My friends have been throwing not-so-subtle hints that this blog has been growing cobwebs. All I can say in response is "I know; I KNOW!" You probably surmised, YaYa is back, school has started, and my sweet, sweet summertime pace has pulled into to … [Continue reading]
Snakes & Switchbacks
It's been too long since I've been able to write about running. I don't mean the posts that talk about my want to run, or say why I am not running. I mean the posts where I actually say that I have run -- successfully. This is one of … [Continue reading]
…until something gives
These days I am drawn to the wide-legged forward folds in the ashtanga sequence almost as much as the heart opening backbends. Sometimes they complement each other, other times they fight against each other. Our ashtanga instructor described the … [Continue reading]
Standing up Straight
Over the weekend, I took one of three of Desirée Rumbaugh's amazing workshops being held at the yoga studio. It was titled "Stand up Straight" but, although the description said nothing of the sort, somehow I made the leap to spinal alignment and … [Continue reading]
see, hear, speak
Few have never heard the idiom "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil." Although typically associated with three monkeys, apparently there may be a link to 18th century Buddhists. On some deep level, I must have known this. For when I saw these … [Continue reading]