May 15, 2011
The Experience of Raja Yoga: Notes from Malaysia
What is the image of Yoga in the western mind? Twisted bodies in contorted poses, clean studios where a group of people meditating or out in the open, preferably by…
Stories
Field notes from the road
Medicine, culture, travel, food, healing, and human stories from my archive. Start with a trail, search for a memory, or move by year.
Roads, meals, clinics, and human encounters.Archive into inquiry
These field notes are not only memory. They are the ground from which my new field inquiries begin.
The current inquiry follows one trail through the archive: food culture, metabolic health, Indigenous knowledge, and Suriname.
Jan 15, 2011
Food and Beauty in the New Year 1.1.11 Quiberon
Instead of telling you about the revelries of 31 dec, I shall describe the first day of the New Year 2011 which has begun very well. The morning though cold…
Dec 15, 2010
Yoga Hypertension Affections Gratitude: My days in KL
I have been here one week. The day begins early, wake up and drink at least two glasses of water and then have a shower and get ready for the…
Aug 15, 2010
Good Bye.. to my favourite Part of Asia
""> 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false A FAREWELL TO KL AND POINTS BEYOND… It is a strange sensation going to a country, knowing that…
Jul 15, 2010
A day of Travel Part 2 July 8, 2010 ZRH-MIA
A Day of Travel Part 2 July 8, 2010 ZRH TO MIA 12 55 pm Seat 4 D A glass of champagne 7852 km to Miami (4879 miles). Incredible when…
Aug 15, 2009
Dr SYKS and Alain de Boton on Work and Happiness
I was extraordinarily lucky to have had my medical education divided between three countries: London in England, a medical model still paying attention to the great masters of the past…
Nov 15, 2008
Cambodia: A Delightful Month Past full of Rewards
Dear Friends: The Last few weeks have been very rewarding since I have received recognition directly and indirectly for my work with the Indians of North and South America. The…
Apr 15, 2008
Miami to Houston on a Continental Airlines Flight
I firmly believe that things are meant to happen; you must stop expecting them to happen and of course, accept it with grace when it does happen. Casualidad no es…