This past week we watched a documentary called, I AM. Created by Hollywood comedy director Tom Shadyac (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective), Tom diverges away from comedy and gets contemplative. Following a significant ... Read More...
What’s In It For Me?
This past week I posed the following question to my students: What keeps you coming back onto the mat, week in and week out? If you're like many people, what initially brought you to yoga has changed. You might ... Read More...
Leaky Boat
One of the most interesting and innovative bands to come out of the Australian/New Zealand rock scene back in the 80's were called "Split Enz". Two brothers Tim and Neil Finn formed the band, wrote many hits, were ... Read More...
If You Didn’t Know How Old You Are…
I once saw this on a birthday card: "If you didn't know how old you were, how old do you think you would be?". Interesting question, as I know that as I approach turning 50 next year (yikes!), I often feel like I'm a ... Read More...
Put on a brave face. You don't want to upset others. Don't let your opponents know how you're feeling. Use your poker face. Grin and bear it. There's no crying in baseball! These are all familiar sayings from ... Read More...
Ordinary Joe
The power of one person can be astounding. This past week we saw a documentary film about a Vietnam veteran, Steve Sciacci, who was a medic during the war and hails from Long Island, NY. Since 1998, he has been ... Read More...
Personal Retreat
Man oh man has it been busy! Not in a bad way, but in "I've had a lot on my plate" kind of way. Every weekend in April had an event, either for fundraising or my business (yoga retreat). In addition to that, it was ... Read More...
I Think I Can, I Think I Can
Some stories from our childhood leave lasting impressions. "The Little Engine That Could" is one that seems particularly relevant at this stage of my life. You know, the little train engine that thought he was too ... Read More...
Grumble, Grumble
This past week I invented a new word..."Grumbletude". It came about as I was sorting through the mental bombardment which seemed to trigger a realization that I was pulling up a list of grumblings. This list included: ... Read More...
Everyday Is Earth Day
Today, Sunday April 22 is the 42nd year of celebrating Earth Day. From a yogic perspective, every day is Earth Day with the practices of yoga evolving from a connection to as well as a reflection of the natural ... Read More...
The Comfort Zone
One day I was sitting in class waiting for all the students to arrive. As is often the case, I have many interesting conversations during this settling-in period and had one on this day. I was remarking to one student ... Read More...
Time To Make Hay
All the signs are there. I have a cold. I am sitting amongst a fortress of stacked papers. The to-do list isn't consolidated in one place, so I actually have to add, "consolidate to-do lists" on my list of things to ... Read More...
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