In the The Tree of Yoga, by B.K.S. Iyengar, you’ll learn how one of the world’s foremost teachers of yoga offers his thoughts on many practical and philosophical subjects, ranging from the place of yoga in daily life to insights from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra. Included are chapters on family life, love and sexuality, health and […] Read more

As the story goes, an elderly man, said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice, “Let me tell you a story, the grandfather began.. I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for […] Read more

People follow a sport like hockey, and they look for symbolism They want the game to mean something They want the game to matter So, to them a fresh sheet of ice just after the Zamboni’s laid it’s final spray of water Presents the purest vision of possibility they could imagine. Skates being sharpened over […] Read more

I awoke from a dream and grabbed at those fading images and sensations before they disappeared like waves of smoke. I held them up to the light and watched them shimmer with promises of past, present and future. Looking back I traced a path through various memories and began seeing patterns and how these memories […] Read more

Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the earth, yes the earth, for it is physical Unlike the world which is philosophical So up above the earth high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! When the blazing sun is gone, […] Read more

Note: In this famous Victorian-era poem, Tennyson imagines the Greek hero Ulysses (aka Odysseus), now an elderly man, bored with his tedious life and wife, rousing his crew to join him for one more adventure. For a shorter version, omit the sections within brackets. [I cannot rest from travel; I will drink life to the […] Read more

Note: In this famous Victorian-era poem, Tennyson imagines the Greek hero Ulysses (aka Odysseus), now an elderly man, bored with his tedious life and wife, rousing his crew to join him for one more adventure. This is the final stanza of the poem. For a shorter version, omit the section within brackets. Come, my friends. […] Read more

Life is good. You’re sailing along. And then it happens. You hit a glitch. Maybe it’s a critical life moment— like deciding to change your job, or rekindling a relationship. Or maybe you’re stalled about something you want: trying to eat healthier, kickstarting a project, balancing home and work, finally dealing with that room in […] Read more

Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Oh! Sometimes, it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble, Were you there when they crucified my Lord. Were you there when they nailed him to the tree? Were you there when they nailed him to the tree? Oh! Sometimes, […] Read more