Dear Friends, Hi. I spent two weeks on the west coast this summer, in Seattle at a Teen Talking Circles facilitators training and then 10 days of silent retreat at the Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation program that I am a part of at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, just outside of San Francisco. During those two [...]

Dear Friends, Yesterday I was eating a mango at my kitchen table. It was really delicious. One of my teenage daughters, who especially loves mangos, was sitting in the living room studying for final exams. As I savored the first half of my mango, I thought about her sitting in the other room, and how [...]

Dear Friends, I am a very impatient person. Maybe you are too. I don’t like to wait for the hot water to boil for my tea, so I often take it off early and drink lukewarm tea. I’ve been known to decide a room needs painting, buy the paint, and complete the job in one [...]

Dear Friends, I have recently been tested by some family challenges: two major situations where I needed to be able to problem solve and get into action, but also be present with my own feelings and needs, and the feelings and needs of family members. It hasn’t been easy, and it has really tested my [...]

Dear Friends, I apologize for skipping the newsletter for the month of January, I was busy with some family business. So here we are in February already. I hope that you are enjoying your practice at Circle Yoga and/or Budding Yogis, and that you are staying well this winter. I’ve been thinking about something that [...]

Dear Friends, Welcome to winter. This morning it was only 9 degrees above freezing! First, a reminder – this weekend (November 3rd) we will have our Saturday Sangha again. 10% off all store merchandise all day, plus a time to sit together and talk about our practice from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. Please join us! [...]