Yogarosa Blog

FOMO Fear of missing out is a real thing. Have you ever thought that you wish you had done something that you didn’t, or you went somewhere that you really didn’t want to go to, but didn’t want to miss out? I have been home sick with a very bad cold since Thursday. (5 days). 5 days at home would be inconvenient, but 5 days in India is a different story. Coming from Miami to Pune to study for a month with the best teachers in the world is a big huge treat for many of us. Missing 5 full days is a travesty. Each day, each moment, each class, is filled with learning that is spilled on us so fast, that the learning really comes later on during practice and contemplation. We are really exposed to the teachings here, not everything is absorbed or understood right away.  Part of the adventure of traveling, is that we are exposed to bugs that our bodies may not know. Having been couched and sneezed on pretty much all of last week with nowhere to hide, I caught a very bad cold that...

I haven't written in a while, but today I must. This morning, as I was driving into Ft. Lauderdale High School to drop off my daughter, I noticed a lot of police officers gathered around the school. Needless to say, it looked like something was up. Then I saw protesters holding signs (mostly very expensive signs, a few hand made) which had different messages. "America is Doomed", "God hates fags", "Israel is doomed", "Fag Xmas" (with two stick figure males in a pornographic posture.) Then I remembered that just last night my friend had sent me a Sun Sentinel article about a Christian group from Kansas that was making their way all around Florida protesting. I wondered why they didn't stay in Kansas and protest there. As I looked at their message of hate, it not only made me sad, but also gave me a sick feeling in my stomach. As a devout Catholic and believer in Jesus, I know that Jesus would not want those who are judging others to be cas...