MY OWN HOLIDAY (January 6, 2009)
Exactly a year ago I started my regular yoga practice (“Hollering,” September 4, 2007). Twice a day, mornings and evenings, I spend half an hour on postures, breathing, and meditation. And this is what I intend to do for the rest of my life. Thus I took January 6 to be my own holiday, or the date of my own rebirth. Only this morning it dawned on me that today is Epiphany, a Christian holiday that celebrates the revelation of god in human form. That is, the visitation of the Biblical magi, or three kings from the east, who welcomed the newborn Jesus as god. Could there have been a more propitious day for me to start my regular yoga practice?!