About YogiBlog
In his own words: “Stories share emotions and experiences with deep, profound, and powerful knowing. Stories are data with your soul. “
Can mantras be bad for you?
Was talking with a woman who works in a children’s toy store. She told me of not letting her son, age 5, have toy guns or even a toy water pistol. "Too violent and aggressive," she said. She was clear, intelligent, sensitive, and of strong conviction. We spoke a bit...
Why do we meditate?
When we meditate, pray and chant, negative subconscious patterns are released and positive patterns are strengthened. Life becomes happy, smooth, consistent, cozy, and comfortable.
Why don’t adults play?
Kids know how to play. We all were kids. Why don't adults play? I don't mean play soccer or chess. I mean just play. You know! Walking without any fixed destination or time and forgetting about food or worries. To enjoy watching the leaves fall, or follow a bird in...
All shook up
Blog title borrowed from Elvis Presley. Lately, I have seen some interviews from the Actors Guild. Two actors that I admire and enjoy watching are Natalie Portman and Brad Pitt. For different reasons, they both inspire me with the individual passion for their work....
What year is it?
Is it just me or have you also noticed the confusion around what year it is and sometimes forgetting what year we are in? And then the loss of our natural rhythm with the hideous daylight savings time imposed on us. Yes, I am complaining a bit. But only to illustrate...
Respect and Love
One of the many remarkable things about Yogi Bhajan was his ability to be with any person of any status and to serve them in love. It was important to him (and what he taught us) to be respectful with each person. In other words, to respect who they were. This...
Introducing Bak & Smoo
Walking with the boy on my shoulders, he tells the story of a cat, an extraordinary cat named Bak. Bak, the cat, rode a horse named Smoo. But this was no ordinary horse. Bak and Smoo would ride around the kingdom looking very proud and occasionally stopping to help...
I think I am not myself.
Self-awareness is a great gift. It is available to all, but most of us do not receive the blessing. Partly because we do not see it as a blessing. More awareness means we see and feel and understand more. More joy, but also more pain. More beauty and more ugliness....
The Birth of Yogi Blog!
Well, I have finally entered the world of blogging.