à la carte spirit by ilona fried
spirituality
Trashing Clichés
I took out the trash today. “So what?” you say. And that, to any spiritual gurus who might be reading, is exactly my point. Not long ago I was listening to a recorded interview of a seeker/guru/author who said something like, “Even if you have an enlightenment experience (on retreat), once you’re home you still … Continue reading
Meet My Guru: Handstand (Part II)
I shared the news of my out-of-the-blue handstand with my yoga teacher the following week. The moment the words flew out of my mouth, I knew I should have kept mum. “Great!” she beamed. “Let’s see you do it today.” Nothing can kill handstand like performance anxiety. Midway through class, she had us bring our … Continue reading
Beginnings
Growing up in a suburb of Harvard University, I imagined that life was some kind of an escalator, and once you stepped aboard, maybe after college, or even before, you just kept going up and up and up, a nonstop ascent to the top. The top of what, I didn’t really ask myself. I also … Continue reading
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