Author: Elizabeth

I want to thank you very much for reading and responding to my writing. My motive for writing has been to communicate an “open” approach to Yoga which has developed in over 40 years of practice in an attempt to invite teachers and practitioners to...

Hāfez is a Sufi poet who lived in the fourteenth century in the city of Shiraz in southwestern Persia. I have come to love his complicated, thought-provoking poetry. The following poem is taken from "The Angels Knocking on the Tavern Door (Thirty Poems of Hāfez)" translated...

He who stands on tiptoe doesn't stand firm. He who rushes ahead doesn't go far. He who tries to shine dims his own light. He who defines himself can't know who he really is. He who has power over others can't empower himself. He who clings to his work will create nothing that endures. If...

My first introduction to a cave was when I was quite young. My father, who was very adventurous, took us to Old Man’s Cave in Southern Ohio. He had to carry me across the rushing water, which was quite scary, to get to...

My angry friend assaulted me with the following question and continued with these observations: "Why did you have us come to this place? It is like Disney land: there are junkie trinkets everywhere, the stalls all sell plastic objects and low quality clothes....

Early morning. The sacred Ganga, honey colored as it reflects the early light of the still to rise sun just behind the mountain, flows steadily and softly by. The unrelenting sing-song voice of a devotee, accompaning himself on a harmonium, plays his morning...

This is a very relaxing position that offers a sense of well-being. It resonates in many different ways, as is true for many asanas, when investigated carefully. One day in class I asked each person to tell us how they experienced the baby...

“Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the mind.” ― Luther Burbank There is a wonderful window of time in Tuscany when fruit trees and flowers burst forth in a range of colors that bring...

  The following is an excerpt from "Loving and Living Yoga: Reflections of A Yoga Teacher", a collection of my writing on yoga, gardening, and life, which is being prepared for publication. PLANT TIME - HUMAN GARDENS We are used to planning, getting, doing and finishing up and...

The following is an excerpt from "Living and Loving Yoga: Reflections of A Yoga Teacher", a collection of my writing on yoga, gardening, and life, which is being prepared for publication. I look out at the vast expanse of the ocean which lies before me and...