Lucky StatuesThis may be TMI or Too Much Information, but I have been a hot sweaty mess this late Spring. News Flash, I am having Hot Flashes. And besides the sub-zero temperatures that I crave, I need some more support for these waves of heat. Announcing the Cooling Breaths of Sitali (or Sheetali) and Seetkari. [...]
Spring MusingsFirst Day of Spring 2014: Vernal Equinox368A Sign of SpringPrintEmailLeave a commentAverage:Select ratingPoorOkayGoodGreatAwesomePoorOkayGoodGreatAwesomeYour rating: None Average:3.5 of 5 (254 votes)In 2014, spring begins with the vernal equinox on March 20 at 12:57 P.M. EDT. Here’s more information about the equinox, signs of spring, and stunning spring photos!See when each season starts for 2014.The Vernal EquinoxAh, spring! This season brings increasing daylight, warming temperatures, [...]
Waiting for our next foster dog. Tails a-waggin'. I tasted an icicle hanging from its branch today and it was so yummy. What a treat to myself after clearing the heavy slush from our driveway, my neighbors car and our sidewalks. Now I have packed it in for the night and hope to treat myself to [...]
So I felt a bit sick this past weekend. It began innocently enough with a few sneezes that I instantly blamed on the hay that I sat on throughout a music festival. But alas, the next day it was a full blown cold. I dealt with it, giving it all kinds of immune boosting support. [...]
A topsy turvy world we live in. I tried and tried to get my head around what happened on Monday in Boston but couldn't. I then realized that maybe I didn't have to at that moment or at any moment. Violence, hate - all leave a bad taste in my mouth and are not indigenous [...]
Yesterday, I had a lovely day off from yoga spending it with my mom and sister. Lunch at the Lederach Tea Room and then off to the Peter Becker Flower Show. Mother/daughter/sister time is so precious to me. I could just see the beautiful circle of our womanhood, and interconnectedness of our genes. I am [...]
I avoid dark places. When I was a child, it was the spot between the staircase and the bathroom or down in the basement by the stack of boxes in the corner. They were a version of no man's land. Well into my forties, I still avoid dark places. Some are real places but most [...]
Kosha, Santosha, Dosha and MoshiI just love rhyming words. All those except for Moshi are related to Eastern medicine and yoga philosophy. If you want to know what a Moshi is ask my 8 year old daughter. So Santosha, Dosha aside, this week's blog will be about the Koshas. I will give a brief [...]
Will you grow this year? Last years bounty.I gingerly placed 8 plants in my composted vegetable garden this morning. I wished them well and bid them adieu. I am letting Mother Nature take over for awhile. This is best for me and the plants. I have learned from experiences good and bad, that when I [...]
It's coming and fast - SPRING that is. Everywhere I turn, signs of it are [ah hem] springing up. With this wave of energy bursting forth from the ground up, what are we to do? Time now seems so precious as one season begins to close and another opens. But don't fear, you have time. [...]
