Getting To Real

One of my all-time favorite books is “The Velveteen Rabbit”, and getting to “real” has been a personal & professional goal.    Sometimes it’s a moving target.  The practice that grounds me in what is really real is meditation.  There...

An Observation

My morning routine usually starts with a cup of something hot & the New York Times.  When I started producing the podcast I added kirtan listening to this routine–except it’s not working anymore.  It has become impossible for me to read the news &...

The Secret One Inside

I’ve always loved the imagery in the song “There Is A Secret One Inside”.  Based on a poem by Kabir, it helps me to remember there is someone bigger than me who has a plan.  My job is to breathe, be the “salt within the tears of the eye of...

Inside

It’s time for me to take a little break, my friends.  It has been an emotional several weeks, and it’s time for me to ground out for awhile on the East coast.  There will be a golden oldie podcast next week while I’m away from my studio, and...

Sing!

Our satsang group met Sunday evening for the first time in two weeks, and it felt so good to sing!  There weren’t many of us–it seems the whole town is on vacation–but what a difference it has made in my week so far.  I’m finding it much easier...