Downward Facing Blog

 
It’s perfectly reasonable if you think I’m nuts when you read this. I don’t really care. It’s also perfectly reasonable if you get done reading this and get jealous… almost everyone does when I tell them the story of my last trip visiting aliens. As some derive from my writing already- I’m somewhat skeptical of […]

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(it’s gotten ridiculous)
Although we cringed when that one American model coined the term yoga butt, it probably did more good than bad in that it probably was good marketing to get people in the door to yoga studios. I’ve heard Bikram yoga aficionados declare similarly when confronted with the facts that it’s a fairly soulless […]

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Win a new car from Lord Shiva! 
So my night of Shiva ended at approximately 11pm, AND with a serving of chocolate almond ice cream in my belly. I rank among the non-pious who ate past six pm and did not stay up all night with mantra in my mind. I really did set out with […]

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Most visitors to Bangkok will likely notice the Brahma shrine at the Erawan hotel. If you’re on the skytrain as it passes by on it’s way to Siam station, there are always a few near the window who raise their hands into a prayer and tilt their chins downwards in respect.

I remember my first trip […]

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