by admin | Oct 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
I got on my pushy today for the first time in 9 months (it’s been raining a lot this year!) Rare in my life to be sans-bicycle for so long. Anyway, I took it out of the garage and oiled the chain and checked the brakes worked. You’ve got to do that when you live by...
by admin | Aug 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
I know that I am having an experience. That is the thing I am most sure of, that is the primary knowledge that I have. I am having an experience. I do not know if I am dreaming, and I do not know that waking experience is more real that dreaming experience. It seems...
by admin | Sep 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
(First published Sept 20th 2021 in the Newcastle Herald) In the Himalayas, Newcastle yoga teacher Josh Pryor found a new way to communicate about yoga. “During my years practicing physical yoga, I had been studying Sanskrit texts from Indian libraries that had...
by admin | Sep 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
The benefits of resting intentionally, being forced to slow down, and how to get the most out of the experienceThe human race is having a bit of compulsory downtime. We’ve been grounded and sent to our rooms by Mother Nature. A bit of time to absorb the situation. The...
by admin | Sep 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
A question asked to Muktananda: “I want to meditate but I need a lot of sleep too. I’m torn between wanting to do both things. How can I give up hours of sleep in order to be able to meditate early in the morning?” His answer: “To get up early in the morning,...
by admin | Sep 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Considering the Chakras and keeping spiritual perspective I’m standing on my balcony at the very highest residence I can find, halfway up a mountain near Rishikesh. When my gaze is downcast, I see the room I’m living in and my humanity. The comfortable four walls, my...
