Summertime Affirmation

"I LOVE my life!"  We are sailing as we throw our arms up in the air and, like wild women high on life, we scream out loud in unison, "I LOVE MY LIFE!" It is our affirmation. It is our mantra.  It is our ritual. And I laugh as [...]

2019-08-30T20:39:49-07:00August 30th, 2019|friends, Health, nature, Photography, seattle, Teaching, WA, writing, Yoga|

Lush South India

LUSH South India awaits you! Here is your chance to experience India with one of India’s best tour guides, Dr. Arvind Singh, and to practice daily Hatha Yoga with me, Fran Gallo, while you are touring various jewel-like sites of South India. There are two enticing trips to choose [...]

Cinnamon Bear and Prayer

A dearth of blog posts from me. Don’t worry, I tell myself. I will pick up the pace again. Here’s some free-writing from today… Cotton Kills Every Monday and Wednesday, rain or shine, I climb the dreaded-and-yet-welcoming Capitol Hill tough-but-essential-cardio-stairs with Jeri… Post workout, I tell Jeri I’m heading [...]

2019-08-02T15:41:29-07:00August 2nd, 2019|friends, Health, Hiking, nature, Photography, Teaching, WA, writing, Yoga|

Costa Rica Waterfall: Guest Writer

One morning during shavasana, while still in Costa Rica, I ended the class with a visualization. The visualization was about becoming the element water. As water, I guided the group into becoming a flowing river. The flowing river was alive and well aware of its tumultuous journey, aware of the [...]

Embracing Pura Vida in Costa Rica

I came back last Sunday from a one week yoga retreat in Costa Rica. I love Costa Rica! The expression Pura Vida takes on a lifestyle in Costa Rica.  This simple beautiful expression refers to the "simple life" embraced by the people of Costa Rica. This expression embraces a [...]

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