When there’s no skunk ominously parading by to snap me to attention, my mind logs off. With no one watching me I practice like a test pattern: steady but boring.
Category: yoga
Say What You Mean
I was on such a roll this morning! Totally absorbed in my book project, getting places, making connections. It was sweet. I was humming. But then I had to break to meet a client and all my momentum died. I thought I would come home and pick it up again, but it didn't happen. At … Continue reading Say What You Mean
Blessing the Space
There has been a frost warning the last 2 nights. I wore a jacket into the studio this morning and felt happy that I didn't have any plans to go fishing today with G and her father. (Brrrrr....) (As it turned out it was a beautiful day for fishing and they caught 5 trout.) The … Continue reading Blessing the Space
A Good Yoga Week
It was a good week. I feel especially happy about my morning practice at the studio. I have a home practice area, but the studio is really sweet. I love the gleaming hardwood floors, the skylights, even the smell which is combination of floor polish, and witch hazel. I practiced by myself for the most … Continue reading A Good Yoga Week
The Lone Nut No More
Today I slept in, wrote, took a walk with G and Boomer, taught Happy Hour yoga. It was a soft day. It is the first of May and the weather is finally, starting to drastically improve. The Challenge is over and while it was wonderful, it was still exhausting. At the end we sat around … Continue reading The Lone Nut No More
The Last Day of the Yoga Challenge
Oh, I am so very tired. It is almost midnight and I just got back from the Yoga Challenge Party which was so wonderful, as usual. I will write more about it tomorrow but I will leave you with a picture. I don't want to break my streak here! There are 2 people missing: Sarah … Continue reading The Last Day of the Yoga Challenge
The Matter of Your Yoga Mat
When a student walks into my studio without a mat, the first thing I think is: newbie. Not that there is anything wrong with being a newbie. We all started as newbies. But the thing about walking into a yoga studio without a mat is, unless you are traveling, it means that you really haven’t … Continue reading The Matter of Your Yoga Mat
The Real Challenge of a Yoga Challenge
“Commitment is doing the thing you said you were going to do long after the mood you said it in has left you.” —Darren Hardy, The Compound Effect I think it is fairly easy to go to yoga every day. It might not be easy on the body, or the ego, but it is easy … Continue reading The Real Challenge of a Yoga Challenge
Accountability Hacks
I want to start an Open Practice time in May at the studio. What I mean by "open practice" is that I will commit to being at the studio, Monday through Friday at 7 AM in May for an hour's practice. I am not going to teach yoga on those mornings. I am going to … Continue reading Accountability Hacks
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
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