stories

• May 23, 2024

  Non-violence — Really?!?

  I don’t remember where I first heard this old teaching story, but I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately. It goes something like this: Once, there was a terrible band of robbers. The chief bandit was known for his violence and recklessness. He grew rich from raiding the local villages, and the whole countryside…

• August 17, 2023

  Befriending Demons

  Practice a challenging/frustrating pose without trying to “get” it. Instead, take some time to really feel and understand what limits you. Way back before the beginning of time, the gods found themselves losing battle after battle to the demons. No matter what they tried, the ruthless demons beat them. Worried that all of existence would…