Sri Patanjali lived somewhere between 200-300 AD, it is believed. His Yoga Sutras, a series of short aphorisms, invite readers to explore their own perceptions of reality, and to examine how these perceptions impact their responses to the world. Translated from ancient Sanskrit, the English wording of the Sutras can sound a little odd or…
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On Holding and Being Held
This month I attended the annual Teachers Conference at Kripalu, the yoga and meditation center in the Berkshires. I arrived at the Albany airport and drove out to Stockbridge, feeling unexpectedly agitated, gloomy. Several years ago, when I was married and living in the Adirondacks, I used to fly in and out of Albany to…
Seeing Life The Way It Is
“These women seem to have such perfect, well-planned out lives – its almost intimidating,” commented a friend, after reading profiles I’d written for a Palm Beach lifestyle magazine of three women with unusual career trajectories. That got me thinking. Because not only are each of these women flawed and imperfect (as well as talented and…
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