Towards the end of my first 200 hr of IYT at Kripalu Center, 2000) we were asked to choose a topic that we wanted to study using the techniques and practices we were learning. I struggled to find a topic. Specialization was contrary to my personal philosophy of Yoga. I wanted to be skilled in ways to help everyone. But choose I did and I narrowed it down to stress…
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The book fell off the shelf and opened to this page when I picked it up. When Things Fall Apart, Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron page 91 Spiritual awakening is frequently described as a journey to the top of a mountain. We leave our attachments and our worldliness behind and slowly make our way to the top. At the peak we have transcended all pain. the…
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Our one-day retreat during the Summer Solstice at the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ was a wonderful way to be together with my sangha after such a long, stressful separation. We found a wonderful nearly-private space under a grove of Apple Trees and reconnected to nature, to those we know and love, and to strangers passing by. We sat on the ground, picked at the grass, rolled around and…
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The name Chiron comes from the word chiros. Astrologically, Chiron represents our essential wound and provides much information on how/when to heal from it. The erratic orbit of the asteroid symbolizes weaving together the traditional and the alternative to create hybrid paths towards healing what hurts us. The glyph, which looks like a key, symbolizes what becomes possible when we unlock/unblock our internal/unconscious wounds. Additional keywords for Chiron are…
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A Lunar Eclipse….so, between now and then we are in the Gibbous phase. Act Accordingly. Please. Best use during this 3 day period? Self-care. Self-reflection. Spiritual practices. Om Shanti.
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I knew it was coming. It was inevitable. Today the announcement was made in the Berkshire Eagle. It’s too much to process right now. It’s a big deal for me, and many, many others. There will be many stories in the days to come. Mine will be one of them. My first visit to Kripalu Ashram was right after Gurudev Amrit Desai, the Guru, had left. That was 1993? Over…
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A long time ago I created the word timescaping….it’s a verb. I couldn’t find it anywhere else, and I researched it, so I’m ready to take ownership of this word, now. It describes the act of perceiving time as cyclical & multi-dimensional, not linear, which is how a majority of us see it. The word implies, by intention, that we can have an effect on time, just as time effects…
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I can’t even tell you how excited I am to be presenting this program at Kripalu Center in October. It is literally a dream come true! My history with Kripalu goes back many decades….so far in fact that it certainly does seem as though destiny has had a hand in everything. I received their very first catalog in the mail sometime in the late 80’s. But it wasn’t until circa…
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The tropical charts above represent the ‘curriculum for our weekend at the Gurukulam. Regardless of which system/zodiac you use, or what philosophy/tradition you base your interpretations on, the actual movements of the planets are regular and predictable. On Friday night there’s a exact conjunction of the Moon with Neptune in Pisces. The general public/collective body is in need of spiritual support. In these last hours of…
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So, we’re in the middle of two eclipses and five planets are retrograde. You don’t really need to know much about astrology to get a sense of the epic time cycle we’re living in. It really doesn’t matter where you look there’s change, upheaval, and fluctuating conditions mostly everywhere. You can try to block it out using whatever methods/medicine/magic you have at your disposal. But relief is temporary. There really…
