A Mighty Fine Pumpkin
Thanksgiving Week Sequencing Gift (and Kidney Loop)
My students this fall and those of you following the blog know that I have been teaching the basic Anusara physical principles of alignment in sequence as the focus of my weekly classes. I did not set out to do… (READ MORE)
“Holiday Madness” (and the Yamas and Niyamas of Patanjali)
When I googled (that should not be a verb) “holiday madness” this morning, I got one million three hundred thousand hits. Yikes! Most relevant websites are about surviving shopping, over-eating, family, and travel. Madness in such a situation is a… (READ MORE)
Vegan Pumpkin Walnut Quick Bread
This is dense, moist, sweet, and fairly healthy as Thanksgiving type treats go: 1. Beat together: 1/4 cup walnut oil (or safflower or canola if you are avoiding nuts) 1/2 cup sucanat 1/2 cup maple syrup dash of salt 2. … (READ MORE)
At Your Request (Grown Up Cranberry Sauce)
I was first taught how to make cranberry sauce in 3rd or 4th grade. We made the recipe off of the back of the bag, which recipe I am fairly certain is still on the bag of “conventionally grown” cranberries. … (READ MORE)
Affirmation and Iccha Shakti (Pelvic Loop 2)
Instead of being able to walk into the office with the first thing scheduled a regular 10am conference call, this morning I have to be across town to appear on a panel discussion with the Director of my Office. This… (READ MORE)
Pelvic Loop (and self-affirmation)
I contemplated long and hard about how to teach the Anusara principle of pelvic loop. If students are already tending to bring the tops of the thighs forward, without doing enough inner spiral enhanced by thigh loop (which together take… (READ MORE)
Fruits of Practice?
Serenity Saturday, Oxfam Fundraiser, and Thanksgiving Week Classes (web version of newsletter)
Dear Friends, I hope you weathered Ida and are enjoying the glorious days that are following her cleansing rains as we move into the first of the holidays. Although I may have some thought-provoking questions about the historical basis for… (READ MORE)
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