Re-entry…
I got very caught up in holiday busy after the 40 Days – AND – announced the rebranding of my studio as Oh Yeah Yoga. So, yes, a lot happened. The work of the 40 Days undid a lot, unearthed more,...
View ArticleAnd just like that…
The 40 Days is really a wrap? Really? Tomorrow is the last day. As ready as I am to tie this one up, I also don’t want to let go of it. It was my deepest experience with the 40 Days since my first...
View ArticleOn relaxing with what is…
I knew I was in for it, and big time, when I started to lose my voice just before teaching Monday night. The cold, the damned cold, that had me for a bit but that I’ve been fighting and fighting over...
View ArticleWhoa, Nelly – I mean 40 days…
Having week three of the 40 Days, Equanimity – which has always been my doozy week – converge with Thanksgiving week was a wee bit of an eye opener. I’m having to break out my journal to share this...
View ArticleLast week’s lessons…
Last week was an exercise in re-training myself to realize I do not have to jump through hoops and be in reaction in order to be an effective business owner. (Ahem.) It was like this: I realized...
View ArticleI can’t even…
Really. It’s an I-Can’t-Even day. It kicked in solid with some studio stuff, sprinkled its particular brand of glitter all over some other plans, and then? My oldest dog got her treat ball kind of...
View ArticleNew saddle…
I started to write about being back in the proverbial saddle today — this is my first day back to a full workload. But it’s not the same saddle. Everything has been shifted all around and made into...
View ArticleThe tonic…
So I decided to try a tonic. Blackstrap molasses and apple cider vinegar in eight ounces of water. Because depleted, that’s why, depleted. There is a dance that goes with this. Okay. Get your glass...
View ArticleParked…
This is me today, by choice. An appendicitis scare late last night resulted in a hasty trip to the emergency room, and a trip back home a few hours later with a doctor’s note for my boss (I looked in...
View ArticleBest intentions…
I will clean the house. I will blog. I will gather content for projects. I will finish the laundry. I will have one of those hip-opening, heart-opening stretchy yoga practices that turns me into a...
View ArticleRaw…
I mentioned yesterday that grief amplifies every other emotion for me – – all of them. Positive, ugly, everything. Something mildly amusing becomes hysterically funny, holding me in the space of not...
View ArticleBeebee keel…
Have you seen this video? Go watch this video. Without it, this whole entry will make no sense, and I promise that Monday laughs are vital. Beebee wheel. You good? Okay. Allow me to share my...
View ArticleSaturday to Saturday…
Sometimes it takes a shock to my system to get me writing again, at least as far as writing publicly is concerned. Life changed in a big way one week ago – my stepfather, who I called Mister or Mister...
View ArticleMe, getting ready to leave my house…
I’ve had a super-hectic week and have definitely been all up in my head – completely unanchored. Something I like to do to bring myself back into my body is notice, really *notice*, what’s happening...
View ArticleA moment of reaction…
Yes, I am a yoga teacher. I own a yoga studio. But all of the work I encourage others to do is something I also have to practice myself. I have moments of high level reaction just like anyone. I do...
View ArticleA lovely list of random…
Because it’s just *time* for one. I just *know*. 1. Quinoa. I could probably leave it at that, but I’ve become a little obsessed with quinoa lately. When you are a pasta addict who has drastically...
View ArticleBetter…
“I can’t wait to be back in shape.” That was my mantra for a while. Remember all the purging I wrote about? Yeah – NONE of that involved my smaller jeans. They’re in a suitcase, folded, waiting....
View ArticleTug…
Everything that happens has impact on all levels. You may not feel it, but you “feel” it somewhere, and it adds up to the amazing collective that makes you who you are. Case in point: I’m excited...
View ArticleSo much stuff…
A huge renovation process on my house kicks off tomorrow. I’m getting hardwood floors, painting, switching rooms around, getting new appliances, bringing in new furniture – – yeah. Lots of things....
View ArticleTeaching moment…
Teaching yoga is as much a learning experience me as it is those I’m instructing. In fact, I don’t even like the view that I’m just instructing – teaching yoga is about co-creating an experience. For...
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