Yoga

Windswept Wonder

marykay celebrated her 70th birthday this past weekend here at Little Renaissance with her family, Rick, and me!   Her children (adult children) Dominic, Dave, Rosemary, and Mike Jude were here with her, celebrating their remarkable mother. marykay booked this weekend's yoga retreat with us well over a year ago.  The [...]

2013-11-04T03:14:36-08:00November 4th, 2013|Family, retreat, writing, Yoga, Yoga Adventure, Yoga Retreat|

RX: A headstand a day keeps the doctor away

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 [...]

2013-10-22T19:02:31-07:00October 22nd, 2013|Yoga, Yoga Phlilosophy|

Buddha-Baby Yoga

From now until mid December, I have a number of wonderful yoga retreats scheduled at Little Renaissance. Each retreat is unique and special.  This past weekend, a group of 7 women and one 6 month-old baby, Dallas, warmed up my home and sanctuary with their smiles, earth energy, their friendship, [...]

2013-10-22T15:45:54-07:00October 22nd, 2013|friends, retreat, Yoga, Yoga Retreat|

Umbria Yoga Retreat 2013

I can't believe the retreat is over!  Months and months of planning and then suddenly I am writing about it in the past tense.  The retreat was a great experience.   The weather was warm enough to do yoga outside almost every day.  We had one day of heavy downpour and [...]

2013-09-15T19:52:07-07:00September 15th, 2013|Culture, Italy, retreat, Umbria, Yoga, Yoga Retreat in Umbria|

Hatha Yoga on Lake Trasimeno, Umbria!

What a great group! We get to watch the setting sun while doing evening yoga. Most times we are outside enjoying fresh air as we breathe and make our way into a sequence of asanas.  This morning, it rained heavily, so we did our yoga indoors.  It was incredibly comfortable [...]

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