hen I was a little girl, one of my favorite drawers in my mother’s dresser was the one that held her stationery. Organization wasn’t her strongest suit, but that drawer was a compilation…
On October 8th, musicians from around the globe will be joining to chant and sing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. for an event titled Chant4Change. The event…
Picture it. A secret government lab engineers a virus meant as a bio weapon against terrorists—and then, something goes horribly wrong. Test rats should have simply degenerated from the inside out and…
Why is it so hard to make time for the big things in life? Sometimes, it seems easier to choose a glass of wine over a yoga class or a mediocre book…
I was lucky enough to acquire a signed copy of Will Travel for Vegan Food, by Kristin M. Lajeunesse from my co-worker at the Honest Weight Food Co-op, Emily. Knowing of my passionate…
Of the thousand possible reasons so many women are drawn to yoga, I’ll suggest this one for today: yoga offers a forum for reclaiming the lost self. Most women, I think, take…
“Health is a positive vitality, not just the absence of disease.” Picture this: you’re headed out the door for an important meeting. You’re rushing, frazzled—with just enough time to get there. You…
Shambhala Meditation Center is located in downtown Albany near Washington Park. The center offers a number of programs to, as they say, make “enlightened society a possibility.” Programs range from full weekend…
Last night while teaching yoga on the fifth floor of a parking garage, I startled myself with a memory when I asked the class to roll to their right side, curl up,…
When we roll up our mats at the end of yoga class, there’s a part of that session that stays with us. Over time, lessons are learned, and often these lessons apply to…