Mindfulness

November 19, 2009

One of my favorite activities to be mindful of is my morning coffee. After Clara is off to school, I often come home and spend 10 or 15 minutes with my coffee. I haven’t done this for a few weeks, since the surgery and having the flu, so today seems like a really good day [...]

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How to prepare for surgery

November 16, 2009

The surgery (procedure) went well. The doctors were pleased and I was released Thursday morning, no complications, with instruction to rest and take care of myself. What a difference a few years make! When I first had surgery in this area, I was delighted at how tough I was and how quickly [...]

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A gratitude mish-mash: 11.6.2009

November 6, 2009

Next week, I will be going into the hospital to have some pre-cancerous tissue removed from my lower stomach.  I will be in the hospital two or three days, and in true, beautiful, Italian fashion, they refuse to give me a release date.  In true American fashion, I find this frustrating and annoying.
And yet.
How grateful [...]

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Extreme Aversion- the practice of leaning in

November 2, 2009

Maybe you don’t know, but when I chose the school I was going to attend for yoga teacher training, I went with the school that I felt the strongest aversion to.  That’s right.  I did not, under any circumstances, want to go to Kripalu.  At the time, I was injured (well, I’d been injured almost [...]

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Gratitude 10.30.2009

October 30, 2009

I’m still on vacation! Lucky me! This video is something I watch on a regular basis to smile and to feel my heart swell with the wonder of being alive. What this guy, Matt, does in the world, simply fills me with joy. I hope you like it too.

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Rising to the Occassion

October 28, 2009

I am on vacation this week and thought I would post some posts from Everyday Yogini, my Yoga blog while I’m enjoying some family time in Austria. One of the biggest gifts of parenting for me has been the absolute joy of having my own zen master, in residence. Her presence in my [...]

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Everyday Parenting – Sometimes I have moments of clarity

October 26, 2009

Hi everyone! I’m on vacation. YAY! I thought it would be fun to share some posts that I originally wrote for my Yoga blog, Everyday Yogini. The posts I chose for this week are about parenting with grace and awareness, honoring our little live-in zen masters. Friday, one of my [...]

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Gratitude 10.23.2009

October 23, 2009

We are on our way to Austria. Clara will go to her halloween party at school and we will pick her up and head North, late morning. This last week, I’ve been running across all sorts of awesome blogs that exude gratitude and happiness. I thought you all might like to enjoy [...]

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Why meditate? (And why I ask my clients to do so.)

October 19, 2009

I was thinking the other day that I suspect that meditation can seem daunting and/or pointless to some people. Actually, I don’t suspect it, I know it. I’ve heard more than one person say they get bored, they can’t stop thinking, they can’t sit still, etc.
I totally agree with them. All of [...]

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Meditatin’ and Vacatin’

October 19, 2009

My little family will be going on vacation at the end of this week.  We are going to a family hotel in Austria.  It’s tough, but someone has to do it, right?  So while we are vacationing, the blog will be quiet – I’m running some of my favorite posts from Everyday Yogini, over on [...]

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