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Make That Decision, You Got This

I once had a dear teacher named Dr Sharma ji, say to me, “Manorama, you must make a decision.” He saw I was strugglin’ to decide the best course of...

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Guides & Living a Remarkable Life

After my mom passed, my sister became the keeper of the family photos, drawings and such. Now whenever I visit my sister Jen’s home, I feel like I’m simultaneously…

Shanta Claus & 5 Sanskrit Gift Ideas for Yogis-in-Training

I’ll never forget the time I taught a visiting Sanskrit scholar from India about Christmas. He visited for a month, which happened to be December. Since the festivities were beginning,…

How to Relate with a Crazy Parent

What is a healthy parent? I define it as a protective force, a guide, a support, a place of profound unconditional love and nurturance. Not all people have experienced this…

Mantra Meal 101

Chant Mantras Over Your Meal & The Elegant Art of Vegetable Picking I knew nothing about cooking. I grew up in the 1970’s where the main dishes in our house…

Manorama: What Almonds and Sanskrit Have in Common

As a young kid, I knew nothing about almonds except, of course, that I liked eating them. My grandma always had a dish laid out on her coffee table with…

The Cooking Lesson

Everyday Guruji had us cook with him. This is how the lessons began. First there was silent meditation on the I-AM for an hour then he would shift to teaching…

Essential Tools: Safety & Un-Safety

Trust creates peace. ~Yogi Tea Tea Fortune: My tea fortune instructed my contemplation this morning. It said: ‘Trust creates peace.’ After reading it, I started thinking how in yogic practice…

Q&A with Manorama: Beginning Meditation

Question from Student: I’m a beginner to meditation. I’ve been working on maintaining a daily practice. Recently I had an intense experience when sitting down to practice in which my…