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Why don’t we use blocks? It’s obviously unmanly or unwomanly to reach for a block because our thrusting society we shouldn’t need the ‘crutch’ of a yoga block. We should rapidly be moving through variations. Believe me, I’ve had those moments – we all want to feel like we’re rocking our practice. In our minds, […]

Are you Ready for Spring’s Walking Meditation Recently we had a day with tantalizing and heady weather – spring will be here soon! Now that it’s a bit gray and raw again – with some snow in the forecast – I feel ready for my favorite DC season! Are you longing to get out into […]

What’s your reality? Have you been surprised by how you remember an event differs from someone else’s take? Sometimes when reading old lettersI see that my memory and what I’ve written in the letter don’t match! My memory at the time and my memory years later can differ – how extraordinary. Our perspective changes with […]

Tending and ending friendships Have you noticed that friendships change over the years? We talk a lot about how to tend or how to end a romantic relationship – but not so much about friendships. Perhaps it’s because I’m an only child, but my friendships are very important to me. I nurture them and they […]

Lets talk about turning movement on its head. Now we’re not going upside down – we’re going to think about yoga and movement differently. How you create movement habits? We all have habits in how we move. They affect our overall function. I’ve always thought I have tight hips – you should see my Pigeon […]

Unexpected Decisions Have you ever gobsmacked yourself by doing something you never thought you’d do? Nearly a decade ago, I was moving in with my now husband. As I packed, I picked up a small box of love letters and fingered the envelopes. I had no idea I was going to make a dramatic gesture […]

Recently I’ve been hugely enjoying reading some young adult fiction. I’ve noticed that a universal theme is control. After all, children have very little control over their lives. But do adults have more control? Should we give up the illusion of control? Can we navigate so that we plan yet remain flexible. How do we […]

Yoga is Great Posture Exercise Posture recently crossed my mind, for the first time in ages.  I was walking along a DC street and caught sight of myself in a shop window. It was a revelation. I stood tall, head over shoulders, with a neutral spine – and it was all thanks to my yoga. […]

I’m one of those people who was athletic as a teenager but then came to a roaring halt once I was out of school. I still walked a lot – but I didn’t do any regular exercise or play on any teams. Twenty years later, I woke up and realized that if I wanted to […]