by Dr. Pentz | Jun 14, 2022 | Journey to Spirit |
During a conversation before the start of the wedding celebrations, Sunil, father of the bride, invited me to join his family to be a part of the bridegroom’s wedding reception near Ali Bag, a small resort town on a peninsula on the coast of the Arabian Sea. Located...
by Dr. Pentz | Jun 3, 2022 | Journey to Spirit |
Violence prevention Is the answer, not more access to guns We are faced, yet again, with another unnecessary tragedy due to gun violence at the hands of a young man whose own wounds we may never know. What led him to this type of behavior? What led him down this...
by Dr. Pentz | Apr 15, 2022 | Journey to Spirit |
Our third day of wedding festivities in India, the ceremony begins with flower petals and trumpet blasts. A white horse awaits the groom, who is dressed in a gold turban with an accent of folded golden fabric on one side. Pratik wears a long burgundy jacket called an...
by Dr. Pentz | Apr 1, 2022 | Journey to Spirit |
The second day of wedding festivities in India started with a haldi ceremony and ended with an evening celebration I arrived for the second day of wedding festivities in India mid-morning by taxi, dressed in a long yellow kurta with green billowy pants. Walking...
by Dr. Pentz | Mar 3, 2022 | Journey to Spirit |
This passage to India included a special wedding celebration. I went out to Laxsmi Square to find the perfect saree PART I: WEDDING FESTIVITIES IN INDIA My most recent trip to India for a panchakarma, the ayurvedic cleanse that I write about in my book, Cleanse Your...
by Dr. Pentz | Feb 15, 2022 | Journey to Spirit |
As we conclude the series on yamas and niyamas, we practice surrender. This discipline guides us to bow to the divine self within, moment by moment. THE YAMAS AND NIYAMAS All through the year, we have continued a series that takes a closer look at yoga’s ethical...