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Morphosis (noun) 1: the mode of development of an organism or one of its parts 2: a nonadaptive structural modification   -morphosis (noun combining form) 1: development or change of form of a (specified) thing cytomorphosis 2: development or change of form in a (specified)read more

Over the last few months, I’ve been running something of a teaching marathon—picking up a lot of extra classes across all my studios to prepare for upcoming travel and, to be frank, to try to keep up with our unpredictable economy (#hustlemode). One of theread more

That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin’d choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou see’st the twilight of such day Asread more

“May your mind inhabit life with the sureness with which your body inhabits the world.” —John O’Donohue There were no lines. No anxious cattle-herding. We walked right into the bright, clean school gymnasium. It had been transformed into a site of efficiency and safety—and clearlyread more

from Part I of (c) Sense-Care is Self-Care: Āyurveda & Yoga for Mental Resilience (2026) “Why would you want to do that?” The words came out of my mouth faster than my brain could catch them. Everyone in the room—my dozen or so classmates, the teacher,read more

a ritual for Smell from (c) Sense-Care is Self-Care: Āyurveda & Yoga for Mental Resilience (2026) All around the world, specific combinations of spices and herbs have made their way into traditional meals that can immediately invoke a sense of belonging and familiarity. These emotional conditionsread more

a ritual for Sight from (c) Sense-Care is Self-Care: Āyurveda & Yoga for Mental Resilience (2026) We say in Ayurveda that “food is medicine,” and ghee perhaps epitomizes this notion. On the surface, ghee is nothing more than clarified butter—a food that’s used in cultures aroundread more

a ritual for Sight from (c) Sense-Care is Self-Care: Āyurveda & Yoga for Mental Resilience (2026) “Trāṭaka eradicates all eye diseases, fatigue, and sloth and closes the doorway creating these problems. It should carefully be kept secret like a golden casket.” —Hatha Yoga Pradipika, 2.32read more

In 2025, after many years of posting my writings and reflections on yoga teaching and Ayurveda here on my personal website, I decided to “expand my audience” by opening a Substack account. Hoping to reach new readers who also appreciated long-form writing, I developed aread more

The loved ones we call the dead depart from us and for a while are absent. And then as if called back by our love, they come near us again. Then enter our dreams.  We feel they have been near us when we have notread more