Season’s Greetings

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I hope this finds you well and enjoying this festive holiday season. Below you will find my musings on my childhood Christmases and a Season's Greeting for this year. My childhood Christmases were fun. One of the most special aspects of Christmas was that my [...]

2021-12-25T14:26:58-08:00December 25th, 2021|cooking, Culture, Family, Favorites, friends, writing|

The Most Beautiful Hands (a re-post)

Since the start of the pandemic, I start each yoga class with a dedication. How I love coming up with the dedications! How I learn from the dedications! And how I love the comments my yoga students make (via email, texts, or Facebook) when they are moved by a certain [...]

2021-05-10T22:10:02-07:00May 10th, 2021|Culture, Family, Favorites, Gardening, Photography, Sicily, writing|

Walking The Mile In His Shoes

This is a story about shoes, a spiritual pilgrimage, and an extraordinary man. It happened a few years ago when I was teaching daily yoga while on tour with Spiritual India Journeys to South India. We were en route to Madurai and we stopped for a visit to the [...]

Sicily: Kissed by the Sun

I put together a slideshow for you (fast moving, not boring, less than three and a half minutes long)! Both retreat weeks are represented in the slideshow. The first week was devoted to Yoga + Culinary & Culture. The second week was devoted to Yoga + Hiking (+ Culture). [...]

Embracing Pura Vida in Costa Rica

I came back last Sunday from a one week yoga retreat in Costa Rica. I love Costa Rica! The expression Pura Vida takes on a lifestyle in Costa Rica.  This simple beautiful expression refers to the "simple life" embraced by the people of Costa Rica. This expression embraces a [...]

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