Alignment Instruction?
Whether reaching on or off the mat, we want to keep the upper arm bone integrated into the shoulder socket. Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
On the Bus
Just guessing that the bare feet on the bus are not a fashion statement, but a reaction to painful high heels. Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
Found Exhortation (with Special Dispensation)
Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
108 Sun Salutations and Four Two-Minute Handstands (more or many fewer) and Samskara Revisited
Last night at group practice, after doing a centering focused on using yoga to dissolve samskaras (see yesterday’s blog post on this topic), I told the group how I had been inspired by a Facebook exchange between Noah Maze and… (READ MORE)
Fraying at the Seams (and Samskaras)
I have spent most of the last three days working from home so that I could be on site while repairs ensuing from the earthquake and hurricane were done. I’ve been luckier than most in the path. The damages I… (READ MORE)
Keystone XL tar sands pipeline White House sit-in
Here is some information about the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline White House sit-in. I am not prepared at this time in my life to get arrested, but I have participated by raising my voice and donating money to organizations… (READ MORE)
More About Eating Local
Some great reminders and interesting new tidbits of information in this article/book review about globalization and Columbus. With a little help from our friends, some dedicated scholars, and a willingness to learn, we can have a better understanding of the… (READ MORE)
Why Did It Make Me Feel Better? (and Pictures from the Middle of the Night with Irene)
Why did it make me feel better to think it could have been worse? Hurricane Irene revealed a place that probably would not have leaked (into the living room) if mortar had not been shaken loose by the earthquake earlier… (READ MORE)
Before the Rain Was Truly Earnest
The rain started when I was about half way to Union Station to catch the metro to Takoma Park to teach the noon gentle/therapeutics class at Willow Street. Thanks to all the regulars, make=up students, and drop-ins for coming to… (READ MORE)
Late Summer Newsletter–Web Version (Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and the Three A’s)
Dear Friends, After a summer of drought, we just experienced inside the Beltway the power when the earth shudders and shakes in an east coast earthquake of unusual magnitude. Now, less than a week after the earthquake, I take appropriate… (READ MORE)