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The Rhetoric of Yoga

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Hello, hello!
First, let me apologize, it has been far too long since I wrote. And the silence was not due to silence in my life - but rather the complete opposite - lots of talking and noise and activity. All quite wonderful, if I do say so myself.
I went to NYC and Boston for twelve [...]

Which One Ya Like?

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Hmmm decisions decisions. It’s come to my attention that I need business cards, considering I’m lugging yoga mats around town running into curious-eyed people. Abigail turned me on to a pretty cheap site. Thoughts on these designs? (You’ll have to ignore the dotted line, they keep that there so you don’t go print your own!) [...]

Calculated Risks

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Alo! It’s been a while, so here’s a quick catchup. Work at the rehab ended. Yoga training ended. (more on these in later posts) AshBlue continues. Yoga teaching develops.
 
Which leads me to the topic of this entry. Calculated risks: A chance of failure, the probability of which is estimated before some action is undertaken.
 
On Tuesdays and [...]

Washing Dishes pt 2 (mini)

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Ok so seriously, I wrote that first entry about being mindful while washing dishes at 5pm. At 9pm when I got home, I thought to myself, “I’m going to load these dishes in the washer before I make dinner.” And I did, without a second thought, made dinner, came back into the kitchen and was [...]

Washing Dishes pt 1

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

I am amused with myself before I even start typing this post.
My friends, Mark and Linda, cooked me dinner on Sunday night. It was supposed to be “The Last Supper” because my contract with New Life Lodge is up on Thursday and they are two of my favorite co-workers. They gave me a book called “The Miracle [...]

What’s your dosha, baby?

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

Yoga Teacher Training took a long break - we haven’t met since December 13. We will meet this upcoming weekend. Can we say, withdrawal?
Anyway, at the beginning of break our teacher, Zo, asked us to take a dosha quiz to determine what dosha we are and then reflect on that over the holidays.
What’s a dosha, [...]

Happy Holidays!

Friday, December 25th, 2009

 
 

Urdhva Dhanurasna

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Our assignment for the week is to do 3 Urdhva Dhanurasnas every day. Let me remind you of this post, where I talked about doing full wheel for the first time ever. Turns out, I can do this pose. I CAN! I just never did. I never prepped for it but I have the strength to start [...]

Slacker

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

I don’t know what to write about. I don’t know why. I haven’t been practicing my breathing. I haven’t been practicing my asanas (poses). I haven’t been thinking about yoga. But I want to. I have been very busy with work (rehab and boutique) and have let things with myself slip. My house is a [...]

Quickie: Headstands and Efficiency

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

WHOA YA’LL.
I can do a headstand. I can! I use the wall, but I move away from it, and I can DO HEADSTANDS!! I have been doing them like crazy since I realized - HEY! You can do this!
Proof:

 
Yeah, that’s me, in a headstand - with a relaxed face! Niiice.
Now I am working on doing [...]

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