Today Is My Peaceful Day - Sunday Peace Practice #1

Today Is My Peaceful Day — The Walk Continues in Our Hearts I was deeply inspired by the Walk for Peace led by Buddhist monks who walked for 108 days from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. Their steps may have reached their destination, but the practice itself continues. I would like to keep ... Read More

Today Is My Peaceful Day - The Walk Continues

Today is my Peaceful Day. It is the message offered by the monks who are walking for Peace from Ft. Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C. They will arrive in Washington on Tuesday. I have been deeply inspired by their determination, openness, and the simplicity of their practice. Many of us can feel ... Read More

Open Heart, Steady Mind: Yoga and the Way of Compassion

I've been reflecting quite a bit about compassion and the practice of yoga. While many are first drawn to yoga for flexibility, strength, or stress relief, those who stay often discover something deeper: this quiet inner shift towards compassion. The world swirls around us like a windstorm over w... Read More

Equanimity - Why is it important?

What is Equanimity and why is it important in our practice? Equanimity has been described in many ways. In it's simplest form it means a calm mind, a calm heart, a calm body. Equanimity does not mean living in a state of cool aloofness. Rather it's moving through the world with a peaceful state o... Read More

Spring Encourages Us to Practice Together

Greetings Friends, Spring continues to burst forth this month. This year in particular the explosion of new life from bulbs to baby opossums is especially meaningful. It's been a year of hibernation. Traveling inward we have witnessed both the light and the shadows. Now a whisper of hope calls to... Read More

End of Summer 2020

Today is the last Sunday of summer. If you know anything about the Summer of 2020 in California, you know we have been overcome with wildfires, hazardous air quality, continued lockdown, protests, economic and political upheaval and just recently the passing of our dear Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I cou... Read More