Category Archives: Yoga

The Guru Spoke To Me!

After class, I was returning a cushion that usually sits on stage right behind the guru. I threw it from five feet away and it dangled, rocked back and forth, and finally fell in the perfect spot. The Guru looked … Continue reading

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Does Barack Obama Follow Astrology?

My yoga teacher says her sources say he does. She says it is no accident that Barack Obama’s big policy speech came on Tuesday night, the first night of the new moon (the first of Adar in the Jewish calendar). … Continue reading

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Wahe Guru – What Have You Done To Me?

I’m in yoga. I went to be flexible for my Torah class later in the evening, flexible enough to see alternative readings of the sacred text, alternative interpretations, alternative ways out of religious obligation. We’re asked to move our mats … Continue reading

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I Interview My Yoga Teacher Alexandra Aitken

From the Daily Telegraph of London Oct. 5, 2006: "Alexandra Aitken used to be known for being the daughter of a disgraced minister, partying, posh boys and polo matches. But that’s all changed. Now, she tells Emily Bearn, she’s hard … Continue reading

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Guru Singh Is Tougher Than The Rabbis

I thought with Guru Singh I was getting cheap grace and hot babes. The last part is correct, but his prescriptions for our life are rigorous. Last night he prescribed starting the day around 3 am with a hearty vomit, … Continue reading

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