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We Need Another Word for Love

by | Feb 8, 2021 | Journal

Most of the time the word “love” means “attachment” or “reliance upon.” It is said in recognition of a welcome convenience. Of respect. Of power. Of sexual desire. Translated into Spanish as “te quiero,” literally, “I want you.” Lingering at the back of the rack that...

The Way Things Smell

by | Feb 5, 2021 | Journal

Pitta dosha is built from fire, as is the sour taste. Sour smells. Sour tastes. Sour burns things up. Sour is what brings up back to our awareness. Awakens our senses. Enough sour (“enough” being a relative point for each person) is necessary, but too much sour leaves...

You Have a Perfect Body

by | Feb 3, 2021 | Journal

I fell in love during a Zoom consultation with an Ayurvedic doctor. He is in India and I’m in Canada, so we met in a space between my sunrise and his sunset. I’m pretty sure the magical dust of the opposing transitions helped my heart flutter all about. I didn’t mean...

Unlearning Balance

by | Jan 31, 2021 | Journal

Bodies are problematic if you’re hooked on the drug of stability. The moment we put something in, something else needs to come out. We eat, we have to poop. We inhale O2, we have to release the CO2. The list goes on.Textbooks tell us that the body is geared toward...