Jivani L Drago-Bauer, Certified Yoga Therapist

03/22/2026

Christ Consciousness

I love Richard Rohr's explanation of the Universal Christ. "No one comes to the Father except through Christ" (not the mere person of Jesus). The Christ is the universal unitive consciousness that is available to everyone. Some people have realized this universal consciousness, but most people have not. Many people who have realized it do not identify as Christians. And they are saved. Photo by Atlantic Ambience on Pexels.com

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I love Richard Rohr’s explanation of the Universal Christ. “No one comes to the Father except through Christ” (not the mere person of Jesus). The Christ is the universal unitive c…

03/12/2026

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…