The Archive

Dear Friend, Humans have always been prone to seeing the world in black and white. Dividing the external world into polar opposites seems to make life easier to process and digest but it also prevents us from recognizing nuance which is essential to comprehension of complexity, and in current time it appears like this ingrained tendency has reached new, perhaps even catastrophic, levels. I find this quite worrisome and hope social scientists can figure out what is causing thi

Dear Friend, I hope you are enjoying a summer vibe and/or vacation, and occasionally maybe having some casual time outdoors. Hopefully the feet are getting a lot of air time and the skin some sun time, although bright warm sun light is a bit scarce these days. I love this time of year, not so much because of the weather which I find lovely anytime, but because city life seems to move somewhat slower, and the general tendency to rush and hurry is lower than usual. Health and w

Dear Friend, I haven't sent one of these emails in a while.. Hope you're well! In case you haven't noticed, summer days are long and hot, yoga may feel a bit different in this kind of climate, so take care and make sure you don't get overheated on the mat, and at the same time enjoy all the benefits that this kind of heat can bring to the body, like more elasticity and the wonderful detoxing effects of some good sweating ;-) Occasionally I come across people comparing yoga to

Dear Friend, Happy Spring! Hope you are enjoying the sunny days and bright colors of nature. Also, seems to be lots of holidays soon, so...

Dear Friend, I hope you are well, enjoying the blossoming colors of spring. I know how easy it is to get lost in the flow of daily tasks and endeavors, to be ever so occupied with digital devices and content, to miss out on the vibrant living world around us. These days I try and make a point to look around, notice the shape of the moon right after sunset, strangers passing me by on the street, the murmur of the leaves as the wind blows, the texture of the sidewalk below my f

Dear Friend, How are you? I hope you're well in the midst of current worldly events, the ongoing changing of seasons, the internal ebbs and flows, and everything else that seems to leave traces of impact in our body and mind. Isn't life's palate so rich with colors and flavors? Even when things tend to lean towards the more bleak side or get stagnant in some way, they are still part of this magnificent dance of life. Long time ago, in a previous stage of my life, I was a film