Spring has finally sprung! The flowers are out, the rain is pouring down, and when the sun peaks through the clouds, it is warming and bright. Since spring is generally wet and damp, which, in Ayurveda (the yogic system of health) is characteristic of Kapha season, it...
By Ramesh Bjonnes Demon hunger is when our brain fools us into feeling hungry when we really are not. But what causes these false hunger pangs? Here are some of the main reasons. GROWLING STOMACH. When we eat too much food, especially too much junk food, the stomach...
Howard Nemon Why attend a silent meditation retreat? If you would have asked me 13 years ago, I probably would not have been able to give you a good answer. I knew a lot about meditation retreats, having organized them for decades. And even though short periods of...
You are an amazing human being doing amazing things all day. If you are like me, you want to keep doing those amazing things. I know it sounds like a cliche but, to keep moving you have to take care of yourself. I must admit, self-care did not come easy to me, I...
Sid Jordan Living in the present is aided by taking the position of “I don’t know where I am going or what is coming next”. This posture is an honest admission of how little we know and opens us to what is right in front of us or within us at the moment—the images...
By Ramesh Bjonnes For years I’ve had Robert Bly’s monumental translations of Kabir (Kabir: Ecstatic Poems) by my bed side and my meditation altar as a source of heart-opening inspiration. Kabir is refreshing prana for the soul no matter the time of the...
