Jivani L Drago-Bauer, Certified Yoga Therapist

02/01/2026

A Good Caretaker

Today, I'm thinking about what it means to be a good caretaker - a person who takes care of.... What? Usually we think of material objects. Yes, indeed. My husband and I were discussing the way we care for our humble house. As a child, I spent seven years living in a mobile home with my parents and older brother. My mother always kept the house immaculate, and taught me to do the same....

Today, I’m thinking about what it means to be a good caretaker – a person who takes care of…. What? Usually we think of material objects. Yes, indeed. My husband and I were discus…

12/07/2025

Vipers!

This exclamation from John the Baptist, "You brood of vipers!" has always made me want to burst out laughing. I always at least smile when I read or hear the words. The words are directed to the formal religious leaders of the time who, like many religious leaders in all time periods, think they have all the answers and feel secure in their own righteousness as "children of Abraham." John the Baptist insults them ("vipers!") and compares them to trees that bear bad fruit and to the chaff left over from the winnowing of wheat....

This exclamation from John the Baptist, “You brood of vipers!” has always made me want to burst out laughing. I always at least smile when I read or hear the words. The words are direct…

11/30/2025

Listen for the Requests

Today is the first Sunday of Advent, the time of year when Christians prepare for the coming of Jesus at Christmas and prepare for his return. I love the idea that, just like with Mary, the mother of Jesus, God somehow makes "requests" of us to enable God to manifest in the world. These requests are happening all the time, but we often miss them....

Today is the first Sunday of Advent, the time of year when Christians prepare for the coming of Jesus at Christmas and prepare for his return. I love the idea that, just like with Mary, the mother …

11/21/2025

Always remember: "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."

11/08/2025

Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886), a great proponent of religious harmony, taught humanity what religion is, and how to use it to foster love rather than bickering and wars. He said: Ultimate Reality is infinite and beyond language. Therefore, refer to Ultimate Reality with whatever name (e.g., Krishna, God, Allah, Kali, etc.) you wish, and let other people use whatever name they wish....

Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886), a great proponent of religious harmony, taught humanity what religion is, and how to use it to foster love rather than bickering and wars. He said: Ultimate Reality is …

10/26/2025

The tomb and the womb are oneand the same vessel — darkand watery in their promises:Holding for a time, cradlingthat which journeys onward.Sometimes cool andsometimes boiling, new lifewaits and listens, absorbssounds outside, in the unknownterritory — so vast and multi-hued in imagination, endlessin possibilities. Birth. Where,doesn’t matter. When, is…...

The tomb and the womb are oneand the same vessel — darkand watery in their promises:Holding for a time, cradlingthat which journeys onward.Sometimes cool andsometimes boiling, new lifewaits and lis…

09/13/2025

I’m convinced this is the end times. That explains why so many people believe that evil is actually the side of goodness and God. Every major religion and spirituality going back thousands of years has taught non-violence, truthfulness, generosity, compassion, simplicity, and care for the Earth. Anyone who claims to be a Christian, for example, but is not living these teachings to the best of their ability - and apologizing for failures in these teachings - is a Christian in name only....

I’m convinced this is the end times. That explains why so many people believe that evil is actually the side of goodness and God. Every major religion and spirituality going back thousands of years…

08/31/2025

“When you hold a lunch or dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your wealthy neighbors, in case they may invite you back and you have repayment. Rather, when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind; blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you."...

“When you hold a lunch or dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your wealthy neighbors, in case they may invite you back and you have repayment. Rather, when you …

08/30/2025

Namaste! Here is my profile with the International Association of Yoga Therapists:

08/25/2025

From the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (2.1) as translated by Rev. Jaganath Carrera.... "Kriya yoga, the three elements that form the foundation of the yoga life, are: Tapas -- self-discipline and accepting hardship and pain as a help for purification Svadhyaya -- repeated, deep study of sacred wisdom and the introspective search into the nature of the self; mantra repetition…...

From the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (2.1) as translated by Rev. Jaganath Carrera…. “Kriya yoga, the three elements that form the foundation of the yoga life, are: Tapas — self-disci…

08/03/2025

Golden lotus with the white dotand the red dot awaitsthe adoration of all creation.Blue and green earth, heavywith moisture, give birthalways. Eternal now. In lifeis possible liberation. Spiritsays freedom is right therein matter. Look closer. Seepath unfolding becausethe way of exiting is firstthe journey of entering in.Go down. Spring high. Goldenwheel is Beloved and beloved.

Golden lotus with the white dotand the red dot awaitsthe adoration of all creation.Blue and green earth, heavywith moisture, give birthalways. Eternal now. In lifeis possible liberation. Spiritsays…

07/26/2025

I love this!

Hey, the universe is always serving you.

Everything’s always happening for your good.
Sometimes the universe has to rearrange people and situations in your life to make more space for more blessings.

So don’t judge it.
The person that breaks your heart…
The person that cheated you…
The person that robbed you…

At some point, you’ll realize... they were all God in disguise, reminding you of who you were.

Life can be challenging sometimes, you know.
Sometimes you go through stuff and you pray to God and you wonder:
“God, why is this happening to me? What’s going on?”

You don’t realize that when the ground of your life is shaking, and you pray to God,
“Help! The ground of my life is shaking!”
You don’t realize: God is the one that’s shaking your ground.

Because the universe is clearing things away that are not aligned.

In many ways, when we go through things, we don’t understand.
But the deeper you go… the deeper I go…
The more I see that everything is the hand of the Divine.

The relationship.
The breakup.
The heartbreak.
The divorce.
The pain.
The death.

All of it… is bringing you closer to yourself.

We often can’t see it in the moment.
We often only realize years later.

What if everything was God speaking to you?
What if everything was God evolving you?
What if everything was God loving you?