Anxiety Illustration by Yumi Sakugawa

What are Mala beads? How do I use them?

What are Mala beads?  Mala beads or Buddhist prayer beads are a string of beads  — 108 is a common number — of uniform size. They have a large role in Buddhist and Hindu meditation practices. We first were introduced to Mala beads by Rory Trollen while on a yoga retreat in Thailand. How do I […]

8/22 Destination: Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California, USA

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”

~ Buddha

“Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.”

—Thomas Paine ~ The Rights of Man