Stark Raving Mad
Start Your Ashtanga Yoga Journey: Embrace the Yama Principles
Let’s review the first limb of Ashtanga yoga. Over the last several weeks, we have dug deep into Yama. Yama translates to “restraint” or control”. It is our moral and…
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The Starks’ Monthly Update: Family, Gardening, and Growth
Dear friends and subscribers, It’s been a mild spring with muddy fields, late frost, lack of vegetation, and time for other things besides gardening. This month’s newsletter is a few…
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Navigating the Challenges of Caring for Sick Children
Have you endured the challenges of caring for a sick child? How about more than one child? How sick were they? Watching sickness pass from child to child within our…
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The Struggle with Attachment: Insights on Aparigraha
The fifth and final Yama (the first limb of 8 in Ashtanga Yoga) is Aparigraha, or non-attachment / non-greed. This Yama gets a lot of voice in the world outside…
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Navigating Parenthood: Embracing Chaos and Tiredness
After weeks of crying, cooking, cleaning, catering, disciplining, diaper changes, cooking, cleaning, crying, diaper changes, on repeat- I am tired. Very tired. I started this blog intent on writing about…
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The Role of Celibacy in Yoga Practice
As we continue diving deep into Ashtanga Yoga, we come to the fourth Yama, Brahmacharya. Brahmacharya is mostly translated to “celibacy”. Now, celibacy is often thought of as obtaining from…
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Stark Raving Mad: April 2026
Dear Subscribers, It’s been a difficult month for us out here on the farm. Work opportunities to ponder; volunteer gigs to show up for; tears, tears, and more tears from…
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March Highlights: A Month of Growth, Fires, and New Beginnings
Dear subscribers, March has been a busy month. Full of fires, seeds, play, melting snow, mechanic work, farm prep, puppy training, Iditareading, new jobs, new business ideas, a book signing,…
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How Non-Stealing Transforms Our Lives: Asteya Insights
The third Yama we are covering this week is Asteya. This translates to “non-stealing”. Ever since I can remember I have loved to steal. The first time I ever stole…
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