by Nitya Griffith | Dec 29, 2021 | Blog
January offers us a time of preparation between the Full Moon on January 17th and the New Moon, Chinese New Year, February 1. Yet, beginnings and endings are not clear cut. One year doesn’t end and another begins. There is a shadow of the old Ox of 2021 lingering just...
by Nitya Griffith | Nov 29, 2021 | Blog
So it is we find ourselves sliding into the 11th month of 2021, the month of the Rat with the element Yang Metal sitting atop. It feels like a cold shiver of energy. For some, the Rat may feel like a dip back into 2020. People born on the Day or Year of the Horse may...
by Nitya Griffith | Oct 25, 2021 | Poetry
This golden light Falling through the windows Open to the wind. The garden echoes with invisible voices. Chairs positioned for conversations Covered in pine needles. Painting landscapes red and orange stained. Music pulses, a mood starts to rock In the chair next to...
by Nitya Griffith | Oct 25, 2021 | Blog
The Clash of the Dog with our annual Ox played out all kinds of whack-a-mole moments in world events in October. Just a glimpse into what’s been happening: The return of the Taliban has led to the crumbling of Afghanistan, the Covid-19 Pandemic rages on even as...
by Nitya Griffith | Sep 29, 2021 | Yoga Wisdom
At the beginning of the pandemic I wrote a Blog called Life Whiplash. I think it pretty much summed up the impact that lockdown had on my mental health and livelihood. Fast forward a year and half later to this year I call Whack-A-Mole. Maybe you are feeling this too,...