There is a tradition said to go back to fifth-century Ireland, in the time of Saint Patrick and Brigid of Kildare, whereby women may make marriage proposals -- but only in leap...

"Tapas" is the Sanskrit word for "discipline." It literally translates as "to burn," meaning that by disciplined practice we burn off that which no longer serves us. Yoga is meant to peel away the layers of tension and stress so that we may, for a moment, feel free. It's meant...

"After this, I think I can retire," said my friend Varun Soni, the Dean of Religious Life at USC. At 36 years old, he is one of the youngest deans in the country and the first Hindu to hold a position of this kind. I've known Varun for over ten...

I'm building an Ark. Never in my 17 years of Los Angeles living have I seen so much rain. The scientific facts of rainfall in inches don't interest me; it's the experience of the rain that matters, exploring how the rain effects us that I find intriguing. Just as the...

I'm building an Ark. Never in my 17 years of Los Angeles living have I seen so much rain. The scientific facts of rainfall in inches don't interest me -- it's the experience of the rain that matters, exploring how the rain effects us that I find intriguing. Just as...

I don't get to see my brother very often. I live in Los Angeles, and he's in New York City, but the few moments a year that I do get are always worth the wait -- quality versus quantity.

I've got a birthday coming up, so we got on the...

"Observe the moments between the thoughts. It's where the magic happens..."

Dennis drake was a healer in the Midwest that I'd been having phone sessions with for almost a year. When he was 12, he was struck by lightning and thrown close to 50 feet. He went into a coma...

Every year starting mid-May the graduation merchandise comes out. There are caps and gowns, cards and confetti around every corner. A time of celebration to be sure, but it always gives me a little chuckle.

My family has always been a bit "unique," and one of our eccentricities is that...

Every year starting in mid-May, the graduation merchandise comes out. There are caps and gowns, cards and confetti around every corner. A time of celebration to be sure, but it always gives me a little chuckle.

My family has always been a bit "unique" and one of our eccentricities is...

Holy Eyjafjallajokull Batman! There's been a volcano eruption - again.

Just when you think you know what's going to happen next, you get volcano-ed. I'll spare you my personal story of being stranded in Toulouse, France, last month because it's pretty hard to drum up sympathy for such a thing....

Today a student pulled me aside after class to "remind me of something I had said"... I braced myself -- literally gripped the side of the teaching platform.

"Zac and I were running the marathon on Sunday," Andrea began. How cute is it that she and her husband ran the...

" A man who serves power [artha], and pleasure kama], and religion [dharma] in this way wins endless happiness that has no thorns in this world and the next."

-"Kama Sutra" 1.2.1-5, written by Vatsyayana 3rd Century C.E

"If you've ever wondered why there is shortage...

I recently learned that the wind doesn't blow -- the wind is drawn. It is drawn from a high pressure system to a low pressure system. How incredible that all these years our culture had me believing that nature, feminine in her ways, was thrusting herself into things, when actually,...

Who will notice? Arianna Huffington will.

It really is a girl's worst nightmare to be caught wearing the identical satin designer sling-backs in the same week, but who would have thought anyone would notice if one is not an actress or in the fashion industry?

Last week I...