Jivani L Drago-Bauer, Certified Yoga Therapist

06/27/2026

Living in the Kingdom of God

I feel deeply captivated by the similarities between Advaita Vedanta (in the Hindu tradition) and mystical Christianity - basically the teachings of non-dualism in these two great religious traditions (which also exist in other religions and spiritualities). For example, Yoga means union with Divinity. The practices and ultimate goal of both Yoga and Christianity is union with God. This morning as I was praying the Office of Readings in the Roman Catholic Liturgy of the Hours for today, I encountered a beautiful reading from a homily by St....

I feel deeply captivated by the similarities between Advaita Vedanta (in the Hindu tradition) and mystical Christianity – basically the teachings of non-dualism in these two great religious t…

05/09/2026

What’s the Point?

Looking through old journals today, I came across this entry from May 17, 2011: There is no point to life other than to achieve union with God -- which requires many lifetimes to free ourselves from the delusions of this world. We don't remember our past lives because, for the most part, we make the same mistakes over and over again in each life just as we tend to repeat mistakes in this life....

Looking through old journals today, I came across this entry from May 17, 2011: There is no point to life other than to achieve union with God — which requires many lifetimes to free ourselve…

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…