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December 2015

December 02, 2015

Antenatal Depression

Many of you know that I've struggled with depression in the past (see my post...

November 2015

November 25, 2015

Making Connections

This past weekend I was at a conference in Massachusetts. One of the talks that...

November 24, 2015

Scripture Study: Bhagavad Gita, book three verses 13-15

We are doing a scripture study together: reading along through some scriptures and discussing the...

November 18, 2015

My Diwali 2015

What a week it has been! Super busy. Brad had a birthday party on Saturday...

November 10, 2015

I Don’t Like Kimmy Schmidt (What It’s Really Like to Leave a Cult)

There's a show now created by Tina Fey (whose work I do like) called The Unbreakable...

November 10, 2015

White Hindu Conversations Part Six

Someone on Facebook in a Hindu group posts a chart of Hinduism and for modern...

November 09, 2015

Karma is not your bitch

There's a popular phrase in America "Karma's a bitch." It's used when the speaker hears...

November 05, 2015

New Clothes

Whenever I read up on celebrating Hindu holidays they almost always include the instruction that...

November 03, 2015

Diwali 2015 [Hindu Holiday]

So first off we went to the midwife yesterday and everything went great. We heard...

October 2015

October 28, 2015

Hindu Names for American Babies

We have been thinking a lot about baby names recently. Hindu tradition is that you...

October 25, 2015

My Navratri 2015

I have a very good friend who is Gujarati and she invited me to join...

October 13, 2015

My Navratri Golu 2015

First of all I wanted to give a quick update about the health insurance. A...

October 11, 2015

Philosophical Differences

Last week Brad and I had the pleasure of visiting an ISKCON center and enjoying...

October 07, 2015

Get Ready for Navratri!

Another one of my favorite holidays, it's almost Navratri time. The festival starts October 13th...

October 06, 2015

The Welcome Wagon

One complaint that people sometimes have trying to get started in Hinduism is not feeling...

October 05, 2015

Miracles and Gurus

I think I am a great example of how important it is to be patient...

October 01, 2015

Will I Self Improve Myself Out Of Existence?

I'm a big fan of self-improvement. If I notice a problem with my life, I...

September 2015

September 24, 2015

Prayer For Everyone

Patheos is joining in with a campaign to inspire people of all faiths to use...

September 21, 2015

My Life in Hindu Holidays

I've had some really special moments of my life happen around Hindu holidays. We got...

September 17, 2015

My Ganesh Chaturthi 2015 [Hindu Holiday]

I recorded a video of my attempt at a Maha Ganapati Homam at home (using...

September 16, 2015

How the Internet Changed My Faith

Ever since I was a little girl I longed for community. I didn't feel like...

September 14, 2015

Ganesh Chaturthi 2015 [Hindu Holiday]

Sri Ganesha's birthday is coming up this Thursday September 17th! This is one of my...

September 11, 2015

Energy Work Gives Me New Perspective

A friend of mine who traveled with me in India this previous trip works in...

September 09, 2015

Vending Machine God

I was re-watching OMG with my friends last night, which is one of my favorite...

September 07, 2015

Best Hindu Apps of 2015

I wrote a long time ago about smart phone apps that can support your spirituality...

September 05, 2015

Happy Krishna Janmashtami!

Hope you are all having a great holiday! I'll be rocking this little guy at...

September 03, 2015

I Know You Mean Well

I'm pretty tired of getting comments and messages from people who have just discovered the...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

Temple Buddy

There is one other member of my family who identifies as Hindu: a cousin a...

August 29, 2015

Krishna Janmashtami 2015!

Even though Krishna Janmashtami is late this year, taking place in early September instead of...

August 27, 2015

The Nature of Ambaa

My husband and I were talking about this post and it brought up a common...