With all the COVID-19 stuff going on, I thought I’d write a post about my non-coronavirus health issue as a distraction. Last night, I was sitting around and noticed that I had a dark floater in my left eye. I’ve had occassional floaters in my time, but this one was Read more…
The Sanskrit word seva is usually translated as “selfless service” – work performed without any thought of reward or repayment. It’s an important part of my practice both at the ashram and in my everyday life. Every summer, the youth group at my former church goes on a work camp Read more…
Whenever I open the Feedly app on my phone, it says, “Never stop learning!” It keeps me up to date on the latest news from bee blogs that I follow, as well as the day’s political news and cute cat videos. This past weekend I took that phrase to heart Read more…
The Eldorado Mountain Yoga Ashram holds a kid’s summer camp each year where kids learn about yoga arts and nature in a beautiful setting at the mouth of Eldorado Canyon. This year, I offered to do some sessions to teach kids about bees and other pollinators and the problems they Read more…
The Western Apicultural Society (WAS) held its annual conference in Boulder this year (Oct 1-3) and even though I had hernia surgery 3 days before it started, I just had to attend! (plus, I’d already paid for the conference). I was in a semi-haze and some pain, but I managed Read more…
We are blessed with a wonderful young family for neighbors. Now that our kids are (mostly) out of the house and on to other interests, I’ve been using the neighbor kids as surrogates to practice my grandparenting skills (although I hope the real thing is still a ways off). In Read more…
Last week, my youngest son and I went out to Oregon and Washington to look at colleges. Patrick is going to be a high school senior (or rising senior as they all say now), so he’s been making a list of schools he’s interested in. I have a good friend Read more…