Tag Archives: yoga

Are we all connected or are we all alone?

By mado | Published: June 20, 2011

Photo by Louise Docker I’m writing from the yoga mecca that is Los Angeles where I’ve come to recharge myself.  At first when I was planning this trip, I thought about trying to schedule some workshops or classes to teach, but I am relieved that I decided not to work at all.  Instead, I am making [...]

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Will you be my guru?

By mado | Published: February 18, 2011

My friend Kristin has a talent for finding and savoring the joy in life. No matter what circumstances she is under, she seems to be able to find something to be grateful for. Recently she stayed with me for 5 months along with her two kids and hyperactive dog. It wasn’t unusual for me to [...]

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Reflections on Sunswept Farm Retreat

By mado | Published: July 28, 2010

As I prepare to return to Sunswept farm for the second annual retreat, I wanted to share this short piece I wrote last year shortly after the retreat was over. Even with a few days space, I can still hardly wrap my mind around the incredible experience of the retreat last weekend. As Meghan and [...]

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Finding meaning in suffering

By mado | Published: January 15, 2010

50,000 people died in Haiti this week.  A catastrophe of this magnitude is difficult to comprehend.    How can we find meaning and even hope in the wake of so much suffering? Sometimes the only choices appear to be to sink into a hole of sadness, or to cut ourselves off from the suffering of others, [...]

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Why you should break your New Year's resolution

By mado | Published: January 7, 2010

Yup. I said that. Break your resolutions as a spiritual practice. Engage in your unconscious habits– but do it consciously.

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