(part 1, part 2) Living with Tokowah was my first reception of unconditional love. No matter how rough, selfish or shadowy my behaviour, there would be love – full and simple. This time also saw … Continue reading →
In between ‘we can do it ourselves’ and ‘we can use plants to help us’; there lies a balance, ay, a sweet harmony indeed! In this spirit of balance, and without further ado, Human Nourishment … Continue reading →
Part 1 – The Lower Tantien The 20th century Zen master Shunryu Suzuki said: “Buddha was not interested in metaphysical theories of existence. He was more concerned about how he himself existed in this moment. … Continue reading →
The first time I saw Oneness was in the eyes of my friend Elliott. We were hanging out on his back porch when I looked across at him and experienced that the same being which … Continue reading →
Beans are the eccentric superstars of dried food. Mysterious, misunderstood and divisive; they can provide deep soul nourishment or room-clearing bombast. And just like a reclusive artist, a little skill and patience are required … Continue reading →
Do you want to improve the world? I don’t think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can’t be improved. If you tamper with it, you’ll ruin it. If you treat it … Continue reading →
“We too should make ourselves empty, that the great soul of the universe may fill us with its breath.” – Laurence Binyon “Breathing involves a continual oscillation between exhaling and inhaling, offering ourselves to … Continue reading →
“Supple, breathing gently, you become reborn” -Lao Tse “Breathe into me. Close the language-door and open the love-window” -Rumi “The quality of your breathing dictates the quality of your life.” –Joseph Rain “…it can be shown … Continue reading →
Sometimes I feel my heart so deeply all my plans and projects fall away. These seven ways can be used for celebration. Other times I go barren and numb, denying love, denying my power. These … Continue reading →
In this post I’ll take you down the way of nourishment, health and interconnectivity – as I presently understand them – using five core ideas. We begin with our old friend the nutritional pyramid. By … Continue reading →
I sat on a folded blanket in the early morning, before the rest of the house had stirred. My mind was wild, agitated. Why had I come here? Because I knew that somehow these techniques … Continue reading →
We are arguing in the kitchen. She’s not happy with how I’ve been communicating, how I have isolated myself. I’m feeling attacked. My words become spiky, defensive. Suddenly, I remember awareness. I remember breath … Continue reading →
What are we? Consciousness, mind, human, mystery? Whatever we are, most of us will benefit from cultivating a resilient sensitivity in what we call ‘the body’. This article will show why that may be … Continue reading →
I had been walking around in a funk for three days. Overeating, spacing out and ignoring myself – ignoring the call to embody – I looked and felt horribly depressed. In one moment, as … Continue reading →
This article looks at the intentional aspect of fasting. For a detailed practical guide, check out Buhner’s The Transformational Power of Fasting. — There’s a hidden sweetness in the stomach’s emptiness. We are lutes, … Continue reading →
I am experiencing a time in life where opening and relaxing the body’s physiological systems and their spatially equivalent energetic fields seems to be of primary importance. Just as each individual cell in an … Continue reading →
. Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving. It doesn’t matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vow a hundred times. Come, yet again, … Continue reading →