I saw myself in the mirror

I saw myself in the mirror

It was a wide-angle forward bend. A simple pose. A simple pose with reverberating results. I was in yoga class, of course. A great way to start my Monday morning and my week overall. We came to the “forward bend of our choice” portion of our practice, and as I leaned...
Resist nothing

Resist nothing

Have you ever heard the saying, “what you resist, persists?” That seems like reason enough to stop our resisting, right? If only it were that easy. The thing is, even if we know we need to not resist, it’s hard. By definition, that which we shouldn’t resist is that...
Don’t squander this hour

Don’t squander this hour

That’s what my yoga teacher said as we started our class, but I think it applies to everything. Don’t squander the hours I have for yoga, by letting myself wander off my mat and out of the studio. Don’t squander the hours I have for my work or my writing, by allowing...
Feel the anger

Feel the anger

It’s like Part II in a two-part post, or a two-part process. I can’t say it’s a process I’m enjoying. I’ve admitted I need to feel my fear and day by day, as it comes up, I am. I’m acknowledging it, sitting with it, and soothing myself. And it passes. At least mostly...
I don’t pass anyone when I’m running anymore

I don’t pass anyone when I’m running anymore

I went for a run today. I should be happy enough with that. But I noticed that I passed no one on my way – well at least no one that was running! I never wanted to be a runner. In fact, I hated running. I ran in college, along with my Jane Fonda obsession, to lose...