I had such a wonderful experience at yoga my first time that I went right out the next morning and joined Monica’s outdoor yoga class. It’s around the corner from the park. On the outdoor stage of the Center for the Arts. It’s separate from the studio in that the … Continue reading
If you’ve been following me since our last visit to Crested Butte, you know that I enjoy some mountain yoga. I went to four different classes the last time I was here, and wrote about every single one of them. When we first arrived, I went to check the schedules … Continue reading
I wrote this last year on this exact same day, but I never shared it here. When I found it today, fresh from my morning yoga, I thought…this just fits today perfectly! I guess that I could go to yoga for the rest of my life and still, years from … Continue reading
The title of the Bible Study Fellowship study for this year is The Life of Moses. I started the fall very excited to study Moses and all through September and October, the study did not disappoint. Also, I have loved hearing Simon and Campbell’s preschool renditions of Go Down Moses … Continue reading
I haven’t mentioned yoga in a while. Let’s just say that my yoga practice sort of lapsed over the summer, as in was completely reduced to about a down dog a week, and only that when my back was killing me from carrying the oft mentioned ridiculously heavy baby backpack … Continue reading
starting monday morning (and therefore my week) with yoga is one of the most sane choices i make in my schedule. and this morning, jeanne did not disappoint. she worked us hard, but again, you don’t realize how hard you are working. you’re just following…moving, holding, listening, moving, holding again, … Continue reading
here’s a news flash. yoga is becoming mainstream. enlightening i know. but the reason i mention it is that yoga and its counterparts (increased awareness of spirituality, meditation, peace) have sort of gradually become a medium for me to talk about things that matter to me with people for whom … Continue reading
My newest yoga instructor’s name is Jeanie. She is precious, I tell you. But honestly, I think I have yet to meet a yoga instructor I didn’t like. Jeanie has blond hair, the usual yoga body and, get this, she’s had seven children. You heard me. Seven. They are all … Continue reading
oh my final yoga class in colorado. it fell at 4 pm, after we’d finished our grueling day of climbing at around 2 pm. in a normal world, the one i live in most of the time, i would never have made it. i could barely walk. i could feel … Continue reading
bikram take two i went back to bikram yoga this morning. ready to sweat. hoping to go home a few pounds lighter if at all possible, though not likely with taido doing most of the cooking. each child got to plan a meal and prepare it with him. ben chose … Continue reading
