Gita MatlockMar 3, 20142 min readWinds of ChangeI lost my job. What a strange statement – it’s not as though I misplaced it. Last week, my position was eliminated in an...
Gita MatlockJan 23, 20143 min readSpiritual Discrimination: From Burning Man to BabyThis is a tricky topic…one that I’ve wanted to write about for sometime, but don’t want to come across judgmental of myself or others....
Gita MatlockDec 24, 20132 min readSpiritual ChristmasI sit here, writing quietly from the corner of my room as fast as I can – before the baby wakes up! So many things that I do now include...
Gita MatlockNov 1, 20133 min readUs Four and No MoreIn Swami Kriyananda’s book “Expansive Marriage” he warns the householder yogi to be careful of the attitude, “us four and no more” taking...
Gita MatlockOct 4, 20139 min readWelcome Tulsi Anabelle MatlockEvery mom has a birth story. Some begin with a dramatic breaking of waters, others start slowly and take days to complete, some begin...
Gita MatlockAug 16, 20133 min readThe Yoga of FundraisingFundraising is an incredible place to test yourself as a yogi. The amount of magnetism involved in attracting resources to an...
Gita MatlockJul 1, 20133 min readJune 29, 2013 Baby Blessings“Oh my child, learn this blessing. May you never forget God, not even for a moment.” Snatum Kaur This saying was one of so many that were...
Gita MatlockApr 22, 20136 min readSwami Kriyananda ReminiscencesPublished April 22, 2013 My spiritual guide and friend in God, Swami Kriyananda passed away on Saturday night at 11pm PST. It almost...
Gita MatlockApr 12, 20134 min readBaby MeditationsSo, I alluded to “big changes” happening on my recent pilgrimage to India…let’s just say, the “big change” is about the size of an...
Gita MatlockMar 25, 20135 min readIndia … just the beginningWhere to even begin?! Part of my body feels like it is still soaring somewhere over the ocean, heading for America – not fully here yet....
Gita MatlockMar 1, 20132 min readThird times the charm!What an incredible life. Today I am preparing to leave for India for the third time. Each visit has brought earth-shattering,...
Gita MatlockFeb 5, 20132 min readWhen it rains, it pours!Isn’t it flabbergasting when you find your plate so full of stuff that you don’t think it can possibly hold one more thing; and just then...
Gita MatlockJan 11, 20132 min read2013: A graduate degree in theology – well, almost!Yesterday marked the start of an exciting new chapter in the adventure of 2013: the Ananda Leadership Training Course. Nothing like this...
Gita MatlockJan 2, 20134 min readExpanding Love in MarriageI want to share a hard-won lesson that has recently clarified for me. I have by no means perfected this one, but it’s been a profound...
Gita MatlockDec 20, 20122 min readMerry Chrismukkah!“This Christmas behold Christ born anew in the beauty of all Nature, in your awakened wisdom, in everything which wears true beauty, and...
Gita MatlockNov 27, 20122 min readOutside In – A Cure for the Travel BugI found the cure for the travel bug…near constant motion for a long enough time (dependent on your case of ‘travel bug’ and tolerance for...
Gita MatlockNov 13, 20121 min readHappy Holidays!As cheesy as the holiday season may seem at times, I am so glad for its return year after year. There are few things that can warm the...
Gita MatlockOct 29, 20123 min readForgivenessI’m back. It’s been a long time and a lot has happened. Through the whirlwind of the summer my life has changed completely, yet again....
Gita MatlockJul 6, 20126 min readMore Ethiopia InterviewsIgniting Hope and Changing Lives Ethiopia 2012 Project Overview:Funded by the Nike foundation, TESFA (Towards Improved Economic and...
Gita MatlockMay 28, 20123 min readHarunHarun Muhammad Abdula is a subsistence farmer in the village of Mumed in the Kebela (county) of Alam Drum. In the shade of a small tree...