Spirituality

Namaste India

Return to Santa Barbara

It is so beautiful here it blows me away, but at the same time it seems empty. Read story.

Between Practices

Unstructured Time and Its Disconts

Mysore is a great place to practice the art of doing nothing, because basically there is nothing to do. Read story.

Guerilla Ashtangi

Notes from the Field

Both water and om shanti yogis are very much an issue here in Karnataka. Read story.

Death and the River Ganga

Practices of the Aghori Ascetics

In India life and death exist side by side, unlike in any other culture I have encountered. Read story.

Most Sacred City in All of India

Diversity and Tolerance the Hallmarks of India

Benares is wherever you are, as the old saying goes. Read story.

Market Fever

Shopping in Goa, India

As our time of yogic contemplation here at the Satsanga center draws to a close, lust for things of the material world is on the rise! Read story.

My iPhone, Myself

Attachment is a big issue. Especially in India.

Our correspondent in Goa, India, loses her iPhone and finds that she has not quite attained a mindset of non-attachment. Read story.

Interview with a Yogi

Dispatch from India

The story behind Satsanga Retreat Center Read story.

Satsanga Retreat Center

Goa, India

As we sit safely in our verdant retreat center, meditating on the beauty of bhakti, or devotion yoga, breathing during morning pranayama, we notice a sickly smell. Read story.

A Spiritualist Gets Ordained

An Interview with Pastor Judy Campbell-Clark

After a chance encounter with the Spiritualist Church of the Comforter one Sunday morning, Judy Campbell-Clark left her profession as a craftsperson and decided to devote her life to the church. Read story.

Calling All Seekers

Quakerism 101 Offered at Santa Barbara Friends Meetings

Quakerism 101 offered at Santa Barbara Friends meetings. Read story.

S.B. Resident Foresees Festivities, Not Fatalities, at Year’s End 2012

Mayan Disciples to Hold July Conference in Celebration of the ‘Natural Time’ Calendar’s New Year Cycle

Mayan disciples to hold July conference in celebration of the “Natural Time” calender's New Year cycle. Read story.

On the Anniversary of Kristallnacht

Commemoration Joins Together Congregation B’nai B’rith and Unitarian Society; Local Survivors Remember and Share

Commemoration joins together Congregation B’nai B’rith and Unitarian Society; local survivors remember and share. Read story.

God Virus Lecture Comes to Santa Barbara

Dr. Darrel Ray Discusses the "Infection" of Religion

Dr. Darrel Ray discusses the "infection" of religion. Read story.

Diagnosing The God Virus

Author Darrel Ray Discusses Newest Book and Upcoming Lecture in Santa Barbara

Author Darrel Ray discusses newest book and upcoming lecture in Santa Barbara. Read story.

Little Owl

Record release and tour-kickoff party for S.B.-based pop folk group, ... Read More