Breath As a Practice

Everything Begins and Ends with the Breath A little over twelve years ago, I began studying Tantra. Tantra is a Sanskrit word that is often translated as to expand or to weave. Many Tantric texts teach that “Nothing exists that is not divine.” That includes the earth beneath our feet, the relationships that shape us, […]

I Don’t Know You

Happy Birthday, Mom I woke up this morning thinking of you and longing to know more about you. That longing stayed with me throughout the day. I found myself looking through old photographs, hoping they might spark a memory or two, or perhaps reveal something I had forgotten. In my search for memories of you, […]

Faith

Faith Williams Mark July 26, 1932-September 3, 1984 Faith Leads the Way Home The Last Time You Stroked My Hair Today is another anniversary of your death. It was Labor Day that year as well. September 3, 1984. So many years have passed without a mother. Without you. So many years since I looked into […]