In each of several small rooms within The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, which is equally accessible to all people, the 11th Guru projects out. From the Sikh standpoint, this is the center of the world, the soul of our existence; it gives reason and meaning to what we do...

This blog is for all human beings, because all human beings love to get "high." Part of the joy of being alive includes our ability to change our consciousness, to explore new ways of seeing things and to rise above what can sometimes feel like a mundane, day-to-day struggle. When...

At some point in your life you have probably said something that was hurtful to someone. You also likely know the experience of using your words to uplift someone, to make them feel better. Less recognized, however, is the lasting effect that other people's words have upon us, especially when...

When I was 5 years old, I spilled a large glass of milk on a shiny glass table after my father had pleaded with me to use both of my hands. Not fully paying attention (Did I ever in those days? Was I even able to?), I reached for the...

On the night I almost died from smoking crack, there was no conscious understanding of what was happening in my mind or body. I was reduced to a state of depravity, like an animal whose only purpose was to never come down from the rush of this high. I had...

I just awoke from a dream where I was sitting with Trey Anastasio, lead guitarist/singer of the extraordinary band known as Phish, and looking over the latest in his string of extraordinary creative pursuits -- an exquisite comic book series (think: Neil Gaiman) that he was about to put out....

Over the past seven years, my wife, Kia Miller, and I have been living the modern-day yogic version of the American Dream on the West Side of Los Angeles.

We came here in 2003 to be closer to the business of creativity, but our lives took another direction when we...

Nearly one year ago, I started teaching Yoga For Recovery from addiction on Friday nights at 7:45pm at YogaCo. Each Yoga For Recovery class is one part Yoga, one part meditation, one part inspirational philosophy and one-part community share. I have found the combination of yoga and recovery...

This past Wednesday, June 30th, the FBI in conjunction with the FDA raided Rawsome, a private membership food-buying club that has supplied my home and much of the Venice and Santa Monica community with super high-quality nutrient-dense foods for the past decade. The club, which opens on Wednesdays and Saturdays...

On October 15th, 1983, I went to the Hartford Civic Center to see the Grateful Dead for the first time. People were friendly, funny, silly, self-deprecating and loving. Life felt exciting. There was possibility and openness. The music was so different than anything on the radio. I danced with strangers...