” Bhagavad Ghita What does this mean? For starters yoga is much more than striking a pose. Yoga offers tools for...

Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen offers healing insight as a physician, professor, author, and human being. I share this heart meditation with many of

We’re all feeling uneasy with the discord in our public life. I know I am. Yoga classes seem fuller as one indicator. Are folks just...

Bumper stickers grab your attention. With a picture or a pithy phrase they communicate instantly. YOU ARE YOUR WORDS says it all. This...

I just read a wonderful book about a father’s firsthand account of his young daughter Zoe's struggle with cancer. And I don’t think it’s...

What does it mean to have an embodied experience? We often take our bodies for granted unless we’re training for an athletic competition,...

Music reflects the state of one’s soul. It expresses, most profoundly, feelings. For me, these feelings often involve yearning or...

I’ve always been a voracious reader. And as a librarian, I’ve known the joy of connecting the perfect book with the willing reader. A...

I just read Cure: a journey into the science of mind over body. Science journalist Jo Marchant explores what eludes measurement – the...

As we begin the new year, we may resolve to do things differently and pursue lofty goals. Thirteenth-century Persian poet, Rumi suggests...

#Gratitude #Happiness

"Splendor in the Grass", Sara Goldsmith Unappreciated. Neglected. Taken for granted. Maybe even abused. I’ve never met anyone with...

​​ "Out of the Mist", Hidden Sky, by Jami Sieber Few words are needed. the mist guitar harmonics the base line: hearts beating, mine and...

“What is it about a hand that seems quintessentially human? The answer must, at some level, that the hand is a visible connection between...

Let’s begin with the heart. A masterpiece of engineering, this muscular organ pumps blood to your body about 110,000 times daily. But the...

I love TED talks. If you're looking for inspiration, you will too. I plan to feature favorites on my blog that share universal truths to...