So if we define "streaking" as a daily practice of tending to a thing that keeps us aligned with our dharma, or our core values, or our life mission, it stands to reason that the doing of that thing is going to promote calmness in us. Because when we are not in alignment, there is … Continue reading The Benefits of Streaking
Author: Kath Thompson
Writer, yoga teacher, lover of sunny days, long walks, good coffee, and stimulating conversations.
Picking Your Streak Thing
Another way of picking your "streak thing" is to think back to a time when you were doing something regularly and feeling great about it, and yourself. You were living in sync with yourself and your highest values, but for some reason you stopped doing it. You're always saying that you need to start doing … Continue reading Picking Your Streak Thing
Starting a Streak
I'm trying to get a new streak going here. I got derailed back in July, but now I'm trying to string some posts together and get my mojo back. I'm also trying to get a streak going in my paper journal, which is a lot easier than this, because there I can be all sloppy … Continue reading Starting a Streak
Disowning My Happiness
A weird thing happened at the yoga class I attended in Asheville, NC last month. The teacher started the class by setting the context for the class. The theme that day was "Gratitude." She started out by saying, "Who in here is really, truly happy?" I immediately raised my hand, but then quickly withdrew it, … Continue reading Disowning My Happiness
Summer love
This has been a spectacular summer. Really. This has been the kind of summer I remember from kid-hood: long strings of sunny, followed by soft nights of starry. Then a day of sprinkly little rains, followed by a touch of hot-hot-hot, with a dollop of humid on top. Then a big soaking rain, with an … Continue reading Summer love
Yoga Travel Agent
I'm feeling a little uneasy tonight. I just got home from teaching my Monday night class, the one for advanced beginners and intermediate students, and I think I may have gone a little too far with them. We did a practice that I poetically refer to as, "A Whole Lotta Suns With Some Other Crazy … Continue reading Yoga Travel Agent
Book review: The Go-Giver
I just finished reading The Go-Giver by by Bob Burg and John David Mann. It's one of those fable-type books you either love or hate. Here's the basic formula: a poor misguided shmo learns an important life lesson from a enlightened being masquerading as a humble little nobody (or a seagull). Here are some other … Continue reading Book review: The Go-Giver
Asheville
Just got back from a trip to Asheville, NC and have been doing laundry and putting the house to rights all day. In about an hour I will be heading out to see the documentary Split Estate. Why do I do this to myself??? I predict it will suck me into the sadness and despair … Continue reading Asheville
My Owner’s Manual
My friend Michelle has a new baby. I fully expect her to walk into the studio one day soon and garumph: "I wish these things came with instructions 'cause I'll be dammed if I know how this kid works!!" Babies don't come with instructions, sadly. None of us do. But our cars do. And so … Continue reading My Owner’s Manual
Disclaimer: No Inspiration Here.
I miss me when I'm not here. For the past few days I've been checking in, hoping against hope that someone might have hacked in and ghost-written me a post. Something witty and heartfelt, maybe. Or uplifting and inspiring. Even something wicked and bitchy. But no. Every time I check, it's the same: "Yosemite Boots." … Continue reading Disclaimer: No Inspiration Here.
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