Category Archives: Yoga

Countdown

Posted on November 28, 2010 by

I’m not sure this is the best way to approach this challenge, but I have 4 days counting today to get better from this pestilence. Both  the husband and I have been struck with some sort of low grade achy … Continue reading →

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Yogic Temptation

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

So I’m walking home from my eleventeenth trip to the market yesterday afternoon and I spot a new yoga studio literally ONE block away from my house. I  would only have to cross one street and only walk up 1/4 … Continue reading →

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I’m On It

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

Every ingredient for my Thanksgiving dinner is inside my kitchen. Apricot cranberry chutney? Done! Ancho chile maple glazed squash? roasted and refrigerated minus the spiced pecans. Tomorrow I make some macadamia coconut caramel squares and my stuffing (really an awesome … Continue reading →

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I Do, I Am, I Have

Posted on November 19, 2010 by

I think we have all been screwed by having taken too many multiple choice tests during our formative years. It was only when I was almost done with high school  that the none of the above or all of the … Continue reading →

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Things I Tend To Do

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

And wonder how harmless or not they are: Taking a salt bath that is so hot it makes me sweat AND a little lightheaded. So I lie down for a minute…or 20 before standing at Samasthiti. After doing a modified … Continue reading →

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It Gets Better

Posted on November 10, 2010 by

“This oversimplification of yoga is the definition of fundamentalism. We know this and we know were fundamentalism leads.” I am  so starting this book after I’m done  with Freeing The Body Freeing The Mind. David Gordon White, Part Two I … Continue reading →

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Oh Boy..

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

This guy like the interviewer says, was the most memorable part of that Enlighten Up movie.  I always wondered why she did not ask him more questions. Two of his books are on my pile and I might just have … Continue reading →

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Precognition

Posted on November 5, 2010 by

When I was a teenager I had a dream about being outside taking some sort of class with a small group of students among the pine trees and in front a very deep blue ocean. At that time I was … Continue reading →

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Metaphorical Pain

Posted on November 4, 2010 by

I have been thinking about how my chest sometimes hurts when I wake up in the middle of the night, and wonder if it is breath related. I toss and turn all night long trying to breathe from the most … Continue reading →

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Idolizing Convenience

Posted on November 3, 2010 by

I think that is what we do as a culture. I think we mistakenly use convenience as a yardstick to measure our quality of life. I cannot think of anything more inconvenient than having to wake up and get out … Continue reading →

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