10/23 Destination: Osaka Castle, Japan

“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”

~ Peg Bracken

10/1 Quote: The greatest step toward a life of simplicity is to learn to let go. ~Steve Maraboli

Yoga in the Washington Post

Last week, Eric Niller, wrote an interesting piece about yoga and “Why Yoga is Still Dominated by Women Despite the Medical Benefits to some sexes.” Some excerpts. “What happens is, a guy who doesn’t know about it, he associates it with things like Pilates or aerobics, and they think of it as a chick workout,” […]

12/5 Art: Artist cultivates magical worlds with miniature bonsai trees

The spiritual and cultural significance of growing miniature bonsai trees derives from a thousand-year-old horticultural tradition in Japan, representing a careful, contemplative and Zen-influenced relationship between humans and nature. Taking up this time-honoured practice of cultivating trees, Japanese artist-architect Takanori Aiba gives his bonsai an unusual twist by adding on miniature, realistic structures like bridges, stairs and intricately detailed […]