On the Move

By Meg Coyle Irsay

My yoga is on the move
My yoga is on the move
My yoga is calling me forward
Backward and forward and through
My yoga is turning me inside
and outside and back again
I am drawn by the hand of my heartbeat right now
to the rhythm of breath and limb.

This blessed thread of Love that holds [...]

Can Paradise Ever Be Truly Lost?

By Jennie Marlow

Lately, I’ve been observing what others are going through in trying to meet their challenges and actualize their dreams. There is an unmistakable undercurrent that coming here to the Earth plane represents some sort of separation from eternal, ecstatic bliss in a cosmic paradise. This is intriguing, especially when you consider that [...]

Inner Peace

By Jennie Marlow

It’s a quiet morning here in the Pacific Coast Mountains where I live. The low, winter sun is casting long shadows of the oaks and Doug firs that surround our cabin. A red shouldered hawk who has taken up residence here is perched on a branch and scanning the ground for movement. [...]

Shaken, Not Stirred

By Jennie Marlow

I once heard a great joke about the Three Laws of the Universe. First Law: the Universe is very, very big. Second Law: people are really, really weird. And the third (my favorite), shit happens!

By the time I reached my twenties, and for almost thirty years thereafter, I fervently believed there was [...]

Stumbling Down the Path

Lately I have found myself in some challenging circumstances. Aging parents with various accompanying scenarios have occupied much of my time and most of my thought. And to my disappointment, I have not been at my best. I have watched myself pushing energy all over the place — insisting I’ve got the answers; worrying endlessly about imagined, future scenarios; doing all the talking and none of the listening.