Jan 7, 2022
The more I’m able to see me in you, and you in me, the better things get. It’s really that simple. While truth is many people are quite different from me, some with beliefs I vehemently disagree with—as near I can remember, when I adopt this loving and unifying...
Apr 5, 2019
Recently, during my yoga classes, after we’ve been moving and gotten the blood flowing for a while, I’ll ask students to stop, close their eyes, and feel what they feel in their body and spirit … without labels/names/words attached. I encourage this practice of pure,...
Feb 8, 2019
What is prayer to you? Growing up Christian, I think my experience of it was pretty normal. It’s words one speaks/thinks to God, generally centered on praise, requests, and gratitude. Interestingly, while in my memories the first two are pretty much all we did,...
Apr 17, 2018
In yoga we generally end our practice with Namaste, meaning “the Divine in me sees and honors the Divine in you.” This sweet, yet radical reminder mirrors my Christian tradition in that Namaste declares EACH of us has divine beauty, eliminates the borders...
Oct 2, 2017
I find the emphasis Jesus places on kids to be fascinating. For instance, the Christ encouraged us to have the faith of a child and, after His followers tried to shoo the children away, told them to let the kiddos come to Him. In reflecting on this, Richard Beck...
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