Yogini’s Quest

It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting – The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
I seem to have lost my internal inspiration.  It’s too easy to make it an external quest and wait for someone to lead me to the water.  While I may fight my ego battles with inadequacy, I’m only [...]

I don’t blog about my physical practice.  I don’t like to half the time because I really don’t think my physical practice is that great.  In addition, I think there are plenty of people who blog about the ins and outs of their physical journeys that I don’t feel the need to account for my [...]

It seems like years ago when I studied ayurveda.  I’m finding it’s very hard to maintain or remember the theories and concepts I learned.  However, I do remember my teaching saying if we have a question, to continue to ask and the answer will eventually come.
My answers come in the strangest forms, and this one [...]

My posts of late have been rather deep.  I jokingly say this because if you know me on a first hand basis, you know I’m quite the smart ass (Laruga, remember when K learned this phrase in Mysore).  I mean, it would be interesting to read me, without knowing me in person.  I am quite [...]

It perplexes me that after all this time, I still feel like I’m missing out. I used to always say, I had this fear of being left behind.  I have no idea where it comes from, but it’s this deep rooted seed of insignificance that has grown and grown. The days I’ve felt most confident [...]

I was talking to some of my older students and we had extra time. When the opportunity aries, I like to ask cultural questions about the country.
We discussed drinking and smoking in their households.  All of their dad’s smoked. No, not marijuana, cigarettes.  Most people don’t even know what weed is here.  However, the tobacco [...]