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The Wanderlust VT Festival, three days of yoga and music at Stratton Mountain in Bondville, VT, is a guaranteed good time. I will be teaching Yin yoga and enjoying the opportunity to study with amazing yoga teachers from all over, as well as soak up the music and positive vibes. Check me out on the official Wanderlust website. Hope to see you there!
I appreciate the following teaching from Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel…”We will never find confidence in identity. Identity makes us awkward – it takes away our agility. We can’t be joyful and responsive…there is and will always be something to hold together or to project out into the world: “the maverick”, “the intelligent one”, “the victim.” We don’t have a clear relationship with the world when we cling to identity…it’s like walking in a room full of people and having that anxiety of not knowing where to sit. When we are not clinging … Continue Reading
The simple beauty of this video inspires.
My friend Maia from julia warr on Vimeo.
Shot in Fire Island, New York, this film (4min. 23 sec) captures the secrets of eternal youth as Maia Helles, a Russian ballet dancer turns 95 but still remains resolutely independent, healthy and as fit as a forty year old. Made by Julia Warr, artist and film maker met Maia on a plane 4 years ago and became utterly convinced by the benefits of her daily exercise routine, which Maia perfected, together with her Mother, over 60 years ago, long before exercise classes were … Continue Reading