Got back a week ago from a trip to Portland to study with my teacher, Matt Huish. The work he is doing is amazing. He combines traditional asana with some pretty esoteric energy work, based on opening the energetic channels in the body. Movement is united with mudra in this work, and it is a [...]
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“When we do allow self-evident truths to percolate past our defenses and into our consciousness, they are treated like so many hand grenades….We try to stay out of harm’s way, afraid they will go off, shatter our delusions, and leave us exposed to what we have done to the world and to ourselves, exposed as [...] My friend, Kate, and her husband, Scott, were visiting Portland from Denver, Colorado. We had a lot of fun with them, eating out, meeting up at the Marina Fish House for lunch, and here, at a Beaver’s ballgame. The Beavers played Tacoma and lost 13-5, but we still had a fun time stuffing ourselves with [...] The bakery, not the station! We frequent Grand Central at least three times a week, and this time we brought Mila with us. I love Mila to bits!!! Okay, there are pictures of us too. But Mila!!…. [...] My good friend, Kate, visited from Colorado with her husband, Scott. I haven’t seen Kate for about 18 years! Since I lived in Manhattan. She and I were best friends when I lived in Englewood and then Littleton, Colorado, and we stayed in touch ever since, though lately by email. It was great fun to [...] Today I’m catching up on my blog. This was from Obama’s first trip to Portland, back before anyone knew his name. It was taken September 7, 2007, and John had read his book Audacity of Hope and wanted to see him be president. He predicted back then that Obama would be our candidate. Good prognostication [...] Today we are putting our dear friend, Appie, to sleep. I have had her since she was very tiny, able to fit into the palm of my hand. She is very old and very tired and her life has become so narrowed and difficult for her. She tells us with her eyes she would really [...] |
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