Still in quarantine. It's been 6 or 7 weeks. I never really started counting because I didn't think it could possibly extend this long....

The last two Niyamas get more esoteric and spiritual, especially compared to the tangibility of Tapas. Svadyaya--self-study--is not about...

Part of my certification requirement to be a RRCA (Road Runners Club of America) running coach was to agree to uphold a code of ethics,...

Well. My month of living Tapas coincided with the coronavirus pandemic hitting NYC. Hard. It's everyone's worst nightmare, and we are all...

Finally, Tapas month is here! I have been looking forward to Tapas since I began this project. It's always been my favorite yama/niyama,...

I have a million reasons to be sad and scared with the shutdown of virtually everything in NYC and the entire country. I have just as...

As I alluded to in the last post, I started on a mental and emotional spiral near the middle of my month dedicated to Santosha. All this...

My month-long assignment is to ponder the words of Swami Rama and try to "fall in love with my life as it is." I hate that it's so hard...

This concept, Saucha (purity), is the one that brought my whole project to a screeching halt six months ago, especially the last task for...

Note: I originally started studying Aparigraha (non-grasping) in the month of July for this project. And now, as I finally get around to...

I am officially overwhelmed with how behind I am on this project and blog. So rather than rush to catch up and rush through what's left,...

Practicing yoga requires no special accessories or clothes, nor does it require I leave my house or shower afterwards.

I made a last-minute decision to go on a weekend yoga retreat by myself, in a fairly desperate need to get away from my son and husband...

The last of the Yamas, Aparigraha, invites me not to grasp for or try to hold on to anything. Basically this precept covers everything...

I didn't think I'd have so much trouble living by this rule! It's not entirely the nature of the guideline that has given me trouble, I...

As I sit down to try to catch up on writing about 3 weeks' worth of challenges that I could barely remember--much less...

I never would have believed it if someone told me at the beginning of this project how much my life and how I live it would change in...

This Yama, like Ahimsa, is often translated to an overly-distilled and myopic concept: celibacy. But Adele is quick to point out the...

Week 3 of living Asteya (non-stealing) tells me to "live as a visitor to this world, rather than an owner"; I am to use free and...

A couple of lifetimes ago I was a teacher at a Yeshiva (Jewish school), and although I'll never be an orthodox Jew, there are many Jewish...