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It’s been a while since I decided to write something here. Perhaps because I haven’t had much to say; perhaps because I have been caught up in the busyness one can create around themselves. I have the habit of surrounding myself with many projects – too many to handle at once. I have written of [...]

The moment we want to be something we are no longer free – Jiddu Krishnamurti One month from now I will find myself on Salt Spring Island, embarking on a journey to expand my yogic knowledge and to give my practice a chance to flourish. From a small tent in a large grass meadow, I [...]

Nothing is born, nothing is destroyed. Away with your dualism, your likes and dislikes – every single thing is of the One Mind. When you have perceived this, you will have mounted the chariot of the Buddhas. – Huang-Po As I prepare for the yoga teacher training I will be undertaking this summer at the [...]

The point at which you feel your life ceasing to appear as an unstoppable momentum, entirely out of your reach, is a fortunate and utterly relieving one. I have been caught up in changes recently, many things refusing to stay the same as I hurtle myself into more and more commitments to thoroughly invest in [...]

This past weekend my friends and I at Pixelante had a chance to show off our newest (and simultaneously oldest) game Fowl Space at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle. We were honored to be a part of the PAX10 and stand alongside all of the other great games chosen to represent the indie gaming [...]