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The Coldest Winter Is This Summer In San Francisco

Friday, August 20th, 2010

I’m here in San Francisco. It’s late August and it’s really really cold. But when you go to Urban Flow where the temperatures rise to 90 degrees and the sweat flows, the tears (sometimes) flow, and the chanting vibrates through the air, all is well.

Urban Flow Yoga (click to watch the video)

Rusty’s class this morning was full of love, full of devotion – devotion to his students, the practice, his teachers, the teachers that make his team, our own individual god. I return the devotion and post this beautiful short film about his vision.

Namaste

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Wanderlust 2010

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

It’s a strange word to say.  My sister, Marla, and I get stuck on it every time.  We know it as a German word and are thus inclined to pronounce it as such.  I think we’re the only ones.  So in attempt to fit in but still stay true to our roots, we end up stumbling and stuttering.  But here we are……

morning yoga

It’s lovely. It’s the desert.  It’s warm and dry and sunny.

We spent our first few hours here in Squaw Valley with Rusty. He made sure we wouldn’t forget about him the rest of the weekend – his spirit taking up residence in our hamstrings.  I mean really, Rusty, I love you always and don’t need to reminded of you every step I take and every forward bend I fold into.  Wince….

The evening ended with red wine and Pretty Lights.  If Rusty dwells in my hamstrings today, Pretty Lights dwells in my heart.

I’ve got 2 days left.  I wonder who will possess me next….

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Retreat

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Wow, I haven’t blogged in a while.  It’s been on mind a lot lately and this morning, I find myself here.  It’s interesting to me how much we plan and arrange our schedules and dutifully tackle our to-do lists, yet we really only do things that fall into two categories: 1) what we must urgently do and 2) what we really want to do.  I don’t have to blog.  Clearly, I haven’t wanted to blog until this moment.  So why now?

I’m at a retreat center (yoga related, of course) and find myself up earlier than anyone else.  I have a bit of a cold (which always makes me feel creative and affectionate…okay needy) and I had the desire to connect.  As 2010 reveals itself to me, I find myself with an intense travel schedule, sometimes 8 weekends in a row without a break.  It might be nice to start a blog highlighting the places I visit, the amazing people I encounter, and the conversations we share. 

Now that is an idea that moves me……

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Hood River, OR

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
new friends

new friends

I’m traveling with Yoga Fit this summer.  This time in Hood River is incredible.  I’m with 10 other women living in an Ashram.  The sense of community we have created and the love and nuturing we offer is astounding.  Our backgrounds are all wildly different and in our regular lives, we may have never had the opportunity to know each other.

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