Have you ever heard the expression “holy cow!”? Ever wondered where it came from, or why it’s used? Does it even have anything to do with yoga? It actually doesn’t, and it didn’t come from India. It’s an American expression… Continue Reading
This January, I enrolled in a year-long course focusing on the five precepts of Buddhism at my local Zen Center. In a nutshell, the precepts are, non-harming, right speech, not stealing, abstaining from sexual misconduct and intoxicants. Last week we spent… Continue Reading
I just finished listening to an interview with Stephen King by Neil Gaiman which he talks about how he sits down in the morning at about 8:20am and writes 1,200 words or so till noon. During that time he loses… Continue Reading
As Suzuki Roshi once famously said, “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.” But what does that really mean? Here’s an excerpt from my post on Yogapedia.com “Cultivating beginner’s mind has allowed… Continue Reading