Still Waters

By Debra Basham, on July 23, 2018

I watched with curiosity as the last thing to slide off my Friday schedule was lunch with Jane Foster. Although it was nine pm, I picked up the phone and called Still Waters Retreat House. Delcy Kuhlman now graciously agrees when I say I will bring my own lunch. She has served as chief […]

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Milarepa’s Muses

By Debra Basham, on July 17, 2018

I am in a poetry writing group. We are working our way through The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop by Diane Lockward. Craft Tip #12 is about the uses of myth. “Milarepa’s Muses” is based on The Non-Duality of Coming to Know the Light Within the Darkness; Age of Kali , a talk given […]

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Renewal of Mind, Body, and Spirit

By Debra Basham, on June 17, 2018

“Without renewal of mind, there is no transformation.” ~Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghana-born PhD student in geosciences, author; age not provided at goodreads.com

This opening quotation in a friend’s daily thought really spoke to me. June 16, 2018, I celebrated the birthday of my dear friend and yoga teacher in a small class that meets on […]

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