The Things That Scare You – a video poem

by Hiro Boga | Poetry

This Fall has been a time of accelerating change, in the lives of so many of us, and in the life of our world. For the most part, these are changes we have actively chosen — and they are evolutionary in their effects. And yet, some of our inner selves are more...

Be a Source of Strength in Difficult Times

by Hiro Boga | Energy Alchemy, Self-Care

There are powerful planetary energies at play right now that exacerbate polarization, division, fear, and friction. At the same time, there are available energies of wholeness, radiance and peace. Each of us is both an individual being — our singular self...

Refugees: Remembering 9/11

by Hiro Boga | Community, Inner Journeys

I woke up that September morning with a stiff neck and a sore right hip from sleeping on the couch in my cousin Dinaz’s living room. My fifty-two-year-old body, unaccustomed to narrow, hard mattresses and the slope of couch cushions, ached. Dinaz’s...

Sunday Poem #7

by Hiro Boga | Poetry

Dancing with Resistance is a slow waltz with a great gorilla. Hot, scratchy. A sweaty, fumbling dance that tastes like copper pennies. That exhales a bitter breath. I cannot see. His shoulders fill the world, and I cannot see. Those long arms hold me firmly to a chest...

Sailing the Unknown Sea: #1

by Hiro Boga | Energy Alchemy, Self-Care

These past few months, since I quit my job in publishing to return my attention fully to my business, I’ve experienced moments of fear. The kind of fear that wakes me at night, heart pounding. Wondering what the future will bring. Doing what I love most, and...