apropos nothing specific between us, I wanted to share this with you— The Four Sufi Gates of Speech —is it honest? —is it necessary? —is it the right time? —is it kind? The “gates” are questions to consider before letting your words pass (or your letting your emails pass, I suppose!)— They struck me… [Read more…]
January 2, 2012
some things end regardless of whether you want them to some things you choose to end in either case, whatever the situation and whatever your level of control over it, it’s possible to keep going right through the good-bye— you can do this by making light of it by not showing up on the last… [Read more…]
November 25, 2011
what to tell the girl in my life about menstruation? — originally posted at Re:Cycling, NOV 24, 2011. Ever since I saw this uterus pillow, I have been thinking about what to tell the girl in my life about menstruation. She’s ten years old. This pillow is exactly something I would give her! It’s handmade,… [Read more…]
July 4, 2011
If all the drawers, closet doors & boxes in here had “last opened” dates posted on them, what would I find? What do I use regularly? What did I forget I had? or why I have it What am I keeping, and why? excluding seasonal clothing and gear from this – What would happen if… [Read more…]
May 24, 2011
It usually goes like this — Something goes wrong (could be a work project, or personal communication, subway delays, anything) and I start working on the problem with: If only that hadn’t happened, then I would have been able to… If s/he had done it the right way (or at least had given it a… [Read more…]
May 14, 2011
A friend of mine died this week. A friend. That word stops me, problematic, guilty. Am I entitled to say that about him? Us. How often did we see each other? spend time together. He was young, by the way, and apparently healthy. Something stopped his heart and he died. on vacation. Death changes everything.… [Read more…]
May 10, 2011
Registration has opened for the yoga teacher training program I took last summer at Yoga to the People. To those considering it — here’s my take on it: It’s ten weeks of school. Teachers will guide you and give you their know-how. (See my take on the curriculum below.) But, really — it’s about the… [Read more…]
May 3, 2011
Just because I sound like I know what I’m talking about – doesn’t mean that I do. I could be: sure that I do, but totally wrong excited about it and steeped in the bit I’ve figured out so far nervous about it & afraid there will be more to it than this that I… [Read more…]
April 12, 2011
you can light a match. you can insult the darkness, or you can light a match. Michel said that in class this week. He says many pithy and provocative things like that. I’m a month into attending what one student dubbed the yoga of a little more, and beginning to be able to remember some… [Read more…]
March 15, 2011
I just took my first anti-inflammatory pill of a 30-day course. It’s for plantar fascitis (the fascia on the bottom of my foot is inflamed, emphasis on flame). I’ve been aware of this since the last week of December. That’s when I first recall being surprised by pain in my heel. Just standing or walking.… [Read more…]
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