Intolerable Yoga
Yoga books, in general, are intolerable. It's January, the month when yoga classes fill up with people trying something new. Often they're nervous. They're not sure exactly what they're doing. And...
View ArticleReport from the Front
Just to make things super-meta-confusing, today I'm including in my post a letter from my husband, Bruce Barcott, who is in Portland right now working on an article about a runner who's currently...
View ArticleTo a Mountain in Tibet
Once a book is published, it seems to take on a life of its own. As its author, you lose control over it. It's a bit like a grown-up child. What will happen to it? How will it make its way? Will anyone...
View ArticleDonald Lopez: The Powells.com Interview
Donald Lopez is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan. He currently serves as chair of the Department of Asian Languages...
View ArticleWalking Hand in Hand, a Look at “Schopenhauer’s Telescope”
During Women's History Month we celebrate the accomplishments of those who have struggled for equality, but it's also important to remember the role misogyny plays on a global level. Women's History...
View ArticleJetsunma Tenzin Palmo: The Powells.com Interview
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo is a remarkable human being. One of the first western women to be ordained into a Tibetan Buddhist monastic lineage (in the early 1960s), she's been a dedicated and inspiring...
View ArticleRoger Gaetani: The Powells.com Interview
Roger Gaetani is an editor, writer, and educator who lives in Bloomington, Indiana. He serves as the vice president for World Wisdom, an independent publishing company focused on religious and...
View ArticleTwo Books, Two Perspectives on Spirituality
Well, the season's upon us, and I feel compelled to write about two of my favorite religious books of the last year. They are two deceptively small titles published by one of my all-time favorite...
View ArticleThe Trauma of Everyday Life
Mark Epstein masterfully examines the intersection between psychotherapy and Buddhism, and his new book focuses on a fascinating subject within that convergence: trauma. Using even the Buddha's own...
View ArticleHow Authentic Is Modern Yoga?
My decision to embark on The Goddess Pose: The Audacious Life of Indra Devi, the Woman Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West, began with a question. I'd been practicing yoga since my mid-20s, when I spent...
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