I love getting to know my readers, and seem to have acquired a small following of thoughtful people in the last year. I’ve come to know them by the remarks they attach to my blog items: there’s Pacific231, Kathryn, Eevie Keys, Stacey-Robin, Daijinryuu, KWiz, elmo, Brian, Chanteuse and numerous others, and then there is Daria…

Check out this band of cute contortionists. I like how they relax into position. How hard do you think they’ve worked on these postures in their brief lifetimes? Hard to say. I don’t know. Just last Sunday, in yoga class, our teacher advised us not to “push” our bodies too much. It is winter, cold…

As you spoon that precious dab of honey into your tea today, consider this sad news: bee keepers are reporting a dramatic decrease in their bee populations, which will not only influence future honey production but also the crops and trees needing bees to pollinate them. Nobody yet knows exactly why bees are dying. But…

Anyone interested in the mainstreaming of Eastern philosophy will find this New York Times Sports section article by Lee Jenkins fascinating. It’s about the yoga and meditation work some pro-ball pitchers are incorporating into their training. “If you can calm yourself down in the middle of those poses, you can do it in the middle…

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