In-flight yoga: Making the best of a bad situation Let’s face facts: The human body was not designed for what passes for airline travel these days. Our physical selves are most fit when we get adequate rest, frequent gentle to moderate movement, and challenging physical work on a regular basis. But for the next eight hours, I […]
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Fear of flying I have a number of overwhelming fears that might keep me from things I love, if not for some amazing yogic tools that allow me to go on and do it anyway. I feel lucky to have this resource to fall back on when one of these little buggers threatens to keep […]
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The Road Trip Car to plane to bus to train to plane — and so on and so forth. Getting from the U.S. to Europe can be grueling, as spinal immobility is the body’s worst enemy. I am a practitioner and sometimes teacher of yoga for a number of reasons, first and foremost being self-realization. […]
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I have the fortune of being the sister to a gifted mosaic artist and expert potter. All of the lucky members of my family have beautiful objects of art and handy pottery gracing our homes, cabinets, and gardens, all from this generous and artistic woman. For my birthday Teresa gave me a gift that I am […]
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