A single candle now illuminates this night, my dark night.  The day was crowded with the usual trivial chatter, warm bodies and frantic activities.  Now as  the daylight scurries away in the dusk, blessed solitude and the approaching darkness somehow seem made for each other.  It is a special combination, appreciated only in the rare, quiet moments we humans allow ourselves just to be ourselves.  Solitude, without any electronics, family or other such nonsense, gives rise naturally to…

Are You Ready for ‘THE WALL?’

Southwest Institute of Healing Arts welcomes YOU to Spirit Of Yoga in Tempe, Arizona to witness and “HANG OUT” on our new, YOGA WALL!

For two weeks, starting Tuesday, September 20, 2011, the new YOGA WALLwill be open to the public through “Off The Wall Yoga” studio classes! Call (480)…

Hot coals glow red in the fire pit, coated with grey ash, creating an intense yet compelling light in the crouching darkness. The darkness warms its hands on the subtle heat it feels so close to the coals.   The fascinating interplay of light, heat and shadow draws me near to that fire pit, that spiritual forge of our human tools.  What makes humans use the instrument forged for good or for bad?  Is it the sword of strength or the hammer of destruction that the celestial blacksmith…