You can do yoga for years without pushing yourself, like I did, and not really gain any flexibility. I always backed off at any discomfort. I took full advantage when instructors would reassure us that we could always just rest in child pose. …

I just experienced a perfect day. It wasn’t that anything remarkable happened. What made the day feel perfect was that I wasn’t struggling against it; I was part of it. This is the key to happiness. “Go with the flow” doesn’t mean to lack agency or to be unmoored in…

“Stop talking about the things that are bothering you so much.” ―Esther Hicks “Buddhism teaches us not to try to run away from suffering. You have to confront suffering. You have to look deeply into the nature of suffering in order to recognize its cause, the making of the suffering.” …

So there I was, walking my dog on a hot summer day when a fly repeatedly approached me and landed on my hand. I had been practicing thoughts of universal love, which I sometimes do on my dog walks, so maybe the fly was attracted to my benevolent nature. That…

This Time is New Every step I take is like a lover’s caress And while I have felt the same caress countless times This one is new. This one is happening for the first and only time now. This time, sipping jasmine tea This time touching the keyboard This breath Is new It is only happening right…