Category Archives: Death and Dying

Abandoning Hope and Beginning Again

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Last Wednesday, while preparing to step into the bath, I took a quick glance in the mirror. Then I took a second glance. A vein that I had never noticed before had sprung up dark blue on the left side … Continue reading →

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Why I Meditate

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

The main things I feel when I meditate are bored, stiff and mildly irritated.  I rarely have a peaceful moment, much less an experience of insight or a kundalini rising. I’d even take the unwelcome emotions I hear people talking … Continue reading →

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Practicing the Afterlife (and Lessons from Oklahoma)

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

As a yogi, I’ve gotten accustomed to practicing death. Savasana, or corpse pose, is the period on every yoga practice, just as it will end the final sentence of each of our lives. (If you would like to read my … Continue reading →

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We’re all going to die! Now try and relax.

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

I recently received a snippet of newsletter from a yoga studio suggesting that as your yoga practice progresses, you might want to swap corpse pose (the reclined relaxation at the end of asana practice) for a sitting meditation. This, the … Continue reading →

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