On Monday Tim assessed my fitness in an effort to target my weight lifting regimen to meet my goals. There was a “Flexibility” Test and a “Push-Up” Test and a “How-Far-Up-Can-You-Jump-and Touch-A-Spot-On-The-Wall” Test. Measurements were taken at the bust, bicep, waist and thigh. And I went on the scale. (Does this give you some idea … Continue reading Belly Fat
Author: Kath Thompson
Writer, yoga teacher, lover of sunny days, long walks, good coffee, and stimulating conversations.
Yes, the Mantra
I run hot and cold with mantras. I was really into japa mala for a long time. Chanted a long Sanskrit mantra taught to me during a training at Kripalu. (Om namo bhagavate vasu devya.) Wore my mala everywhere. I still have one hanging from the rearview mirror of my car. It came in handy … Continue reading Yes, the Mantra
Patanjali and Gary Vee
I’m almost finished reading Crush It, by Gary Vaynerchuk, a book about how to monetize your passion. The big message of this book is: You’ve got to love what you do, work hard, and have patience. There’s lots of other marketing advice too, but these are the big themes he pounds over and over, or … Continue reading Patanjali and Gary Vee
The Kindness of TSA Agents
My friend, Rick Dale’s mother died this morning. He got the call at 4A.M. that he should come, she wasn’t doing well. He had to get a flight from Maine to Pennsylvania. When he got into Philly, he got the news that she had died. Going through security he did all the shoe business, and … Continue reading The Kindness of TSA Agents
A New Category: Gratitude (#1)
This one’s going to be a little “gratitude” post because I just got home from my Beginner Yoga Class {2 of 8} and they rock! Seriously. I love this group. They are really into it and I can tell. I just put them through a challenging standing sequence and they hung in there with devotion … Continue reading A New Category: Gratitude (#1)
Spooky Stuff
Do you know where you were, what you were doing, thinking and feeling on this day last year? How about on this day 5 years ago? How about 10 years ago (1998)? 20 years ago (1988)? I do. I know exactly what I was doing thinking and feeling on October 21st 2008, 2004, 1999, and … Continue reading Spooky Stuff
Streaker
Turns out I’m a streaker. (Who knew?) Not me, but if the shoe fits… Who knew that “streaking” would be the key to my MASSIVE self-discipline, procrastination problems?? I’m not talking about running around naked here. (Though my college roommate was really big into that, back in the day.) What I AM talking about is … Continue reading Streaker
Sacred Writing Pants
I have sacred writing pants—pants I only wear when I write. They’re grey Aeropostale sweatpants with a yellow stripe down the leg. They’re about 7 years old. They were once my daughter’s and were so ratty even she, of the grunge generation, didn’t pack them when she went to college, so I stole them. They … Continue reading Sacred Writing Pants
Interview with Steven Pressfield, Author of “The War of Art”
How this interview came to be. I first became aware of the existence of The War of Art while listening to an Accidental Creative podcast in which Todd Henry, the moderator, said it was one of the best books he had ever read about keeping creatively juicy. I bought it, read it, and freaked. It’s … Continue reading Interview with Steven Pressfield, Author of “The War of Art”
My Recipe for Transcendence
I have had moments in my life, “openings, “ if you will, periods out-of-time where I have been able to transcend my small self, break free of my conditioning, and see new and thrilling possibilities for living a more expanded existence. These moments have been few, but they’ve been profound. They have happened On the … Continue reading My Recipe for Transcendence
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