At 53, I find myself reflecting on the evolution of my friendships—particularly one that unfolded over the past few years. It began in a Sunday yoga class, where a group of us—mostly women in our ...

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I write about my human experience and specifically about life events that have brought me to the current path on which I tread. My new journey is deliberately designed to enable me to heal, reset, and ...

It’s better to take our time than trade a job well done for hasty speediness. Busy can be good! Chaos can be delightful (and hard on our egos). But busy-ness…not so much—and our never-ending quest for ...

Organic or Local? Is Made in China Safe? Is Whole Foods Misleading Us? Here’s the thing. If you’re trying to live a healthy life, you ought to buy organics for yourself, and your children, even your ...

This month is the sacred month of Saga Dawa, when millions of Buddhists celebrate the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana (passing away) over 2500 years ago. Ironically, this same month, in ...

I often think of yoga as a practice which moves beyond the boundaries of the spoken word. I did my first teacher training in Cologne, Germany—at a time that I didn’t speak more than a handful of ...

Jim Carrey talks about his battle with depression. He explains just how tough suffering from depression can be, and how finding freedom from depression is tied to separating from the ego. When I think ...

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To my sweet wild woman, I know why it hasn’t worked out with anyone else—you don’t need a man, but a goddamn warrior. You are the strength of Turkish coffee at sunrise darlin’ and don’t try to pretend ...