Based on my conversations with various yoga instructors and practitioners, I wrote a list of three suggestions you you must follow to move forward in your Yoga. When you follow these guideline, you will be on the road to become a true Yogi. Your practice will improve a …

Do you tend to eat the same foods over and over again? I’m usually a glutton for variety but since Tim’s been in New Zealand, I’m less inclined to spend hours in the kitchen trying new recipes. Let’s face it – cooking is not as fun …

If you’ve been keeping up with this blog, then you know I’ve been increasingly obsessed with the idea of “living off the land.” One of the best places I’ve found to forage for free food is in the hedgerows, particularly those lining the fields behind our cottage.
My …

“Come home yourself!Come back to your senses!Do you hear that bird sing?How can you hear the songand not hear the singer?How can you see the waveand not see the ocean?How can you see the danceand not see the dancer?”- Father Anthony de Mello, may God b…

A quick and colorful salad, grated carrot tossed in a light vinaigrette with pomegranate seeds. Low carb. Weight Watchers 1 point. Vegan.Even without a blanket of snow, beginning somewhere in mid-November or early December, I think we all begin to crav…

Ebook readers and announcements of titles are multiplying. After at least 15 years of false starts, this time it looks like ebooks are going to take over, driven by products like Amazon Kindle ebook reader.
When I was a book publisher I used to go to the Frankfurt Buchmesse. …

There are only two kinds of plots in true science fiction:  Science is a Hero, and Science is a Villain.

In Science is a Hero, there is some problem or other — an asteroid is going to hit the Earth, the Galactic Empire is falling, there’s a Plague IN

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My body must sense that something is wrong. Ever since Thursday, I’ve been insatiably hungry. It’s like my body was expecting a Thanksgiving feast, and when it didn’t get it, my stomach rebelled, demanding mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie. Constantly!
Pizza and chocolate cake will have …

Don’t get too excited: I had a very quiet Thanksgiving here at Orchard Cottage. And by “quiet”, I do mean “peaceful” (not “lonely” – I swear). No pumpkin pie or cranberries, alas, but plenty of tasty home-cooked autumnal food all the same: hedgerow jelly, onion soup, …

1.What actions are most excellent? To gladden the heart of human beings, to feed the hungry, to help the afflicted, to lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful, and to remove the sufferings of the injured. - Sacred Tradition, BukhariTo serve the imminent cr…

“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise; be thankful unto Him, and bless His Name. ” - Psalm”If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice.” - Meister Eckhart”A true Muslim is than…

Lovers share a sacred decree to seek the Beloved.They roll head over heels, rushing toward the Beautiful Onelike a torrent of water.- Rumi, One Whisper of the Beloved1.If you’re a lover of beauty, you will appreciate JPG Magazine, as I did this morning…