Shades of Pray

The past couple of weeks have been laden with a deep sense of change. Loss. Struggle. Conflict. Beauty. Alienation. Death. … More

Why My Masseuse Went AWOL

A couple of months ago, Wayan (my longtime masseuse) mentioned – in passing – that the people of her banjar … More

Labyrinth @ Bali Silent Retreat

Over the course of more than one year, I designed and created a labyrinth at the site of an ancient … More

You Get What You Need

To commemorate this auspicious day (leaving to Spain), I wanted to share a little..hmmm.. ditty, familiar, perhaps to some of … More

1-800-Offerings

It used to be that nature provided all the elements necessary for the making of daily offerings to the gods … 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

Cremnants & Polls

Like any good house party, the morning after the day before tends to bring with it certain undesired responsibilities, including … More

Crème de la crèmation

A death in a Balinese family means burial, or if funds are available, a cremation. Ultimately, even buried corpses are … More

Festival Season Wraps Up!

The bi-annual Balinese ten-day festivals of Galungan to Kuningan just wrapped up over the weekend… though thankfully the penjors stay … More

The Bully & Mr G.

One of my favorite Sunday activities is to join J & N at their villa compound for a few hours … More