Up In Smoke

I smoked yesterday. What I really mean is that, thanks to a combination of long needles, smoking guns and incense-like … More

Oh Holy Ground!

I meant to take Tjokorda Rai’s directive to heart; but little did I know how many opportunities would present themselves … More

The Benefits of Tjokolate

Since I arrived in Ubud nearly one year ago, many people have recommended an assortment of healers to me. The … More

The Benevolent Siren, Sirona

Because I happen to be a perpetually curious and inquisitive person, I learned yesterday about a Celtic healing deity named … More

How to Fry a Frittata on Your Back

A few days ago, in the middle of Eka’s yoga class, I was so overcome with pain in my backside … More

The Remarkably Wired Woman

I’ve just met a woman with – there’s no other way to say it – electric hands. It was a … More

Two Solitudes

Awakened this morning by a strange-sounding rooster, I looked out to the cloudy skies. The first sentence that came into … More

Ibu Robin & Baby’s Angels

I just finished reading a novel called Butterfly People. The author, Robin Lim (known as Ibu Robin to locals), is … More

Tough Love

Imagine if all our angels were sweet and gentle, constantly showering us with words of comfort, love and wisdom. Imagine … More

The Pak Man Factor

A handful of what ifs kept running through my mind since noon today, tugging at me from every direction, gnawing … More