Dream Job
I really like being a teacher. Admittedly, I do much better with students who actually want to learn what I have to offer. I do… Read More »Dream Job
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New Cycling & Other Habits
Today was my first day doing a partial bike commute to work. Nearly 10 miles each way!!Read More »New Cycling & Other Habits
Do or Do Not
“There is no try,” according to Master Yoda.
It happens. You get on a good streak for your healthy eating habits, exercise regime, doing your constructive hobbies. Maybe it’s weeks long. Maybe months. Maybe even years. You’re doing it!
And then something interrupts. A busy time. A sickness. A relationship with a new lover. The addition of a new family member. Then you stop taking care of yourself quite as well as you once did. You are no longer doing it. You certainly aren’t trying.
And you start to feel it.Read More »Do or Do Not
Yoga Adventure
This weekend I signed up for a yoga camping adventure.
Yoga! Camping! And I took my bike, so biking!! Yes, yes, yes!Read More »Yoga Adventure
Ananda Balasana
Imagine. You are breathing, practicing yoga. You flow into Ananda Balasana, happy baby pose. You lie on your back with your peace fingers hooked around your… Read More »Ananda Balasana
Winds of Change
It may be cliché, but I feel them blowing. Cold air has been moving into Florida. Yoga is becoming a bigger part of my life. I’m making temporal space for my arts and crafts, and I will be researching where I might be able to sell them locally. (Though if you aren’t local or just can’t wait, you can buy anytime from the LD Shop!!)Read More »Winds of Change
Yoga and Hurricanes
Yoga (i.e. asana) is supposed to help align your body with your mind/spirit/whatever. It’s supposed to be a reflection of how you deal with the real world. Maybe you are faced with a particularly challenging pose. Do you face the challenging, sticking with it no matter how much it begins to hurt? Do you automatically choose a resting pose and fall into that? Do you try it, and then take a resting pose once you realize you need it? Do you do the same thing in your regular life?
Yoga for Educators
Yesterday I offered my first yoga for educators class. My inaugural class of people who aren’t my friends. (Well, some of them are work friends, but still a little different.)Read More »Yoga for Educators
Protecting Balance
This past weekend was my first off in months after working hard for my YTT and working part-time through summer. I started gaining more balance, figuratively and physically!Read More »Protecting Balance