The Nadis
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about the nadis, the 72,000 pranic channels that carry salty liquids like blood and lymph and...
The Perfected Language
Aham, which means I, study Sanskrit. At 61 years old it’s not easy to learn a new language, especially an ancient and complicated one....
A Simple Meditation
Being injured doesn’t mean you have to stop your yoga practice. While you may not be able to practice Warrior 2 or Triangle Pose. Or do a...
Refugees
Tiny hermit crabs scatter. They sense the heaviness of my footsteps. Legs working furiously. A rush to protection. I rinse my feet of...
Can Writing Heal You
On a snowy Saturday, I was welcomed into award-winning playwright Alexandra Gersten- Vassilaros’ Upper East Side apartment. Right away,...
Rather The Tortoise
A year and a half ago I visited the Thiksey Monastery in the Himalayas as part of Nikki Costello’s led retreat. Each day our group had...
At Peace
A hard dark, almost black pit deposited In this ancient Greek soil Cracks open to reveal a shoot, a sapling. Cultivation and care yields...
Happy New Year Hanuman
For the past couple of years I’ve gone, with hundreds of others, to the Tibet House on January 1 to chant the Hanuman Chalisa under the...
Trump Won't Keep Me Off Balance
As I write this, Donald Trump has just named David Friedman, a Long Island born bankruptcy lawyer with no diplomatic experience to the...
What's A Yogi To Do
Over a decade ago I co-owned a yoga studio in Dumbo where a novice teacher named David Regelin taught classes. One day, the athletically...
