It worked, but….how?
Regular readers of this blog may recall my post of just a few weeks ago, when I explored the idea of introducing yoga into a college classroom. Early in August, I wrote about a conference I attended...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Fury
You know something is really really wrong when you find yourself on a first-name basis with a person in the billing department of your local hospital. Donna is the woman I’ve gotten to know in...
View ArticleIt takes Spiritual Energy To Care for Others
I sit here this morning in a state of total confusion. I am supposed to drive to Albany to teach my classes later this morning. The semester is almost over, and the idea that I will miss another set...
View ArticleGive thanks, even when it seems impossible
All of us know challenging days, when life seems to turn us inside out and upside down. Maybe you or a family member falls seriously ill. Or you lose your job, or the place you live. Perhaps a...
View ArticleMay Peace Be Your Every Step
On this Christmas Day, 2008, the best gift we can give ourselves is the path of mindfulness, the steady moments of peace we find no matter what chaos is around us. Toward this end, I send you a passage...
View ArticleNew year, new home, new yoga
Seventeen days ago, I moved out of the home where I’d lived for 23 years – an 1850-ish farmhouse, with beautiful pond and gardens in Columbia County – and I moved with my husband into a modern...
View ArticleBy The Way….
Remember a few posts ago, you know, the one about poetry. Remember how I promised you that if you tried your hand at crafting a poem I would too. Well, didn’t hear back from any readers, but true to...
View ArticleThousands of Books, and This ONE Stands Out!
From meditation cushion to the computer, Claudia Ricci’s morning practice inspired her to write this post for her blog, MyStory Lives. She’d like to share it with Holistic Health readers as her...
View ArticleThe success of failure
With the New Year comes lots of thoughts about beginnings -trying new things, honing new behaviors, exploring different ways of looking at life. Sometimes we stop before we even get started because we...
View ArticleWinter of Listening
I am one of those people who really likes winter. I love the feeling of the cold air and the look of the world after a snowfall. Somehow, to me, winter is also quieter. Perhaps it is because more...
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