Yesterday Elizabeth Gilbert posted a piece about Tribal Shame on her Facebook page. It's about tribal affiliations and how when you don't fit in with your tribe, this can cause a lot of pain and suffering until you are able to make a clean break with them. This is something I did a long time … Continue reading A Few Thoughts about Elizabeth Gilbert’s Facebook Post
Author: Kath Thompson
Writer, yoga teacher, lover of sunny days, long walks, good coffee, and stimulating conversations.
I’m A Good Detoxer (thanks to Streaking)
This is my 51st post in a row. I started posting daily on Ash Wednesday (February 18th) and I'm still going, even though my stated commitment for this streak was only until Easter, which was 5 days ago. What can I say? I love streaking. Once I get a little streak going, it kills me … Continue reading I’m A Good Detoxer (thanks to Streaking)
Yoga Teacher: Energy Vampire
Went totally rogue in my 7 o'clock class tonight. Practiced with my students. (A big teacher No-No.) (But in my defense, there were only 3 students, all of them adept yogis, and all of them part of the Challenge.) My own practice time was eclipsed by my gym workout with the adorable Vince, and by … Continue reading Yoga Teacher: Energy Vampire
Time Warrior
I started reading Time Warrior by Steve Chandler this morning. It's all about hacking time to avoid procrastination. The hack is this: forget about linear time. There's no line of time extending into the future like a receding perspective line, and there's also no line running back into the past either. It's all just a … Continue reading Time Warrior
No Humans Before 11
I have a rule: No humans before 11 AM. What this means is that I will not schedule anything that involves talking to, or interacting with anyone before 11 am. No appointments, meetings, lunches, nothing. (If I can help it. And most of the time I can help it.) I need the mornings to myself. … Continue reading No Humans Before 11
Witnessing Stillness
I always feel privileged to be a yoga teacher: to watch students, to watch over them, to encourage and guide them. Tonight there was a nice big crowd for Power Yoga. All of my best students, all the good breathers. I led a lot of suns and variations on suns. It was intense. And because … Continue reading Witnessing Stillness
The Way I Wish To Be Seen
Today after yoga was over and most people had gone, Vince, my trainer, stopped by to say hi and to give me a letter. As it turned out I had a card for him, too. It had the Rilke quote on it about living the questions. He sat down in the Poang chair and read … Continue reading The Way I Wish To Be Seen
Food Update
It’s been 10 days since I’ve had coffee, sugar, alcohol, eggs or wheat and I am feeling really good. I feel calmer, more relaxed, still a little on the tired side, but I think that is more a function of the weather (cold, cloudy, spring-resistant) than my diet. I had a great talk with Jennifer … Continue reading Food Update
Just a little “streak keeper” post
My eyelid is better. I think the culprit may be the moisturizing oil I use on my face. I love this stuff and I have been using it for well over a year now with great results, but I think it turned on me. I tried not using it yesterday, and using the stuff I … Continue reading Just a little “streak keeper” post
A Little Day
I woke up with my right eye totally puffed out and burning, and the left one trending in that same direction. I am going crazy with this. I cannot figure it out. Why worse in the morning? Then I went and trained with Vince. Sunjana was there training today, too. Sunjana works at the health … Continue reading A Little Day
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