yoga sutras

The Act (Art?!) of Beginning

it's monday, january 26, & moon is in aries, in the starspace called bharaṇī. aries is the first sign of the natural zodiac, where we are born, where we begin life. it's where we are invited to feel into being reborn, beginning again every month, making fresh strides toward living our richest lives, being our [...]

2026-01-26T07:01:29-07:00January 26th, 2026|daily bliss|

Eat at the Smorgasbord of Ideas

  it's wednesday, july 3, & moon is in taurus, in the starspace called rohini. taurus is our comfort zone. it's moon's happy place, which means our mind feels most settled, most comfortable, here. if you're not feeling it, you might take counsel from sage patanjali, who in the first chapter of his yoga sutra, [...]

2024-07-03T08:05:11-06:00July 3rd, 2024|daily bliss|

September 5th’s dollop of dharma courtesy of the moon!

it's tuesday, september 5, & moon is in taurus, in the starspace called krittika. taurus vibrates with the frequency of contentment, of being happy for no reason, which is known as santosha or sukha. santosha is the state of needing nothing, not needing anything from "out there" to satisfy, but finding blissful satisfaction from within. [...]

2023-09-05T07:55:58-06:00September 5th, 2023|daily bliss|

December 8th’s dollop of dharma courtesy of the moon!

it's thursday, december 8, & moon moves from taurus this morning into gemini this afternoon while being supported & transported by the starspace called mrigashira. taurus vibrates with the frequency of steadiness that can sometimes feel like stuckness, gemini with the frequency of flexibility & curiosity that can sometimes make us feel very ADHD. taurus [...]

2022-12-08T08:34:05-07:00December 8th, 2022|daily bliss|

June 22nd’s dollop of dharma courtesy of the moon!

it's wednesday, june 22, & moon is in pisces, in the starspace called revati. in the environment of pisces, we begin to understand viscerally that, just as the title of my teacher sharon gannon's new two-volume collection of essays & stories says, "eternity is happening now." which is what the first yoga sutra tells us: [...]

2022-06-22T07:42:25-06:00June 22nd, 2022|daily bliss|

June 7th’s dollop of dharma courtesy of the moon!

it's friday, june 7, & moon is still floating in the heart-centering waters of cancer's ocean of unconditional love, but has moved into the starspace called aslesha. aslesha brings serpent energy, as it is ruled by the nagas, snakes with occult powers who symbolize all that is secret & hidden. snakes give us the power [...]

2019-06-07T13:26:02-06:00June 7th, 2019|daily bliss|
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