Musings

There is no power without speed. And to mobilize energy smoothly, efficiently, we need to recognize the nature and depth of resistances....

Out of everything we desire in life, what is and is not replaceable? Anything we desire is replacable— the things, the objects, the...

When we speak of freedom, the freedom to change and choose and live as we like, what does that mean, and where does it begin? There is a...

Rebirth is often required, but only possible when we are not tied to our own self-knowledge, or to the perceptions of the people who know...

Space and time often affect us in the same way— vast expanses of either can inspire, within us, a feeling of smallness, emptiness,...

When we open our eyes, awake to the world, what do we see, what do we sense? We see the things around us: their edges, their stillness....

How do we transform sensitivity from a weakness into a honed skill? Unconscious sensitivity opens us to being needlessly hurt, feeling...

How much do we hold our ground when the world suddenly shifts around us? When we are confused, resistant to change, then we lean heavily...

Short answer: You need to change up your approach! Either get more stable/dedicated, or awaken to the changes that are present in your...

Short answer: Practicing alone is a practice in itself— we learn who we are, how we do what we do, when we are not being watched. Long...

What are the general principles that invoke change? The same as the evolutionary pressures that inspire adaptation: we need some...

When we want to create change, see change, on any level: the community, country, global culture— we must begin within ourselves. The...

What is life? When we speak of life as a noun, we make it a thing: something contained and containable, an object, a subject of...

Short answer: Because it works on every level for every person— once you see the structure, the content, and the freedom to restructure...

As the body, so the mind. Content demands process, and from that process, creation. Read the word content with a different emphasis:...

Why is “finding” ourselves a journey? Decades, a lifetime can be spent in self-discovery, alone, in relationships, in catastrophes, in...

I wake-- it is dawn. The perfect time for beginning anything, everything. The time I begin my day's work. Yoga is not just on the mat....

What really happens when we step onto the mat? What pulls us in day after day after decade? It’s not discipline. It’s not discipline the...

What happens to our body-minds when we are online? The same thing that we would experience if we were in the center of an enormous...

How do we change from what we are to who we know we can be? What do we need for metamorphosis? A cocoon. A pliable, supple body....