The Mind. The Myths. The Method. Mantra.

The festival Diwali is marked by this month’s new moon, which falls today, Nov 4th at 2:15pm Pacific. Most consider Diwali to commemorate the return of dharma, recorded in spiritual literature (The Ramayana) by the return of Ram to the kingdom of Ayodhya after many years of exile with his brother Lakshmana, his wife Sita, and Hanuman the monkey god, Ram’s faithful servant (who really has saved the day). The central idea in this story is the value of faith and devotion (Jai Ha

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SomaPsychotherapy and DharmaBridge were founded by Kelly Blaser, a Meditation and Dharma teacher and Licensed Marriage Family Therapist who works from a somatic and transpersonal perspective. Her writings on this blog bring insights from practice, from poetry as practice, from the dharma, and from the transformations she's been honored to be with in her work with hundreds of clients.