What is the ultimate purpose of doing yoga? In yogic terms it is to discover ones dhamma or one’s reason for existence In short, why are you here, now? Why did your Self choose to incarnate in your body at this time in these circumstances? Most of us came to yoga to become healthier in […]
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Straw Homes
Construction is booming on the Island, and energy demands are increasing. While we lounge in our monster-sized, energy-sucking homes, more than 50 percent of the world’s population live in homes built from basic earthen materials. However, earthen homes are not necessarily a sign of poverty. In fact, these time-tested construction methods are slowly finding a […]
Living Hope – Let’s Make This Island a Cyclist’s Heaven
What would it take to make our Island a cyclists’ heaven? We have a relatively flat landscape and an all-season climate; but for most cyclists, our roads are still a relatively dangerous place. There are roads that suddenly narrow, tempting the driver to whip by, squeezing you far too close for comfort. There are motorists […]
Try This!
Quick – what would you do if you were up a creek without a paddle? Ask Lis Farrell – she’s been to that creek and knows where all the paddles are. And what comes next after you’ve been row, row, rowing your boat? Right again, ask Lis Farrell and she’ll tell you – why, it […]
Is there a roadmap to true intimacy?
I hear time and time again from people that they are not experiencing real intimacy in their relationships. Sex? Yes. True intimacy? No. They long for a soul connection, a deep tender love, a satisfying fulfilling sexual love. In a previous column I wrote about the "communion spiral." I suggested we are hardwired to seek […]