Writer, Yogi, Maker, Creative Jane of all Trades
I remember very clearly one of my first classes with the woman who would become my primary yoga teacher. It was definitely not the first class I ever took with her (THAT is a story for another day), but it was early on and it was the first class where I had this thought: maybe… Continue reading How far
Updated! A few years ago, I was asked by a lovely fellow yoga teacher – how can I be a more inclusive teacher? This is something I get asked a lot, and while it’s like second nature to me, I realize many yoga teachers and fitness professionals want to be more inclusive but don’t know… Continue reading Inclusive Teaching Tips
Hello! So you'd like to learn to hula hoop or hoop dance. Welcome! The best place to start is with a larger hoop that fits your body type! So let's start at the very beginning: choosing a hoop size LAWD there's so much info out there on choosing a hoop size, when I first started… Continue reading Choosing a Hoop Size
I’ve read a lot of well-intentioned articles, blogs, and tip sheets the past few however-long-this-thing has been (days? weeks? months? eons? WHO KNOWS?) regarding How To Work From Home(™). Most of them were written pre-pandemic and were only semi-helpful then, 87% of them don’t include trying to work with kids in the equation and so… Continue reading How to Work from Home with Kids (but really)
Set your alarm for your normal time and then snooze it for 2 hours. Finally get up because your cat and/or dog and/or child needs to be fed or something. Get dressed in real clothes, by real clothes I mean your activewear so you can work out before you log on. Stare at your workout… Continue reading How to Work from Home
Today is my 20th wedding anniversary. When people find out how long i’ve been married they usually have one of 2 reactions: 1) YIKES okay child bride or 2) WOW you are so lucky - what’s your secret? News flash, succeeding in marriage without really trying, is not a thing that exists. If you saw… Continue reading How to Succeed in Marriage (Without Really Trying)
I've been feeling kinda down on yoga these days. Not as a whole concept, clearly, but the modern yoga situation is disheartening, to say the least. But during my Krav Maga L2 belt test this weekend (which was mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausting) at some point during the madness I had a thought that stuck… Continue reading How did we get here? and why are we in this handbasket?
Many years ago, My then boyfriend liked to tell this story on his mom. He was in middle school, maybe 12 or 13 and he had been sent to the office for some fuckery he had propagated, and they had to call his mom to come get him. So he’s sitting in the office and… Continue reading By any other name
If you've known me for any length of time, you know that I'm a huge Star Trek fan. I have watched countless hours of every series and am on my 4th full, start-to-finish, no skipsies, not even the Beverly effes a ghost episode or "Masks", watch-though of TNG. I own not one, not two, not… Continue reading Tilly’s Tummy
Pardon me good sir, madam, or enby - please brace thyself for a rant Today I went to 3 different shops, a boutique, a big box store, and an outlet. In each shop, I ended up with at least one item from the "straight size" section and tried on the largest size they offered, and at… Continue reading Rant in d minor
