By Arthur Strimling Machu Picchu! Yoga! Service! Last April I saw a beautiful card at Vira Yoga offering a New Year’s retreat led by Zhenja La Rosa and Jordan Mallah that would culminate at Machu Picchu on New Year’s Eve – with a full moon, a blue moon, yet. Wow! I have harbored a dream […]
Anusara.com – Costa Rican Shakti
Working for Anusara Founder John Friend, Costa Rican Shakti
The entire universe emanates a clear invocation of nature appreciation The pulsation of the breath of the universe is vibrant and alive Luminous royal sun flames majestically burn away mysterious cumulous clouds revealing thin blowing branches that provide a sacred resting place for stoically perched songbirds Vibrant yellow wildflowers scarcely speckle the emerald green shaded […]
Loving Peru, Dreaming of New York – La Grama, Peru
Hola and Shalom Family and Friends, Daily, I wish for your happiness and health. Although many of us have not connected by conventional means of communication for an extended moment, I give thanks that the energetic connections that keep friendships strong and beautiful remain powerful. The last time I wrote was at the beginning of […]
Teacher Training, Sivananda Yoga Ashram – Catskill Mountains, New York
Namaste Family and Friends, Life is Joy! Let’s Give thanks and praises everyday. I am writing to wish you all peace. In addition, I wanted to share some reflections with you based on my recent experiences on my spiritual journey. I continue to take more yoga teacher trainings, and just completed an Anusara Yoga training […]
Corporate America Life – The eyes are smiling but is the heart. Northern VA
The eyes are smiling but is the heart? – African proverb Greetings from Northern Virginia! Life here in suburbia, where they cut down all the trees and name the streets after them, is just dandy. Tomorrow, June 13th, is my birthday. Birthdays are a fine time to reflect on the past year, and modify goals […]
October 4, 1995 – 17 Years Old – Yom Kippur Speech, New York
Some people say it was never harder to be an adolescent. This statement is certainly true, considering the violence, crime, guns, diseases, and the many other atrocious things adolescents have to deal with these days. What are young people to believe? The answer to that question is complex. My solution is to start solving these […]