The first in a series of essay I'll be writing for The House of Yoga on the poetry and Buddhism. Kicking off with Mary Oliver's 'in blackwater woods' and the Four Noble Truths.The first in a series of essay I'll be writing for The House of Yoga on the poetry and Buddhism. Kicking off with Mary Oliver's 'in blackwater woods' and the Four Noble Truths.
We are born alone and die alone. We need to understand aloneness. We aren’t even two minutes into our weekend program. I instantly fall for this woman-teacher looking like a combination of Martha Stewart and Shunryu Suzuki Roshi.
All heart opening practices failed when I found myself confused by a gynecologic exam. All heart opening practices failed when I found myself confused by a gynecologic exam.
Portrait Maarten Zweers by Geertje Couwenbergh in The Optmist US 2014Portrait Maarten Zweers by Geertje Couwenbergh in The Optmist US 2014
A crash course on writing a good (aka interesting and useful) teacher's biography A crash course on writing a good (aka interesting and useful) teacher's biography
In May 2013, The Optimist published my personal essay on being an innerpreneur. Here's the online version.In May 2013, The Optimist published my personal essay on being an innerpreneur. Here's the online version.
Deep Sea Monsters: the deeper cause that causes humanity to go rampage on our oceans (originally introduction to NON*FISH*A*LICIOUS)Deep Sea Monsters: the deeper cause that causes humanity to go rampage on our oceans (originally introduction to NON*FISH*A*LICIOUS)
In a world that faces mass starvation and ecological disaster it is easy to call Mister Rotting Tomato a luxury problem. Yet by opening up to all things broken, dirty and out-of-place, we find the doorway to our uncontrollable, raw, tender and magical lives.In a world that faces mass starvation and ecological disaster it is easy to call Mister Rotting Tomato a luxury problem. Yet by opening up to all things broken, dirty and out-of-place, we find the doorway to our uncontrollable, raw, tender and magical lives.
A World Beyond Words: on learning the art of languageA World Beyond Words: on learning the art of language
personal essay on the difference between knowing and, eh, knowing. personal essay on the difference between knowing and, eh, knowing.
