Finding Meaning in Trauma, Part One
When I was young, I would see the Shriners in various parades and recognized them for their red fezzes and the myriad …
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Landscapes
After I so reluctantly sent Kyle back to Napa from Sedona, the first order of business was to find gainful …
April, 1999
Verde Valley, April, 1999 Sitting on my deck in the sun, my feet up on the railing and my head …
Leap of Faith
Kyle and I had visited Arizona during the winter break of 1998, as we often did during school breaks. As …
Flow and Ebb
Relations between Mike and I were strained as we moved our way through the process of divorcing. In Napa County, …
Under the Yogi Tree, Part Three
Coming back to the overview of the Eight Limbs of Patanjali’s Ashtanga, (see the first group of four here) the …
Under the Yogi Tree, Part Two: Hatha Yoga
In ancient times, Hatha Yoga was perfected by people who did not have daily stressors that we as a culture …
Under the Yogi Tree, Part One
My time in the Sivananda yoga community lasted for four years, and the tenets of what I learned during that …
Getting to Paradise
While I was still recovering from the physical damage inflicted upon me by my first husband, I turned twenty-four. I …
Mourning Dove
In June of 1991, I was on retreat in Arizona. Somewhere in the openness of the desert, I heard the …
