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OF RACE & GENDER

When I was 21 I asked my mom if she would help me get into rehab. This was in 1998. I had been only drinking for about five months but I was a messy mess right from the start. Every time I have ever taken a drink there has never been enough. Those first drunksContinue reading “OF RACE & GENDER”

DIFFERENCES OF OPINION

It has become evident that a reduced yoga class load (center where I teach has been closed for 3 weeks) has renewed my own yoga practice. I’ve been doing yoga on my own (with help of the internet) almost every day. I’ve found some particularly challenging sequences that have led me to see inversions differentlyContinue reading “DIFFERENCES OF OPINION”

DATA WIPE

I’ve been saving old Iphone pictures and felt like posting some of them here. I talk about California and more specifically Long Beach, CA in this blog so it feels good to chronicle a bit of the past here. I would guess that they are from 2010-2013. Many of them are old Instagram shots. IContinue reading “DATA WIPE”

THAT FIRST RIGHT THING

Anyone familiar with AA slogans? There’s a ton of them, they’re brought up in meetings as being annoying but simple staples in recovery. This past while I’ve been hearing the same one over and over, “Do the next right thing.” The slogan, “First things first,” could be applied as well. This is super relevant toContinue reading “THAT FIRST RIGHT THING”

My aunt is visiting. She’s pinch hitting for my mom and step-dad who take on the responsibility of watching H when I’m at work, meetings, yoga, or various other things. My son absolutely loves her even though he’s only been around her at 6 and 10 months old, and only for a couple days. LikeContinue reading “RELATED”

AN END TO A BEGINNING

Buckle seat belts kids, this is gonna be a long post… Yesterday was my last day at teacher training with Three Sisters Yoga. It was hard to meditate (we start out our weekend mornings meditating for 30 minutes) both days. On Saturday I was teaching my co-students for 15 minutes. On Sunday, most of usContinue reading “AN END TO A BEGINNING”

HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE

Since I had four days off last week, I decided to take a mini-road trip with my son. I set my sights upon Lincoln City. Most of the Oregon Coast is brand new territory for me, having just recently moved from C A L I F O R N I A. We set out toContinue reading “HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE”