Do you ever find yourself telling someone off in your head? Or that you're imagining a conversation you are going to have with someone who has hurt you where you finally get to put them in their place? Okay, maybe it's just me. But why is letting go, especially when it comes to relationships, so [...]
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Today is January 2nd, 2011 and I am saying my goodbyes to 2010 Yes, I am fully aware that I am a little behind in my New Year's themed posts. I did consider not posting this and simply going ahead with my 2011. But I decided that it was worth it to honor 2010 with [...]
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Happy Holy Days! Mysteriously missing from George Orwell's portrayal of the era, this 1984 video with Dolly and Kenny has me longing for a sparkly, fur-trimmed vest and nostalgically smiling from the inside out. And in the words of Buddy the Elf, "I love smiling. Smiling's my favorite." So, what is the best line? Unfortunately, [...]
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It is amazing what goes viral on YouTube. And I am pretty sure that funny cat videos are at the top of list of the most viewed viral videos … ever. That said, I watched a lot of non-cat videos this week including one I found in a wonderful post by Young Yoga Masters that [...]
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So, you go to Hot Yoga class regularly. You know all the teachers. You have a group of yoga class friends. You even have your own "spot" in the room. Despite all of this and the fact that you grab every opportunity to rave about hot yoga to your non-yogi friends, and you're pretty sure [...]
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Human. Hilarious. Honest. Hicks. He smoked. He swore. He challenged mainstream society and consumerism and inspired people to think for themselves. He was criticized and censored when he was alive. Now, thanks to the miracle of YouTube, his message lives on. This is my favorite Bill Hicks YouTube moment. It is titled, "It's Just a [...]
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My elephantjournal.com debut! I am so excited about this. The community of bloggers and thoughtful people over at elephantjournal.com are a huge inspiration to me. It is one of my favorite places to hang out online and if you head on over there and look around a bit, you will see why. I would be [...]
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An experiment. You know yourself pretty well, right? What does it mean to not feel like yourself? I have a theory that these moments of discombobulation are a sort of crossroads and that insecurity can be a useful tool for growth and expansion. These are moments of choice and of power. For in these precious [...]
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Wow, it's been a heavy-hitting, conversation-sparking, yoga-in-the-media kind of week (actually, it's been a couple of weeks), maybe the biggest coverage of yoga ever and it all started with the lengthy NY Times Magazine article which profiled John Friend, creator of Anusara Yoga. The article was titled The Yoga Mogul. I shared it last week's [...]
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I sometimes joke about being a yoga teacher in Asheville, NC. I like to say there is a yoga teacher per every 1 person. While not entirely accurate (okay, not even close), there is quite a population of us here in Beer City, USA. It's great. We support each other and in the spirit of [...]
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