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Feldenkrais
When Gratitude Turns to Greed in Less Than an Internet Minute
Just a week ago, I felt enormous gratitude that The Wisdom Daily decided to invest time and resources to adapt one of my articles to a short video. My essay about Moshe Feldenkrais, written six months ago, was no longer at the forefront of my mind. In the Internet age, most content arises and then disappears … Continue reading
New on the Blog: A Feldenkrais Video
My colleagues at The Wisdom Daily surprised me by adapting to video one of my essays about Moshe Feldenkrais. Rebecca Odessa beautifully enlivened the text with carefully chosen images and seamlessly condensed a wide range of information. Click the white arrow to play. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. To learn more … Continue reading
It’s Possible to Drown Out Marching Nazis. What About the Ones in Our Heads?
That 40,000 people marched peacefully in Boston on Saturday against hate groups, including Nazis, gave me hope that civilization would survive, at least for the weekend. While it’s important to starkly delineate what is, and what is not, acceptable in a modern democratic nation, it would be a foolish mistake to believe that everyone on … Continue reading
Of Moshe Feldenkrais and Mary Oliver
Originally posted on Vox Populi:
It is a silver morning like any other. I am at my desk. Then the phone rings, or someone raps at the door. I am deep in the machinery of my wits. Reluctantly I rise, I answer the phone or I open the door. And the thought which I had…
How Do You Know You’re on the Right Track?
Life can be discombobulating if not frustrating for those of us who crave a degree of certainty and predictability yet who also want to embrace the mystery of existence, be open to surprises or connect with the divine. At what point does too much certainty, predictability and routine crowd out mystery and preclude the possibility of transcendence? Can … Continue reading
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