About 2 or 3 years ago my mom gave me a pair of Cole Haan shoes. They came wrapped in a silky bag and when I took them out, I must admit I was impressed by their beauty. The shoes were cream and chocolate brown with peep toes and a series of circles etched into… [Read more…]
May 17, 2012
This talk is like honey and milk to my ears – Dean Ornish pairs real world wisdom * what we all know about how our environment affects us internally & externally* He also discusses the soul and companionship – ces’t important. Take a serious look – then google Dean Ornish – then google T-rex meme – then… [Read more…]
May 15, 2012
Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything, That’s how the light gets in. ~Leonard Cohen There are two places in life that I wager we all have visited once or twice. The first I shall call the grief wave and the other the deep. They… [Read more…]
May 8, 2012
I feel like shadow songs this morning. Maurice Sendak - totally pivotal part of my childhood and honestly a part of my adult/psycho analytic life has died. Life well lived sir. <3 Your illustrations will adorn my child’s ( yet to be conceived of course) wall. Your words will fill their ears. Your spirit will… [Read more…]
May 4, 2012
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Books book books. Are you ready for it? The top books of all damn time according to yours truly? I know you’ve been waiting with bated breath and heart a pattering for it and I apologize for that. I was busy partying for the big 31 and couldn’t get to it. Books are a special… [Read more…]
May 3, 2012
Teaching I love to teach and I love to give to others. Things that pair well in my chosen profession(s). When I was a little Ahimsamaven I would learn things and then get excited about said thing and then tell EVERYONE about it…ad infinitum. Mom…MOM..MOOOOM! Did you know that Tyrannosaurus’ have little baby arms! Wanna… [Read more…]
April 30, 2012
Keystrokes and locks On a personality matrix I am …confused to say the least. I don’t have a standout “type” on Myer’s Briggs. In fact I don’t fit well into any psycho-social personality test. My brain is as spasmodic as my gypsy self and I love that I am unable to be defined. (I would… [Read more…]
April 26, 2012
So. When I told my family that I wanted to be a yoga instructor – my mother tilted her head gave me her one eyebrow raised questioning ( the dreaded look of judgment) and said, “ Why did you spend $60, 000 on a graduate degree to teach fitness classes for a living?” My ever… [Read more…]
April 24, 2012
Seriously. Read. It makes you a better person in the heart, body and mind. Read this and tell me what it makes you feel deep in the squirmy parts of your belly. Read the first line and then the next and the next and the next. Later I’ll gift you with my favorite books… [Read more…]
Yoga. Love. Life. Philosophy and a bit of humor tossed in for flavor.
May 18, 2012
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