Moving toward the light

This week I had two dreams with Barack Obama in them. In the first dream, Obama has appointed me as White House yoga teacher. (By the way, I love this idea!) In the dream I was honored that I was chosen to do such important work, and though I was a bit intimidated, I remember [...]

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The lure of endarkenment

I’ve been feeling a downward pull in my life lately. It has been manifesting itself as a nondescript dread; I keep having the sense that something really bad is going to happen. I’ve been on spiritual and psychological “underworld journeys” before in my life, but this one feels different. I am still fully aware of [...]

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Aug/Sept 08 The American Dream?

August has been a month of shifting ground for me and for many of the people in my life. I had the honor of co-guiding a Vision Fast in New Mexico with my friend and mentor Em North, acting as midwives to a group of amazing, soulful people who came in to new and courageous [...]

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July 08: Suddenly free from fixed mind

I’ve been needing a new mat for months; the one I have has totally lost it’s stickiness, and the places that mark the four corners of my downward dog have long ago worn through and now shed little green pieces of mat onto my clothes when I practice. Even though I slip all over the [...]

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February 08

“We’re half-way to spring!” (she announces as the snow falls steadily outside).
But it’s true. This weekend is Imbolc, Candlemas and Groundhog Day–each of which are celebrations marking that we are now closer to the spring equinox than we are to the winter solstice–even if it doesn’t look or feel like it outside!
Imbolc, a Wiccan holiday, [...]

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January 08

Happy New Year, Friends!
May these words find you celebrating the freshness and resolve of the first few days of 2008.
I spent the last few days of 2007 at a friend’s cabin on Mt. Hood. With nearly five feet of snow, snowshoeing in the ancient woods was truly magical and deeply healing. Gifted by the blank [...]

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December 07

Another year is coming to a close, and ’tis the season for connecting with our loved ones, for creating warmth, for gathering in the light and for celebrating all that is abundant in our lives. There is such an immense gift in all of this and I love this time of the year for [...]

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