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Kumbhaka

thunder (and hurricane popcorn)

the sky, thickly veiled in white smoke, gradually darkened. i paced the house, obsessively looking out the window as the wind picked up,...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Aug 8, 20212 min read

perpetual motion

Walking along an ice rink road riddled with puddles, there is a whisper in the air; an undercurrent. Spring is not here yet in the north...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Mar 8, 20183 min read

Orbit

This morning there is rain, a steady drumbeat against the corrugated tin roof, streams pouring out of gutter spouts and a grey mist...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Sep 15, 20152 min read

Breath & Bone

There are moments that remind us, that throw into sharpest relief, just how precious and fleeting life really is. Moments that make us...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Aug 4, 20152 min read

Mid-Summer Days; Chocolate Cherry Chia Pudding

Weekends go by so fast. This one was a good one. Summer days in Montana, celebrating the best the season has to offer. Saturday began...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Jul 20, 20151 min read

I Believe

There are things we believe. Things that ground us. Things that hold us close–more than we can ever hold them. Things divine, that...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Jul 16, 20152 min read

Morning Rituals, Words, and Labneh with Ancient Grains Granola

Years ago, I had a word-of-the-day calendar. I love this idea, this ritual of bringing a new concept into the everyday. Of diving into...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Jul 14, 20153 min read

The Music Never Stopped (and Veggie Burritos)

This year marks 50 years for the best band ever. Forever. So many of my friends from near and far, from different chapters and far flung...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Jul 5, 20153 min read

Summer Days & Beet Noodles

Summer has rolled into this Montana town. The mercury is soaring, the air thick with haze. Kids on street corners sell lemonade and...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Jun 29, 20152 min read

Cloudforms, Serendipity, and Portobello Frittatas

This past weekend was the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Which made me both happy (so much sunshine! so much daylight!)...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Jun 23, 20153 min read

Flow (and a Fresh Berry Tart)

Change is the only constant. That adage, attributed (or misattributed, depending what you read) to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus,...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Jun 16, 20152 min read

Weekends

The lowing of some happy cows; that was my weekend alarm clock. It made me smile as I lay in bed, early morning sunlight slanting...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Jun 7, 20152 min read

Dirt

When I think back on all of my years of schooling–everything I read, everything I heard, everything I memorized (and the many things I...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Jun 4, 20151 min read

Kumbhaka

The pause. Pausing is not something we seem to do much of these days; running from one task to another, then another; filling our...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Jun 1, 20152 min read

Wildflowers

This past weekend, we had a one-day break in the rain. There is nothing quite like feeling the sun on your skin after so many grey sky...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

May 29, 20152 min read

Good Neighbors

On Monday, May 25th, we celebrated Memorial Day, a day of remembrance, respect, and recognition for those who died while serving in the...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

May 26, 20152 min read

Sunrise

I am a morning person. The first few hours after waking are, to me, the most perfect and pure part of the day. Everything is new: the...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

May 21, 20152 min read

A Rainy Day

When I saw the forecast for this weekend–40s and rain–I sighed. It’s spring and I want to be outside, hiking and gardening and soaking...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

May 18, 20152 min read

Dog-Eared Pages and a Tattered Cover

I love books. Spring, it would seem, is the season for reading. But as I considered that point, it got me thinking: It’s undeniably true...

coffeeandwoodsmoke

May 4, 20152 min read