Now that I am semi-retired, I only teach yoga on Zoom from my own home. It’s convenient, easy, and still rewarding. However, in the 10+ years of my yoga career, I had the delight (and challenge) of teaching classes in some unusual places. In fact, thinking back, I realize that I never once taught a class in a place that was an official studio dedicated to yoga.
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Wellness
Where is Your Head?
Unless you spend a lot of time birdwatching, picking fruit, flying a kite, or stargazing, you are probably bringing your head out of alignment most of the day. Where should it be? Centered and balanced over your spine. Where is it? Most likely it’s too far forward.
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The Aging Brain: I’ll Never Forget What’s-His-Name
The article At Capacity by Melissa Kirsch (copied here) appeared today in my morning New York Times newsletter and it really resonated with me. Her struggles are painfully familiar. I am also an avid reader who has trouble remembering what I’ve read, especially if I read it on my Kindle, where everything seems transient and ephemeral. It’s different with hardcopy books; every time I pick them up, I see the title and the cover and those visuals seem to help…somewhat. Sadly, books aren’t the only things I wrestle with. Continue reading