I’ve always been an achiever. If I set a goal, I would go after it with all the persistence and discipline I had. On the outside, it looked like strength. Inside, though, it often felt like running on ...

There’s something special about the weird and wonderful few weeks between Halloween and New Year’s Day. The time of too many sweet treats and cozy sweater weather and traditional recipes and Christmas ...

In one of the stamens of the flower of the world is Pemako in the shape of Vajra Yogini lying down. Outer, inner and secret levels correspond to the levels of the mind. In the secret chakra of Vajra ...

There was once a man who was visited by three goddesses. They were attempting to settle a dispute between them, a trifling matter to determine which of them held claim to the golden apple that had ...

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She was done not fully being herself. She realized she was the only self she could be—and not being unapologetically true to herself was a disservice to her soul and the world. She was done listening ...

I often think of yoga as a practice which moves beyond the boundaries of the spoken word. I did my first teacher training in Cologne, Germany—at a time that I didn’t speak more than a handful of ...

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Zen has a funny reputation…seriously. Everyone’s very serious and uptight…and at the same time, the great Zen teachers are famous for their irreverent ...

We don’t get to choose grief. We don’t know how or when it strikes. Who or what we’ll lose. It descends upon us all at once, and it never quite leaves. Whoever has endured loss knows that we don’t ...

We all desire to not just fall in love—but to be part of that “once in a lifetime” type of love story. Here’s how to differentiate between your love relationships: karmic, soulmate, or twin flame, as ...

Can it ever become a term that transcends race? I was born in New York City in 1978, the year hip hop was birthed in the South Bronx. The first cassette tape I owned was Run DMC’s Tougher Than Leather ...