the struggle to be-come again in a decaying system
My mentor wrote these words for me in late 2017. Yes, the splendid door that opens into what is beyond mundane consciousness to reveal the ordinariness of splendor that transports us to what awaits as our birthrite when we release what holds us back from receiving it fully ... the moistening begins again refreshing the... Continue Reading →
I am concerned that we are all infected with varying degrees of a dangerous virus.. The TWATTERGRAM virus has spread across the world at 'warp' speed. . People infected experience depleted, distorted and degraded information. This virus has set us up to be meme dependant. Susceptibility to this virus has been cultivated by the repeated... Continue Reading →
Whe had an annus mirabilis or an annus horribilis.. in terms of what has come your way, it’s not what happens but how you face it. What’s next? Singing in 2001 African style The New Year began, not to the tune of auld lang syne, but to a group rendition of an African song at friend... Continue Reading →
Written in 2004 Now I know that in some circles I've got a reputation linked with sex. And in the past, I have taken great pleasure in concocting sexually arousing stories that on the surface sometimes appear to be not as they truly are..but first let's go back in time.. As a 12-year old I was writing... Continue Reading →
When I was in jail I wrote letters out asking for friends to send in letters or just a piece of paper soaked with essential oil. The stench of the officers’ cheap perfume was ghastly and I knew some healing essential oil smells would cheer me up. I didn’t know it at the time, but one... Continue Reading →
Written Early 2017. When the dogs come for the day, I spend the morning in bed with them. Perfect setting to study yoga. It feels so calm and peaceful, and my pratyahara [withdraw senses from outside distractions] earplugs serve to blot out the sounds of traffic. This study is an ongoing one, little bits at... Continue Reading →
I joined the Yoga Foundation course to immerse myself deeper into yoga. Not quite as easy as it sounds because I’m challenged by an enduring pattern of resistance and resistance is tied to my greatest value 'freedom'. I was tested when Janet [Janet Bond is the trainer on the British Wheel of Yoga Foundation... Continue Reading →
Yoga is becoming a more intrinsic part of my life, slowly, day by day.. a few steps forward, a lull.. all part of building a daily practice and integrating it into my life again.
Tuesday was one of my favourite yoga teachers. She was also deeply involved in the Phoenix Trust that brought yoga to prisons. She infused calm into to her class and her ways of talking yoga into me were exquisitely evocative. In the early part of the class after we had relaxed in Shavasana and come... Continue Reading →
It's a good thing that I truly don't give a rats ass about Christmas or the Holidays because there is no standard for me that says if I don't do this celebration, I am somehow lacking something. I asked one of our neighbors who has been divorced for 30 years what she was doing at... Continue Reading →
