What Do You Mean, You Can’t Sit?

Earlier this evening, I decided that I was in the mood for yoga. I sauntered over to the nearby studio … More

The Softest Landing

After weathering the regular amount of turbulence crossing over to Bali – this time, slightly amplified by the lightning storm … More

The Equanimity of a Eucalyptus

One of the downsides to being a light sleeper, currently in possession of an overactive monkey-mind (yes, imagine, post-Camino?!), is … More

Breathing It Forward

Now that the guilt has subsided and the sense of collusion in a fraudulent endeavor (thankfully) never descended upon me, … More

The Saraswati Effect

Today, not surprisingly, this being the island of the gods, is another day of celebration: Hari Raya Saraswati, when Balinese … More

Ocular Walk-a-thon

While lying on my bed last night, writing on my laptop, I removed my reading glasses to see what little … More

Inversion Therapy

After a painfully tumultuous week; after the bubbling and seething anger lowered to a simmer (yet to evaporate); after being … More

Ceremony Central

A day without ceremony is, in Bali at least, like a day without sunshine. And since the possibility of a … More

An Auspicious Anniversary

A couple of days ago, in the middle of a massage, memories of last year surged through my mind and … More

A Question of Living

Once in awhile I’m asked this question: are you traveling or living in Bali? It’s a question that puzzles me … More