I came across a comic strip in the New Yorker in which two businessmen are walking down the street. They notice people doing random headstands everywhere (!) and they wonder, "When did everybody stop jogging?" This cracks me up: I love this comic strip! Maybe the world should [...]
My family's home village, Grotte, has its fair share of vibrant elderly people. When I was 16 and visiting Grotte, my cousin would take me along with him to visit his maternal grandfather. I am not sure exactly how old Nonno was, but I can say he was OLD. He [...]
I met HawaH yesterday! HawaH is the creator and visionary behind The Poetry of Yoga project. HawaH is a yogi, poet, activist, community organizer, educator, and yoga instructor. He dedicates his life to teaching about solutions to violence and ways of peace. He is co-founder of One Common Unity, a [...]
Here on the Pacific coast of Washington, it is not a "given" that we will have great weather for the Summer Solstice. In fact, year after year, I bemoan the fact that, while the rest of the country is enjoying SUMMER, we are still wearing sweaters and rain jackets, aching [...]
Truth be told, I was filled with great anxiety as I got closer to Thursday's outdoor yoga photo shoot. Why? Because it is March and this is Seattle and it had been raining non-stop for days. Add to the previous sentence that Wednesday, the day prior to the photo shoot, [...]
