I am in a Hampton Inn in Spotsylvania county, Virginia (How I love that word Spotsylvania!) From Pennslyvania to Spotsylvania and it only took 2 Wait Wait Don't Tell Me's, 2 This American Life's, 1 Radio Lab "Short," 1 tall soy latte, 1 mozarella basil and roasted red pepper pannini, 1 lobster, shrimp and scallop … Continue reading Spotsylvania
Bonner’s Wedding
Tomorrow I'm taking off for Virginia to go to a friend's wedding. I hate weddings. I have been to more than my fair share of disaster weddings where it was abundantly clear to most, if not all of the guests, that this was going to be one of those "starter marriages" where the parties involved … Continue reading Bonner’s Wedding
Caterpillars, ew.
So, we are now experiencing a Hitchkokian plague of caterpillars here in the formerly serene, but now roaring, town of Manhole, and you know what? I am strangely okay with them. Everybody else is freaking the hell out, spraying, squishing, and ew-ing all over the place as they walk through curtains of caterpillars, picking them … Continue reading Caterpillars, ew.
Gauging My Life
Ever since the end of the Challenge and the end of the Half Marathon I've been really tired and feeling kinda lackluster. It happens. Letdowns happen. Brian Johnson of Philosopher's Notes, quoting one of his favorite authors, says, "When our car runs low on gas, we don't blame the gauge, we simply pull into a … Continue reading Gauging My Life
April Recap
What a weekend! Here is our running "Trybe" before we approached the start line for the River Towns Half Marathon. We all look so happy and fresh and smiley and clean, don't we? Yeah, we didn't end up looking so pretty, but we all finished! We have been training since January in temps ranging from … Continue reading April Recap
Day 30: De-Throning The Iguana
I am sitting here at 1 PM on the afternoon of the last day of the 30 Day Yoga Challenge. Only one more class left, a little party after that, and it will be over. Tomorrow it will be May. Two people made it to the studio every single day this month. Lots made it … Continue reading Day 30: De-Throning The Iguana
Guest Post: Jennifer Schmid
This is a Guest Post by Jennifer Schmid (www.jenniferschmid.com) who used to practice at Main Street Yoga before moving to California 2 years ago. While she was here, we taught a 6-Week Yoga for Weight Loss session, which I have to say, was one of the absolute highlights of my collaborative teaching experiences. Jennifer did … Continue reading Guest Post: Jennifer Schmid
Day 28: Getting Good At Yoga
I asked my class last night what they had learned, if anything, from the Yoga Challenge. I got blank stares. "Are you getting any better at yoga?" I asked Then they started pointing to defined biceps, and saying how they could finally do a Chaturanga, and hold plank without their arms quivering like jello. The … Continue reading Day 28: Getting Good At Yoga
Day 27: The Spirituality of Whimsicality
As a yoga teacher, the hardest and most terrifying class for me to teach is the first day of Beginner Yoga. The students walk in pale, fat, worried, neurotic, clutching their little bottles of Dasani like they're some totemic objects that will protect them from weird, patchouli smelling Hindu spirits, and me. I don't claim … Continue reading Day 27: The Spirituality of Whimsicality
Day 26: The End Is Near
This is a picture of me being hoisted aloft at the End of the Challenge Party last year. I found it as I was going through the archives today. In a few days, there will be another party, another toast to our tribe, our yoga sangha, and all of our efforts this month. Why do … Continue reading Day 26: The End Is Near
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