There is a glass of wine sitting here on the coffee table, waiting for me to finish this post. It's Jargon Pinot Noir, if you must know. It's Friday night and I just had a super Happy Hour Yoga class with all my right people. I just love it when my right people show up. … Continue reading Wine
Category: Inspiring people
A Mitzvah
When I sit down and write these blog posts I like to be in a state of calm equanimity—or for you yoga people out there—I like to write when I’m “sattvic.” But tonight I am writing in the “jazzed” rajasic state because I just got home from my “Donate Food for the Local Food Pantry … Continue reading A Mitzvah
Greetings from Portland, OR
The sun is shining and there are roses blooming on the bushes beside the deck here. What? Roses? The day before Thanksgiving???!! I’ll take it! It was a long day of flying yesterday. Elmira to Detroit. Here I am sipping a Chai Latte in the Detroit airport, still smelling fresh, looking good. And then … Continue reading Greetings from Portland, OR
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 Real Story
So here is the real story . I’ve been taking the advice of Chris Brogan in his great book Trust Agents and stepping out of the safety of “Lurker-ville “ What this means is that I am blogging more myself, and I'm starting to comment on blogs I enjoy, telling the authors what I like, … Continue reading The Real Story
Yeah, I’m a Fan Girl
Today I got an email from Steven Pressfield’s publicist. Seems I’ve been foisting The War of Art on all my friends so relentlessly and with such vigor and over-the-top-ness, that news of all this foisting has finally reached Steven’s “people,” and they wrote, begging, in the name of all my friends, and all that’s decent, … Continue reading Yeah, I’m a Fan Girl
Professor Mike
This morning, late as usual, I put on my yoga clothes, slipped a hoodie over my shoulders and walked out into HOLY SHIT IT’S COLD OUT HERE! But the sky was perfectly clear, and there was just the smallest sliver of a moon with some amazing star or planet hanging right next to it, like … Continue reading Professor Mike
Quiet
I’m newly home from my Meditative Posture Flow class. It’s a lovely sequence (thanks, Yoganand) and there are amazing practitioners in that room. They go really deep inside, creating a vibe in the room that is slow, deep and prana-rich. The yoga is lovely, sure, but I think the best thing I provide my students … Continue reading Quiet
3 Things That Nourish Me
1. To a large extent I’m with Lisa Johnson when it comes to the endorphins. When I get come home from a workout I feel sharp, stoked and have the stamina to work for a long time. For me, yoga does it, and walking, and working out with Tim. I also get a big physical … Continue reading 3 Things That Nourish Me
Become a Student of Yourself
I love podcasts. I download them to my Ipod and listen to them while I do housework or drive. I subscribe to about 10, but my latest favorite is The Accidental Creative. I’ve been listening to some of the older ones lately and heard an interview with Lisa Johnson the other day. She’s a consultant … Continue reading Become a Student of Yourself
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