Month of Shiva

Month of Shiva

In Rishikesh, India, there is an amazingly gargantuan murti (statue) of shiva in the middle of the Ganges River. It is not only gorgeous but oh so inspiring! Some parts of the year, the statue is completely submerged into the water and at other times, he sits in all his glory above the water.

The stillness of Shiva.

The stillness of Shiva.

This past Saturday night was one of my all-time favorite nights of the year; Shivratri, a night dedicated to Lord Shiva, a hindu deity known to be “the destroyer”  or one who brings about change and transformation. It’s an especially prime night for...
Happy Diwali!

Happy Diwali!

Happy (Indian) New Year’s! Diwali is certainly the biggest and the brightest of all Hindu festivals. It’s the festival of lights (deep = light and avali = a row i.e., a row of lights) that’s marked by four days of celebration, which literally...
Hanumanji: a lifetime of selfless devotion.

Hanumanji: a lifetime of selfless devotion.

prints available here self-less | ˈselfləs | adjective: concerned more with the needs and wishes of others than with one’s own; unselfish. An act of self-less devotion. devotion | diˈvōSHən | noun: love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or...
a FEAST of LOVE.

a FEAST of LOVE.

a FEAST of LOVE.  feast |fēst| noun: a large meal, typically one in celebration of something. love |ləv| noun: an intense feeling of deep affection: babies fill parents with intense feelings of love. ***** Today I spent the day with my mom cooking and making all of my...
KIRTAN: singing from the heart.

KIRTAN: singing from the heart.

Singing from the heart…opening the the flow of lOVE. Last Friday a friend called us out of the blue and told us he had two extra tickets to the Krishna Das concert that was happening that night in SF… he was playing live at the opening night of the Yoga...
early morning eclipse. ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE.

early morning eclipse. ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE.

ANCIENT YOGIC KNOWLEDGE: includes everything under the sun! Numerous yogic texts tell us over and over that every human is a little walking universe….everything we see externally, we possess internally…it’s just a matter of believing it and learning...
San Pasqual: patron saint of cooks.

San Pasqual: patron saint of cooks.

San Pasqual: patron saint of cooks, shepherds and sheep. Isn’t this wooden hanging gorgeous?!? On the back of this hand-painted, wooden hanging, it says:  “San Pasqual was a simple Franciscan monk. He was very devoted to the Holy Eucharist. It is said that...

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