Once there was a young warrior. Her teacher told her that she had to do battle with fear. She didn’t want to do that. It seemed too aggressive; it was… Read More

In a few weeks I will begin co-leading a women's group in San Francisco called BodyLOVE: a new approach to understanding body, self, and hunger.  BodyLOVE provides a safe environment… Read More

Let me set the scene:  wads of tissues, mugs of tepid tea, a pot of soup on the stove, a stack of trashy magazines on the floor beside me. Yep,… Read More

Fall is often referred to as a season of harvest, a time to gather what has ripened and matured. Agriculturally, the fall harvest is already yielding some lovely apples and… Read More

Sunday night's Yom Kippur service opened with a meditative chant, Kosi R'vaya, which means "my cup is overflowing."  We began with the premise of abundance as the foundation for the… Read More