One of the most important things that the practice of yoga tries to teach us is to recognize what is true and acknowledge it, to embrace the path of Satya—both speaking and living in adherence to the Truth. Okay, the truth is, I’ve never been a big fan of Winter. I recognize that Winter is not...

The new moon today at 2:35pm falls in the nakshatra called Shatabhisha—“One Hundred Physicians”—a faint group of stars in the heart of the constellation Aquarius, the “Water Bearer” called Kumbha in Sanskrit. Shatabhisha, symbolized by a thousand petalled lotus, represents the crown chakra and t...

After a three and a half week retrograde and a two and a half week “shadow phase”, Mercury has finally returned to the same position where it went retrograde on March 30th. Mercury, in Sanskrit, is called Buddha, the “enlightened one”, and is associated with the faculty called Buddhi, the “awake...

On Friday March 11th, Ralph Edward Miller, my father, passed away—two months shy of his 91st birthday. Six months ago he was doing pretty well, living at home, mentally intact, and still able to get around. He was diabetic for the last 50 years of his life, so it was somewhat miraculous that he ...