“What a place! Tall trees, birds, the fog rolling off in the morning.” That is the first line on the first page of the notebook I took with me to a “Spirituality and Social Change” gathering in California in 2002. In the aftermath of 9/11, I had the opportunity to sit, eat, yoga, and learn with Sat Santokh, Ram Dass, Van Jones, Julia Butterfly, John Vasconcellos, Aya De Leon, Michael Lerner, and more. I arrived relatively unaware of who those people were and really just following the nudge of my partner Hollie and mother-in-law Jackie who had really encouraged and supported me to attend. Looking back I see those days as pivotal and powerful in my own learning journey. Here’s some of the gems so far: From Sat Santokh’s opening meditation Open yourself to the world – when you close is when you are numb. Feel tears, pain, and fear […]
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