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My Little Corner of the World
There are many thoughts floating through my brain about the bonds of friendship that stay strong despite long absences and vast distances, and the wonderful relationships I've developed over the years of working in the yarn and fiber arts industry, but there are not enough brain cells to rub together to write the poignant post I want to write. ( Read more... ) -
Flying Yogis
This morning's yoga practice was intense. Kent focused a lot on activation of the legs in standing and balancing poses, drawing much from the weekend's workshop on Mulabanda with Robert Brook. Combining many minute elements (from the grounding of the four corners of the feet and lifting the patellas to activate the upper leg muscles to the precise ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Places to Lay Your Head
I've lived in so many different abodes that I'm not entirely sure I can tally all of them.
There was the string of cabin's and houses that my parents moved us around to in the early years of my childhood: the cottage in Bemidji behind the old people's house, the one with the big double sink that Andrew and I used to take baths in, the one by a lake ( Read more... ) -
Kicking Asana
This morning I had a killer practice in Maria's class at Willow Glen Yoga. I arrived very early and Maria was kind enough to let me in the studio, so I spent nearly half an hour with the ropes, stretching my shoulders and upper back so I was good and warm before class even started. I decided to test myself a bit and managed most of the class ( Read more... ) -
Modifying the Practice
It's been a long couple of months with my right arm effectively out of commission. I can still only knit a couple of rows without wiping myself out, though yoga seems to be helping, so long as I remember to take things easy. I have managed to do down dog pretty well, modifying to an approximation of the pose at the wall when I get tired or twingy, ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: There Can Be Only One
I absolutely believe that some people are inherently monogamous. I also believe that there are plenty of people who practice monogamy though their actual relationship orientation is not. And that there are the folks who claim to be monogamous and cheat. I most especially believe that non-monogamy, when all parties are respectful, communicative, ( Read more... ) -
Mother's Day
Today is the day we set to honor our mothers. For me this means honoring not just my own mother, but the generations of mothers who came before to bring me into existence, and the many, many women who have mothered me in one way or another along the way to becoming a mother myself ( Read more... ) -
I Don't Care How Curious You Are; It's None of Your Goddamn Business
Last time I checked, being gay, bi, or poly doesn't make intimate details of your sex or reproductive life anybody else's business. At the shop we work very hard to create a safe space for people, so it is always frustrating and infuriating when someone says something inappropriate and offensive ( Read more... ) -
Meme: Memories
Leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember. Don't send a message, leave a comment here. Next, re-post this in your notes/LJ and see how many people leave a memory about you. -
Sick and Tired, Literally
Tonight's workout was an exercise in knowing my own limits. While not nearly as physically rigorous as other recent workouts, I have been sick for the past several days and pushing myself to the full extent of my physical capacity turned out to be a mistake. As we neared the end of the "Fun and Games" section I felt the bonk coming on. I managed to ( Read more... )