This conversation with Roshi Egyoku took place during my six weeks (Jan-Feb 2007) as an artist in residence at the Zen center of Los Angeles. A few times a week, we would sit down for a half hour...
Bateson’s Sense of Humor. Koan
I’ve been reading Michael Wenger’s recently published book : 49 Fingers, a collection of modern American Koans. It’s a wonderful book that includes Michael’s sumi paintings and the Koans, complete...
Crazy Wisdom. Clown Lessons from Wes Scoop Nisker
Crazy Wisdom Lessons from Wes Scoop Nisker Wes Scoop Nisker’s The Essential Crazy Wisdom is an incredible vision of extensive grocking of the crazy wisdom emanating from this planet’s cultures. I am...
Studying with Ohno, sensei.
Ohno sensei has passed away (2010). He was one of the great dancers, an adventurer of deep beauty butoh dance landscape. He marveled audiences worldwide.In class, sometimes he showed us images of a...
Dropping in on a Laughter Yoga Training
The Joy of Laughter Yoga, by Dr. YooWho Dr. Kataria, in fine Indian clothes and shaved head, is rolling on the floor in stomach clutching hysterics as his workshop participants engage in similar...