Not long ago, as I was walking out the door of a “Gesture of Awareness” meditation retreat held in a hip section of lower Manhattan’s Chelsea, I nearly collided with Michael Imperioli, the actor who plays Tony Soprano’s drug-addicted nephew Christopher on HBO’s mega-successful, crime-family show “The Sopranos.” You could say that this was just…

Bone 1.Understand, I am always trying to figure outwhat the soul is,and where hidden,and what shape and so, last week,when I found on the beachthe ear boneof a pilot whale that may have diedhundreds of years ago, I thoughtmaybe I was closeto discovering something for the ear bone 2.is the portion that lasts longestin any…

I was recently fumbling through the sun salutations in a yoga class with a teacher who was new to me. Sun salutations are always a challenge since I prefer, like most women, I think, the more feminine, “yin” yoga postures–the floor stretches, the seated forward bends. Ahh, then I can relax. But standing postures like…

I am touched by your warm, supportive posts. They make me see that we could indeed develop a large community of like-minded chatterers. Let me know about the religious or spiritual practices you observe, the teachers you’re drawn to, and the workshops you attend. Of course, the web makes it possible for us to sit…

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