The Path
A householder is one who has daily responsibilities to family, friends, work, etc and who is also dedicated to a spiritual unfoldment and expression within daily life. A householder is, in many ways, as Christine Valters Paintner says, a “monk in the world.” The Householder’s…
Guided Practices For Uncertain Times
Here are a few practices I’ve recorded over the years for various programs. May they be of use to you during this uncertain time. Engage the Capacity of Your Heart. Streamed live 4/4/20. Strong grounding in the legs to support and prepare for back…
Meet Melinda
A writer, yoga instructor, artist, nature lover, and wellness enthusiast my passion lies in creating programs that invite you to experience your relationship with the Divine in subtle, ordinary and sublime ways. I find moments of relaxed breathing, powerful physical strength, soulful connection with…
Prayer of the Inadequate White Woman
(On Pentecost – for the Generations of Slaughtered and Oppressed) You shouldn’t have to shout to be heard. I will be quiet. You shouldn’t have to speak time after time after time. I will be your voice when you want to rest. You shouldn’t…
A Pandemic, A Poem, and a Pose
Hello dear friends, There are pieces of paper all over my house, stuck in the desk drawer and various books and sections in my planner with short lines, notes to myself about some profound essay I want to write about this pandemic. There’s the…
An Invitation
Hello dear friends, Welcome to this crazy new world of pollen and an epic virus. I don’t even know where to begin. There’s such dissonance between the springtime rhythms of blossoming and the call to shelter in place and practice social distancing. That’s a…
