Sunshine, lollipops and toenails

JMS asked for more fun/smut/gossip. Sad to say, but you’re not going to find it here. My life is boring (but blissful).
I don’t practise at a shala, which means that I simply don’t qualify to satisfy the widespread demand for shala-humping stories. And I can’t even include The Guy in this [...]

Adjustment

Practice yesterday was tough…mentally.  Physically seemed fine, except that my right achilles was a little weird.  But mentally…urgh.  Getting to navasana was a struggle (and I even left our mari b and d).  Every time I jumped through I just wanted to collapse into savasana.  This all has to do with a situation that I [...]

23 days

The past two weeks have proved mostly yoga-less.  One week of circumstances constantly getting in the way every time I stepped on my mat, and last week the problem was that The Guy was off from work.  He was at home all day, every day, sitting in the living room, meaning that I have nowhere [...]

I can’t get no…satisfaction

Practice has been thwarted multiple times this week. It seemed that whenever I was about to step on the mat circumstances would pop up that prevented me from practising. I have a super busy weekend and won’t be able to practice today or tomorrow, but hope to make it to a class on [...]

Justification

Why do I have to go so far out of my way to justify/explain my practice to others? Seriously, why do I even care? As soon as the word “yoga” comes out of my mouth people look at me like, “Sure, you go ahead and pretend that’s exercise.”
Conversation with a coworker:
Him: “I’m so [...]

Conscious vs. subconscious

In the past six months or so, it’s become increasingly clear to me that although I’m usually a fairly even-keeled person, or at least I like to think I am, stress does get to me, and most often it manifests itself in my body.
I’m in the middle of a big project on a tight timeline [...]

This and That

Sipping some yummy peppermint tea and eating some yogurt…post-practice. Okay practice. My body was a little achey, especially in my lower back and hip flexors. Things are coming though, slowly but surely. The biggest thing that I’m trying to overcome right now is lack of space.
Witness if you will: my practice space.

As you can [...]

We Will Remember Them

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To [...]

Home again, home again

Went into the office this morning only to discover a myriad of disappointment:
Exhibit A: Formerly large office, previously divided between four people, is now set up for six people….with cubicles…with little cubicle walls. So, I figure what must have happened is that the planning people thought, “Golly gee, let’s take a perfectly airy, large room [...]

Morning practice

I practised this morning. I said, I practised this morning. What, no parade? No fireworks? Oh, right, you all do this every day, don’t you? Well how about this then, on American Thanksgiving I’m going to throw you all a big parade. I’m going to find a department store to [...]

At home

I’m working from home today. We’re in the middle of a move at work that has rendered me workspace-less for the next two days. So, I lugged my files home last night, and am currently nestled at the table in my living room, drinking coffee (I had to spend awhile talking myself out [...]

Why I like being an adult

Mostly because it allows me the freedom to do things like, oh, I dunno, eat last night’s dessert for breakfast without getting in trouble.
Rationalization: it’s oats with two kinds of fruit, so it’s pretty much the same thing as breakfast cereal, only made from scratch and therefore healthier. Sugar is healthy, right? No? [...]

Waiting for warmth

I’m sitting here in the living room, looking out onto bare branches and grey skies, just waiting for the room to heat up enough (God bless our fireplace) for me to practice without having to wear a long sleeved shirt and socks. The hot apple cider I’m drinking helps too.
Yes, it’s a moonday. [...]

Swell

Practice after work yesterday was, well, to be completely honest, it was incredible!
Not incredible like I suddenly busted out full second series without ever trying before, or anything. No, that would be more along the lines of miraculous.
Incredible. Yes. After three days off for the LH I needed to be back on [...]

Confession

On Sunday afternoon I was cold and bored and didn’t feel like sitting on the couch and watching football with The Guy, so I decided to go take a class at the Moksha studio that is three short blocks from my house.
I’ve taken a few Moksha classes in the past, and while I’ve [...]