Meditation: from the monastery to Sillicon Valley
If you are reading this blog, you probably don’t need me to tell you that meditation is good for you. Everyone from Silicon Valley to Trappist monks are telling us that! A 2017 NHIS study showed increases in adults and children practicing meditation between 2012 and...
Manomaya kosha: why this blog post is fifteen minutes late.
Today I am running 15 minutes late. In fact, I have been running 15 minutes late for everything all day! I could cry, moan, and complain about this. I could even express to you that I don’t know why this happened, and explain why it is not my fault. However, that...
The way we know we are more than just a body.
Last week I received some shocking news. A loved one had died rather suddenly. Instinctively, my hand went to my heart. My stomach clenched. I felt like I was going to vomit. I hadn’t been ill before I received the call, and my symptoms subsided as my grief lost its...
Seasonal allergies, weight gain, and breakouts brought to you by Kapha season!
If you keep doing what you’ve been doing, you’ll keep getting what you’ve got. There are two annual occurrences that signify for me that the transition from winter to spring has arrived: First of all, I can walk around my house wearing one sweatshirt, not two. Second,...
Annamaya kosha: What Netflix didn’t show you in Russian Doll!
We are all Russian dolls. I have recently started watching the new Netflix series Russian Doll. The show is centered around 36-year-old Nadia. Nadia has a big problem. She keeps living the same day -her 36th birthday- over and over again. At the end of each “birthday”...
