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Day 25: (from the seat of the teacher) “Hardcore, Schmardcore. Bring It”
Last night I took my night classes through a bit of the Ashtanga Primary Series. It’s really different from what they’ve been doing all month. In many ways, harder. I wanted to expose them to a...
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Home Practice Journey
Ok, so I haven’t been great about posting these past 10 days or so, but I HAVE been doing yoga every day! What has been different is that for the past two weeks or so, I have been practicing...
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Day 26: (from the seat of the teacher) “Slow and Sweet”
Shelly meditates I took all three classes into “Sukha” land today. Sukha in Sanskrit means “sweet” or “easy.” Sukhasana is the easy, crossed-legged seated posture that most people take when they start...
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Day 27: (from the seat of the teacher) “Pictures”
Today was a good day. I got to see the pictures that Julie Sherwood took in class the other day and they turned out so GOOD! I am excited. She really captured the vibe of the Challenge this year....
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Day 28: (from the seat of the teacher) “Plank”
This morning I woke up at the time I would normally be teaching (6 AM) because blessedly, it is Saturday, and the morning class begins at 8 AM rather than 6:15 AM. I got 8 hours sleep as well, which...
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Day 29: (from the seat of the teacher) “One Day Left”
There is only one more day, and three more classes left in this year’s Yoga Challenge. I spent today preparing for the party tomorrow night. Everyone has been commenting on how this month flew. And...
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Before and After
My yoga/meditation challenge is officially over now. Let’s look at the score: Yoga: 30 days! Meditation: Uhh… well, technically 30 days… sort of… but I definitely crapped out on my self-imposed effort...
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Recap and sign of life
All done. Today, I did a rather short last round of yoga which will be complemented tomorrow morning if I can lift myself out of bed before the June Bug awakens on the German labor day. But, here is my...
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Zen, Baby
Looks like we made it!!!!!! Greetings, Yogarians!!!!!! Happy May Day!!!!!!! Yesterday, I savored my 30-straight-day-of-yoga by yoga-ing to the sun setting. It was a LOVELY celebration!!!!!! I look...
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Day 30 and Day 1 (from the seat of the teacher) “I wish you could have been...
Oh Virtuals! How I adore you! How I honor what you do, and what you did, day in and day out on your mats this month. (deep bow) And do you you know PRECISELY why I honor you?? Because today. For the...
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Transitions
I think the transitions in life are much more challenging than an actual activity or task. For instance, once I’m out of bed, I move pretty well, but if it’s a cold morning, or I’m snuggling in bed...
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Day 7. The Leader Board
Today marks the end of week 1. The party is over. All the “first day of school” excitement has faded. Now we are starting to get serious, people. Now we crest into the hardest week: Week 2: Hammer...
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Home is…
My home yoga space is a 2′ x 6′ x 8′ slice of our guest bedroom, and I adore it. My fiance and I live in a nicely finished but relatively small apartment. We are not Martha-Stewart types, but to my...
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Day 8. Teaching myself a lesson.
Today I did something really stupid: I took my contacts out before my shower and instead of letting them soak in Refresh solution, I soaked them in Clear Care. Clear Care needs overnight to neutralize....
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Slacker yoga
Yesterday’s (Sunday’s) yoga session was a paltry ten minutes. Somehow I slept through my first alarm and didn’t wake up until the second, which cut my practice by 20 minutes. (I was getting together...
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Day 9. Tired
I’m really tired tonight. I am sitting on the couch, laptop on my lap, UConn vs Louisville on the TV, G making me jump by shouting, “Atta Baby!” at unpredictable intervals. I woke up tired this...
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Goldilocks
I’m on the road again and have the luxury of some unscheduled time tonight. Instead of staying in a hotel, I decided this afternoon to book a cabin at Keystone State Park, near Youngstown PA. I always...
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Day 11. Guest Teacher
Right now I am sitting in the lounge and Amy Delozier is teaching the 5:30 PM class. I can hear her voice but not what she’s saying. I can hear that there is music playing but not what that music is. I...
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Coming up for air (part 1)
Wow. It’s been a while since I last blogged. (Shoot, it’s been a while since any of us blogged!) Admittedly I have fallen off of the yoga wagon a couple of times in the last two weeks. No shiny new mat...
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Coming up for air (part 2)
As with every Yoga Challenge, this has been a time for me to reflect on who I am and what I want in this amazing journey called life. I’m not going to lie. The last year has been, for lack of a better...
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