still in sirsasana

Being the primary caregiver for a Disability Justice activist = never a dull moment!  Our latest project entailed a journey for the Po...

“Isn’t it depressing?” my kind and compassionate activist-artist friend, Jung-In, earnestly asked, when I told her I was the live-in careg...

"Many ask me whether pranayama, controlling the breath, postpones old age. Why worry about it? Death is certain. Let it come when it c...

  “Let her scream!” Raya insisted, as a student’s yells pierced through the yoga hall during a medical class. A Senior Teacher was lifting...

Here in Pune, on my 6 th trip to RIMYI since 2005, I am more aware than ever of the passage of time, and the mortality of my teachers....

Last Thursday in the practice hall at RIMYI, Raya came in and said, “This is not an announcement, but I want to let you know today is Ge...

Traveling abroad on a tight budget looks something like this: Red-eye Greyhound from Detroit to Chicago, then   Blue line metro to O’...