Spring Archives - Yoga by Fran Gallo https://frangallo.com/category/spring/ Yoga by Fran Gallo Tue, 11 Apr 2023 22:25:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/frangallo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-making-vector-wip-favi.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Spring Archives - Yoga by Fran Gallo https://frangallo.com/category/spring/ 32 32 56610905 Cherry Blossoms https://frangallo.com/cherry-blossoms/ https://frangallo.com/cherry-blossoms/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2023 22:25:40 +0000 https://frangallo.com/?p=21187 Two days ago, on Sunday, I went to see the cherry blossoms at the University of Washington campus. It was raining and, yet, the campus was filled with people admiring the blossoms. I am so happy I brought out my Leica camera for the occasion. Enjoy the photos scattered throughout this blog post. Ephemeral is [...]

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]]> https://frangallo.com/cherry-blossoms/feed/ 9 21187 Love in the Time of COVID-19 (Part I) https://frangallo.com/love-in-the-time-of-covid-19-part-i/ https://frangallo.com/love-in-the-time-of-covid-19-part-i/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2020 05:42:28 +0000 https://frangallo.com/?p=19272 Just when I started lamenting over the things I can no longer do -like stopping at my favorite coffee shop to enjoy a latte, visiting friends, working out at the gym, doing stairs with my friend Jeri, texting Rick as I finish teaching and asking him to meet me at our local Thai restaurant for [...]

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]]> https://frangallo.com/love-in-the-time-of-covid-19-part-i/feed/ 14 19272 Yoga and Hiking in Sicily https://frangallo.com/yoga-hiking-sicily/ https://frangallo.com/yoga-hiking-sicily/#comments Thu, 24 May 2018 06:19:24 +0000 http://staging.frangallo.com/?p=16981 I will let the slideshow of the Yoga and Hiking in Sicily say it all!  The slideshow is set to the music of Carmen Consoli called Madre Terra, Mother Earth.  Carmen Consoli is from Catania, Sicily and has a soulful voice that is as rich as the Sicilian soil.  Turn up the volume! I do [...]

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]]> https://frangallo.com/yoga-hiking-sicily/feed/ 1 16981 A Simple Mantra https://frangallo.com/perfect-day-retreat-vashon/ https://frangallo.com/perfect-day-retreat-vashon/#comments Wed, 24 May 2017 05:02:08 +0000 http://staging.frangallo.com/?p=15583 So Hum We breathe in.  We breathe out. We inhale and silently and hear SO. We exhale and silently and hear HUM. Two words create internal sounds that bring us to reflections of beauty. So Hum (also spelled Soham). This Sanskrit mantra is made of two simple words which bring us to truth.  I AM [...]

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]]> https://frangallo.com/perfect-day-retreat-vashon/feed/ 4 15583 Sicily 2017 Slideshow https://frangallo.com/sicily-2017-slideshow-2/ https://frangallo.com/sicily-2017-slideshow-2/#comments Sat, 13 May 2017 05:03:22 +0000 http://staging.frangallo.com/?p=15572 Was it one week or two? One hundred lifetimes lived in a single day Warm sun on my skin Within days, my skin goes brown, my eyes grow bright. A gentle breeze floats in from the sea. I am surrounded by beauty and smiles. How will I ever go back home? This ancient land clings [...]

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