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 [...]

Silverswords and Moonlight

I've been back from Maui for almost two weeks now.  My last blog post had a slideshow that didn't post properly in everyone's inbox.  Some got it, some didn't!  The mysterious glitch produced an advertisement for skin tags!  What a disaster!  I will try to include the slideshow again [...]

2019-01-23T13:53:13-08:00January 23rd, 2019|Culture, friends, Health, Hiking, nature, Travel, writing|

Winter Light

Clear skies, scant clouds, crispy cold days, and frosty nights lead me towards the essence of the Winter Solstice.  At the ocean side, under the comfort and warmth of my feather bed, I sleep with the window wide open, while Rick sleeps a fitful stint on the sofa, wracked [...]

2018-12-07T23:03:25-08:00December 7th, 2018|cooking, Culture, Health, nature, Photography, WA, writing|
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