Do you know the Holstee Manifesto? It's amazing, it really is, (I have a copy of it hanging in my studio). It has even, so I hear, sparked a small movement of people trying to write their own manifestos; trying to write down, in list style, what they stand for, even if they often fall … Continue reading A Good Place
De-cluttering. A start.
I am racing around trying to get out of here by 10:30 this morning. We are going up to Ithaca to bomb around, perhaps catch a movie at Cinemapolis, then we are meeting our dear friends Zee and Blue for dinner at Madeline's at 6. I am kind of regretting this Lenten sacrifice of not … Continue reading De-cluttering. A start.
Go away, Pest!
Every time I settle on the couch with a cookie, Boomer is all over me like white on rice. Go away, pest!
Yoga on the Ball
The balls are strangely okay this time around. I can't figure out what is making this session of Yoga on the Ball different from the last time I taught it, when I vowed never to teach it again. Yoga on the Ball never felt like "yoga" to me; it felt gimmicky, more "yogic" than "yoga." … Continue reading Yoga on the Ball
A Blind Date With Yoga
If you practice yoga, do you remember how you met? Was it love at first sight, or did you start off as "just friends.?" If you have ever practiced yoga but don't anymore, do you know why? Did you have a fight and break up? Or did you just grow apart? If you still practice … Continue reading A Blind Date With Yoga
Reading
Back in December I made a reading list for myself. One book a month. Thanks to Leap Day tomorrow, I will be on track. My January book was 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. This was not on my original list. Somebody handed me this 900 page tome in early January, and I thought: Aw, Shit! I … Continue reading Reading
The Water Habit
52 ounces of water You see that water? You know how much water is in that carafe? There's 52 ounces in that puppy. Know how I know? Cause I measured it. I did the calculation and that's how much water I need to drink every day. (your weight in pounds, divided by 2, equals your … Continue reading The Water Habit
Cat Toy
Today I was in PetSmart looking for a toy for LuLu. Do you know how many cat toys are shaped like mice? A lot. Tons of little gray life-like mice made out of felt, filled with cat nip. They also sell a wide assortment of bigger,very life-like mice, which verge on being rats. Some have … Continue reading Cat Toy
Home Yoga Practice
When it comes to yoga, I'm a cranker, a churner, a go-hard-or-go-home-er. When I am led by my teacher, especially, I will hold onto my edges in a pose with my teeth and my toenails until I feel myself practically ripped apart. When I practice alone, I can't drive myself to quite that level of … Continue reading Home Yoga Practice
Feeling My Mettle
The other night I led Bakasana (Crow) prep poses, but when we got to the actual POSE, I really couldn't hold it for very long. Two of my younger, more bendy students were rocking it though, and even trying advanced variations. I was trying to help them achieve some of these variations, but I couldn't … Continue reading Feeling My Mettle
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