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Love me two Times: coyote and The Doors in a dark desert valley
I’m camping, and the desert divot nearby is a scar of prickly pear, cacti, and sharp-edged boulders. Tonight it’s dark, stars are twinkling, and its filled with coyotes singing, rapping, and yipping a song of their own. I think it could be their version of “Party and Bullshit” by the Notorious BIG. (Photo: desert-bleached coyote…
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A Western Yogi’s Evolving Precis
My yoga starts when I acknowledge the Western inheritance of the yoga tradition or some blended combination of traditions. Western yoga shares widely in the thread known as hatha, a tradition of opposing forces coming into balance and working together for the yogi’s mental, spiritual, and physical development. A scholarly treatment of ancient texts or…
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LUNAR SOUND JOURNEY – event Sunday 4:30
Everyone lives with failures and mistakes. It’s part of being human. But we also carry within us our wildest unarticulated imaginings and hopes. Perhaps sometime during 2021, we’ve experienced great happiness and joy. Maybe we’ve celebrated something in our lives or the lives of those in our circles. But life is a balance, and we…
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Desert Bent Angles: thoughts on playing sitar
My sitar flows in 19 bands of light called baaj, chikari, and tarab. Its journey to my hand is a mystery, but its music-medicine landed on my doorstep from an old land, gripped me from the eons, and pulled my soul into a note-bending journey unlike any other. On sitar and its emotional gravity –…
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Writer Portfolio (selected pieces)
From The Empty Mirror on writing, “With Crooked Legs of Hackberry” From Eastern Iowa Review, “Midwest Intimations” From The Twin Bill on Baseball, “And the Diamond Speaks in Runes” From Cut Bank Literary Magazine, literature and Walt Whitman, “Long Way From, Long Time Since: Letter to an Admirer of Whitman” From Asana Journal, “Injury as…
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The RAKE Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride
and the Royal Enfield #5 that could About a year ago, a high dollar magazine out of England started showing up at my door every three months. I didn’t recall ordering it, but there it was. It is impressive, displaying an incredible array of contemporary fashion, luxury items, high-brow writing, and in-depth feature stories by…
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Got 5 (koshas) On It
“I got dreams that are too big for mass.” #thisbeinghuman When dreams meet Self, descriptions abate and prophesies grow into fullness, while the wisdom of silence and balance of polarities root and branch in the 5 koshas. Got 5 Koshas When dreams meet self, every yogi is shattered and burned. Forgetting everything they thought they…
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THE MEDICINE WHEEL RIDE: shedding light on an invisible crisis
I’m pleased to have this article in Thunder Press featuring a strong group of Indigenous Women Motorcycle Riders and Leaders. Thanks Kevin (ed). All photos by Oliver Touron, rider and photomotojournalist extraordinaire. click on photos to enlarge text or go to thunderpress(dot)net for the digital copy. Read the Medicine Wheel Ride story by going to…
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“Injury as Wise Teacher,” the 100th of my #yogainspirationals
Happy to include “Injury as Wise Teacher,” the 100th publication of my #yogainspirationals. If you are injured in any way, read this for practical tips on using a Gestalt chair technique to get at the psychology of injury and how an injury can be a wise teacher for you. Asana International Yoga Journal was one…
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#Yogainspirationals number 99, OM Yoga Magazine, May 2021
OM YOGA MAGAZINE Yoga as a life-altering gift: From freediving to chess: how a yoga practice can enhance every aspect of your life. By Gregory Ormson Shortly after starting yoga I realised its life enhancements could be applied to any activity of mind or body. Nobody was teaching yoga specifically for motorcyclists and as a…