Love In Action
Like me, Zanzan has spent his career in the hospitality industry. As manager of ARMA in Ubud, Bali for eight years, he ran one of the most beautiful and successful […]
Still Working on my Handstand. Still Missing Dad.
Last Father’s Day, Elephant Journal published this blog post I wrote about my dad. It’s a good read for this year as well. Check it out here. Still working on […]
Knowing the Questions but Not All the Answers
I moved to Costa Rica to write the book that’s been roiling around in my head for nearly 15 years. I first thought of it in 1999 when, at the […]
Get on The Bus
“You’re either on the bus or off the bus.” –Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test A few weeks back, a couple of young women blew into Nosara and caught […]
What if You Had No Limits?
If someone had a yogi couple of the year award, I would nominate Susan and Bill. No, Susan can’t put her leg behind her head while balancing on her arms. […]
Meetings Made of Magic
Have you ever thought about how complicated it is for the universe to bring two people together? To get the right folks in the right place at the right time, […]
A Typical Day in Playa Guiones
In Playa Guiones, the howler monkeys start chortling and roaring around 4:45 A.M. I usually hit the howler-snooze button until around 6. Breakfast on the patio. Usually fruit with yogurt […]
All You Have to Do is Breathe
A funny thing happened on my way to yoga class on Christmas Eve a few years back. After 10 years of taking yoga classes, I practiced yoga for the first […]
Show Up with What You Got
My friend Laura is a free spirit, with a bit of gypsy in her. She stays light on her feet; indeed, sometimes she seems to float into a room. I […]