When you start to listen closely, when you start paying close attention, when you stop making excuses on the side … More
Tag: personal
An Amateur Chef’s Amnesia
It’s been a week since I moved into the house on the ridge named Kaivalya,* the place that Ike and … More
The Doors
When yoga class wrapped up yesterday late morning, I was nudged out of my near-blissful state of savasana, collected my … More
Facebooking to Health
There’s a very curious phenomenon at work within the expat community on this island, and in particular when it comes … More
A Path to Goodbye
I was long overdue for another visit to check up on my labyrinth at the meditation retreat center. I invited … More
Double Vision
Is my eyesight failing me? Or is seeing double just part of the adventure of living on this island? I’ve … More
Please, Take a Seat
I didn’t see it coming. After a year’s absence from a yoga studio I used to go to regularly, I … More
When Cultures Collide
Ubud is much more than a confluence of two significant rivers that historically joined together to create the town named … More
Essential Ingredients
It takes so little to make me happy. A breathtaking view… A couple of OMs (Organic Mojitos to the uninitiated … More
The Shortest Memory in the World
I must have the shortest memory in the world.* Somewhere in between the time I go to sleep until I … More