When my good friend Elaine Blanchard asks me to do something, I am apt to say “YES!” Elaine smiles her impish grin and laughs out loud in the face of any obstacle. Her work as a writer, storyteller and community organizer inspire me daily. Oh, and I...
This is the first line of James Joyce’s epic novel, Dubliners. I’m not recommending you read this book (can you say “dense prose?”). I’m merely recommending that you ponder the meaning of this sentence. Joyce reveals Mr. Duffy as...
“Vogue and Self are putting out the message of yoginis as buff and perfect. If you start doing yoga for those reasons, fine. Most people get beyond that and see that it’s much, much more.” – Patricia Walden Yoga practice brings great benefits...
I did it again. While the Wednesday evening class was practicing Sarvangasana, I distracted them. I’m always doing this. There’s always something fresh on my mind that I think would interest them. An article. A podcast. A new book. ...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave the defining speech of his life with the words “I have a dream.” These 4 words evoke the sense of his vision even now, many years after his death. King spoke of his dream of freedom, of all men created equal. “I say...
