I always loved the idea of wild, primal play. Ironically, I've been waiting three years for someone to teach me how to do it. I was first bitten by the natural movement bug when I read a Men's Health article about MovNat, a program that emphasizes useful, natural movements and a connection to the outdoors. As soon as I finished that article, I dreamed of one day taking a workshop and ... Continue Reading
Standing on my head changed my life.
About fifteen years ago a woman I'd just met "introduced" me to a man whom she adored. This man's teachings, she insisted, contained all the wisdom we needed to live a happy, content, fulfilled life. Im embarrassed to say I never delved too deeply into the brain of the man she admired. I skimmed a few books and went along my misfit way. I found him insightful. I thought him ... Continue Reading
Annnnd we’re postponed.
GONG HEALING I mean. And, because Im a misfit, I dont view this as a 'bad' or 'disappointing' thing. I may not be ZEN (yet!) but I am a firm believer in the notion we are always right where we are meant to be. We may not understand the reason (Im avoiding the bigger more serious topics/implications here as I type this short post on 9/11) but Im of the mindset right now where I ... Continue Reading
Im going GONG HEALING.
Last week I talked about the fact Id love my physical vision board more than I adore the Pinterest. (Awkward aside. Last year I was fortunate to speak at Blog World Expo. Like the voracious reader who attempts to SPEAK words she's only read I completely mispronounced the P-word on my panel. Id thought it was pronounced PEE-INTEREST. Hilarity ensued---if by "hilarity" you mean I felt like a ... Continue Reading
Mattering.*
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. My friend Sue passed away from ovarian cancer 3 months post-diagnosis. I could blather at you about what an amazing person she was, but quite frankly even if I went that blather'y route Im confident I'd forget a facet of the amazingness which made her *HER.* She was one of those people who *really* listened and you always left her ... Continue Reading
iPhone test.
Is there a way to weave the pictures in the post on the iPhone? Ooh wait. Did that work? I think we can blog on the go, Joyce! But can I make links? You'd think I'd rock this since: Alas I'm a Luddite wrapped in a misfit swathed in a wanna be yogi body. And with that I'm off to press PUBLISH and walk slowly and ploddingly run to the PC to see what this looks like. Hopefully not like ... Continue Reading
HOW and WHY to foam roll (guest post).
I needed this post. 99% of my friends in real life need this post. I like to assume we all need this post as, even if we're rolling regularly now, reviews and reminding about proper form can never hurt... There are three major components to a healthy fitness regime: A good diet, strength training and cardiovascular activity. Well, actually—there are four. Stretching is extremely ... Continue Reading
Genetically blessed (guest post)
I call myself a Darwinian Fail for a number of reasons, but my latest misadventure has stemmed from one tiny piece of genetic code, known in the medical world as BRCA1. BRCA is known to us regular folks as the "breast cancer gene". This little genetic mutation is thought to play a key role in the rate of breast cancer found in the women who carry it. It increases their risk of ... Continue Reading
Three reasons Im *for* the family meal.
A few weeks ago Ren Man, Tornado & I were ambling around the mall when I spotted a cluster of kids. They looked around 15 (Im horrible at guessing ages. They could have been 12 or 18...) and all of them were clearly, obviously and SHOCKINGLY high. I could ramble here about how I never did drugs or yammeryammer about how I was the one who offered to drive & didnt ... Continue Reading
Physical vision boards VS Pinterest.
It was about twelve years ago I discovered the power of vision boards. (and gratitude boards. Im not focusing on those today but, in my opinion, they are a necessary partner to the vision board.) I was at a place in my life where I knew I had goals and dreams----I just wasnt exactly sure what they were any more. I'd sold my training studio, uprooted/moved to Texas and had zero ... Continue Reading
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