When an outer planet (Uranus/Neptune/Pluto) moves into a new sign or a new house it can be a momentous occasion and often manifests in some kind of (symbolic) event (major or minor) to announce the ‘new’ energy pattern that is about to unfold. Of course, leaving behind the old sign, or old house also has it’s own significant events that…
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Did you know that there are two zodiacs? The difference between them is largely a question of measurement and how and where to begin measuring. Volumes have been written and it’s not necessary for our purposes here to go into it in any detail. The tropical zodiac is mostly used by western astrologers and looks at the sky with reference…
Many years ago I had the pleasure of working at the NJ Center for the Healing Arts. A wonderful group of various therapists, psycho-, massage-, art-, and other practitioners of the alternative/complementary arts/sciences all worked under one roof. The founder had a vision for how to treat mental illness in today’s society. She was a beacon of light to many…
Happy Chinese New Year….. If you were born in: 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, or 2005, then according to the Chinese astrological system you are a Rooster. There are elemental differences though and this year is the year of Fire Rooster. And that’s really all I have to say about that. I wanted to try and paint a rooster. …
When I first got on a yoga mat at 26 in ’76 I never dreamed that it would become such a big part of my life. What I discovered then was that I felt good doing it. My body responded in positive ways but more importantly my spirit soared. The inclusive philosophy along with the practices of chanting, meditation &…
The 2016 SYTAR conference was as good, and better in some ways than last years in Newport Beach. Different presenters, different speakers, and a different agenda. Much time was spent on the issue of credentials, as well as how to collect data for research so to make yoga therapy more “evidence-based”. I guess that’s the only way to satisfy our…
It was at least 8-10 years ago during an exceptionally difficult time in my life that I discovered Ann Randolph. I was at Kripalu for some serious soul-searching and she was on the schedule for Saturday night to perform her one-woman show “SqueezeBox”. The last thing I wanted to do or even thought I could do that whole weekend was…
I’ve been back for nearly a month now, yet Paris lingers in my mind. The Eifel Tower was my #1 must see and we got there on the first day. The night before, we wandered around an amusement park near our hotel and when we got near the top of our ferris wheel ride I got my first glimpse! …
meditation on the harp….. A-Major and it’s relative minor….. May all beings live in peace. Om Shanti, Shanti, Shantihi
Which means that, right now the moon is passing through the balsamic phase. It’s important. Read this and come back later for more information. May all beings live in peace. Oh, and…..Mercury goes retrograde tomorrow. Look in the ‘rear view mirror’ and clean up the stuff you skipped over because of: time, money, illness, deaths, births, or ________ (fill…