When is the last time you tried something you’ve never done before? Or, better yet: when is the last time you approached something familiar with the eyes (and mind) of a beginner? Toward the end of last year, I decided that I needed a kick in the arse to get my personal yoga practice back […]
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Rebel Yogi Roundup: Volume IV
The last time the roundup came around, it was still thoroughly (and sweatily) summer. What a difference a couple of months can make! And yes, I enjoy making up words. As the east coast experiences a soggy, cool fall morning… Here’s the best (and most hilarious) of what I’ve read over the past few weeks. […]
How to Stop Judging and Just Be in the Moment
You know the feeling. It usually pops up when you’re thinking back on the way some situation went. Or maybe you’re just sitting still, trying to be in the moment. For a minute or two, everything is perfect. You’re breaking down the situation in your head… Or maybe you’re in the flow, lost in the […]
Confessions of a Wannabe World Changer – Part 3
It’s confession time. Again. (And again.) I crashed and burned this week. The past month has been… full. Now, don’t get me wrong. It’s been good full, with lots of positive, fun things: traveling down to North Carolina to hang out with my work team, getting ready for the Eco Fair, prepping the garden and […]
The Zen of Getting Shit Done
If you’re anything like me, you struggle with the number of things that you have to or want to get done on any given day (or week, or month). The thing is, we tend to overestimate the amount of stuff we can get done in a day, but tend to actually underestimate the amount we […]
2012 (A Year in Review)
2012 was the year that it was all supposed to end (again). December 21 wasn’t that long ago, and it turns out the Mayan calendar didn’t foretell the end of the world. Maybe it was just a big shift in cosmic energy at play, or maybe it was just another year, another spin around the […]