Today we went to the Temple Caves in Ellora. Unlike yesterday's caves, the fabulous temple caves of Ellora were never hidden, lost, or waiting to be rediscovered. They were always treasured and contain Jain, Buddhist, and Hindu temples. The 34 temples caves of Ellora were carved directly into the sides [...]
The day started with sunrise yoga. Yoga in India!! The sunrise, the grounds, the yoga was all very dreamlike. The sun rose as the moon set. We practiced Salutations to the Moon. Imagine hiking along a ridge and spotting an unusual formation in the far distance. This strange rock formation [...]
One day in early March 2010, Linda Tally said, "Fran, you should start a blog." And I started one that very month. My blog has been going strong ever since. I may not write a blog post every day and, certainly, weeks go by without a blog peep out of [...]
I know we are still days away from the Winter Solstice, but this weekend, we had our annual Winter Solstice Hatha Yoga Retreat, always held the first weekend of December. For me, this time of year is an opportunity to seek light, a time to put up Christmas lights and [...]
My weekend seems to have begun on Thursday evening when I went to see the dress rehearsal for the opera, The Barber of Seville. It was delightful! Then on Friday, after teaching a morning yoga class downtown, I went to Whidbey Island for two days. We were blessed with gorgeous [...]
