When I was growing up in Indiana in the 1960s, Christmas meant time off school, time to play in the snow and make a snowman. I always received Perfect Attendance Awards in school, mostly because I was healthy, but also because, even if I had a tummy ache, my mom [...]
In the memoir, Poser: My Life in 23 Poses, author Claire Dederer talks about how my yoga classes often have a theme related to the seasons. Claire was my yoga student for years, and wrote a book about her life and, in part, about me/my teaching, so she would know [...]
As Seattle stands tall, bundled up against freezing temperatures and braced for current snowfall, I write this year's final Autumn Haiku Encore. As before, you will see a haiku poem followed by a photo/photos inspired by the haiku. The haiku and photos appear in the order I received them. The [...]
Winter Solstice comes early to Little Renaissance. Every year, we celebrate a Hatha Yoga Winter Solstice Retreat on the first weekend of December at Little Renaissance. We celebrate early before the busy-ness of the holiday season takes hold. Winter Solstice is a time of quiet firelight, a time to [...]
It's already December! Have I really been back from Japan for almost a month now? On the first day the group was together in Japan, I gave everyone an index card containing a haiku translated into English. Each haiku had an autumn theme. I asked everyone, if possible, to capture [...]
