With the summer solstice in late June we entered primetime fire season for the year. Temperatures are now soaring, pores are weeping, puppies are panting and everyone is looking for cooling relief. Much as the Northern Hemisphere has warmed, so has your body as it embarks on a natural cleansing process in summer, providing an opportunity to reset for the coming winter months when heartiness and healthfulness will be paramount.

During late Winter and early Spring, we move into kapha season with its predominance of earth and water elements, which are “cool, heavy, moist, and stable”. Much of the country is already experiencing this transition with massive winter storms carrying extensive moisture across the United States. You may experience this in your body…

Much like the shifting temperatures and winds outside, vata also lives within us and is responsible for the fluctuations of our internal compass.

We all find ways to run through the harshness of our respective climates and to shape the space around us.

Why meditate?  What do you have to lose if you close your eyes for five minutes just to see what happens?

I have thought a lot about how our own unique ways of suffering might lead us to do things we would otherwise regret

Chaos. It defines our modern world.  There is no avoiding the hurdles of everyday life. Even in the most serene surrounds, chaos can find its way into our lives. 

It's up to each of us to decide how we want to explore mindfulness and for what purpose.

We often believe that so long as we have good judgment we are safe.

The recent political climate in our country has me thinking about the intersection between activism, passivism, and pacifism.

When the world around us seems overwhelming - we know that a lot is going on but we do not know why or how it is affecting us - we may, in fact, be in sensory overload.

When faced with a difficult decision, indecision - or doing nothing - can be the right answer until a better one comes along. 

What we lose in this definition of perfection is the concept that it is not defined by that which surrounds us but rather by that which is in us.  

The art of self-awareness can be explored in a number of ways.