by Debra Darvick | Jul 29, 2013 | Asanas, Read the Spirit
Warrior is one of the first asanas (poses) that beginning yoga students learn, and one that all students continue to perfect over the years. The stance: back leg is straight, front leg is bent at 90 degree angle with knee “tracking” toward pinkie of the...
by Debra Darvick | Jul 22, 2013 | Musings, Read the Spirit, Seasons
The lilies were mere days from opening. Six stalks heavy with close to three dozen blossoms, each blossom swaddled within its own petals. In full bloom they would soon measure five to six inches in circumference, bright white petals outlined in deep pink. I went out...
by Debra Darvick | Jul 14, 2013 | Musings, Read the Spirit, Seasons
Here I am again at 4 AM. Awake. Sleepless. Torn between getting up and using this extra time in some productive way, and turning over and courting Morpheus. I read somewhere that waking up at 4 AM (as opposed to 2 AM or 5 AM) signifies deep sadness and mourning....
by Debra Darvick | Jul 8, 2013 | Bookshelf, Musings, Read the Spirit
I had no idea what I would write about Tisha B’Av (the ninth of the Hebrew month of Av) when my publisher suggested that I write a column as we near the annual observance. He planned to excerpt on the Read the Spirit website the Tisha B’Av story from my book This...
by Debra Darvick | Jul 1, 2013 | Bookshelf, Read the Spirit
Don’t know what made me pick up Kristin Barnett’s memoir The Spark: a mother’s story of nurturing genius. Maybe it was her son’s cute face peeping over the title a la the old Kilroy-way-here grafitti. Or maybe it was just the first few...
