Synchronicity

July 27, 2010

At the end of this school year, my older son Noah, age 11, received a conduct award, The Seymour H. Kaplan Humanitarian Award.  When Noah began Coe Elementary School in second grade, I heard about the award that is given out in the Seattle School District at the end of each block of education- 5th [...]

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Helping kids develop the practice of yoga

July 24, 2010

For the last week the studio has been filled with kids during the day for Liziah’s Red Square Yoga Camp. I’ve noticed that beginner’s mind is already starting to fade by the time kids are midway through elementary school.  I truly wish that kids didn’t need so much information in elementary school to stay safe, but [...]

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Needles, Kneading, and Body Basics

July 15, 2010

Do you take care of yourself and your Self?  The Self in yoga is thought to be our nature which is permanent and good.  It’s called purusa, drst, cit, and probably a few more terms that I’m not thinking of right now.  The body is the vehicle for purusa which means the body is a [...]

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LOST & FOUND

July 5, 2010

While in Kent, CT this weekend, I managed to lose my wallet for the third time in a month.  Basically, I have a purse malfunction which I’m not going to go into.  All 3 times, my wallet has been returned.  One time, I dropped it outside of the Bellevue Art Museum on my way to [...]

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Q.A. Writers Unite

July 4, 2010

Interested in writing?  Check out The Writer’s Portable Mentor: A Guide to Art, Craft, and the Writing life by Priscilla Long, my writing teacher, who will help you move from thinking about writing to writing with incredible skill and grace. The book is available locally at Elliott Bay Book Company or on Amazon.  Priscilla will be doing a [...]

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Balancing Thoughts

June 28, 2010

For the most part, life is pretty good now; although, there have been some lower points too.  On the upside my mother’s birthday celebration, my father-in-law’s 85th birthday celebration, my dog stopped peeing in the house, my writing group is putting out a collection of our work, and my husband, boys, and dog are well. [...]

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Not Your Mother’s Yoga???

June 12, 2010

At some point, I remember reading an article or an advertisement that said something like, Not Your Mother’s Yoga. It was meant to encourage young women to try something that they’d grown up hearing about from their mothers.  As a forty-eight year old probably the age of some of those Mothers, I definitely felt the [...]

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You took my breath away!

May 28, 2010

Most of you are probably familiar with pranayama practice which I think encompasses all of the different meanings for prana.  Pranayama technically means stretching the breath, and in stretching the breath we are working with air, energy, and the physical act of breathing. There are a variety of pranayama techniques, some are quite complicated and [...]

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WHAT IS YOGA ANYWAY?

May 8, 2010

What’s yoga?  A practice, a religion, a fitness program, a spiritual practice, a way to achieve a natural high, a way to shape your bottom, a way to get right with yourself, a stress reducer, a pain reliever, a natural anti-depressant?  Well, it’s all of the above except for a religion.  (Yoga is a practice [...]

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