Monthly Archives: September 2011

Seck boi

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Well just to say it to anyone on the blog not on fb, I’m ill with pneumonia. I probably won’t be back to teach for another week or so. I suppose it’s always good to get a holiday however this … Continue reading →

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Today’s class, self-eval

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

Just for fun I thought I’d publish a self-eval of a class I taught this morning, the pluses and minuses, the kind of stuff you do in your head afterward. I realize that a teacher’s experience of the class is … Continue reading →

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History to come

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

So I just want to explain for those of you who aren’t on Facebook that I haven’t been posting much here because I’ve been working a lot on my yoga history. It’s a draft really, a kind of gloss, raising … Continue reading →

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Living in the Now is overrated

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

So it’s forty years of now moments since the Now Moment made its big splash with Ram Dass’s “Be Here Now”, and since then the present moment has continued to increase in popularity at a nearly unbelievable rate. Eckhart Tolle’s … Continue reading →

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Reverence for irreverence

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

In our culture we often value irreverence more than reverence, skepticism more than earnestness, insight more than heartfelt devotion. These are just some reasons I love our horrible, ill culture. Okay, I confess I am able, at certain key moments, … Continue reading →

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Not so fast

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

So a few things… on Facebook I said I hoped I’d have something like a provisional essay on yoga history “by the end of the week.” Who the hell was I kidding? I don’t want to screw this up, i.e. … Continue reading →

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No more blankets

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

So no more blankets except for restorative class at Z&Y studio. They say, reasonably, that they’re open 7 days a week and just can’t clean the blankets enough, and they get too funky, and they get complaints, and the blankets … Continue reading →

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It’s ALL good yeah

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

I had intended a few readings from my pocket Pema Chodron in my Thursday night Restorative, on the theme of expansiveness and openness. The first reading I’d planned was from “When you open up to life as it is,” which … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 6, 2011 by

I didn’t mind the rain today. Wouldn’t be saying that if we were still in Ireland. But after all the mugginess it’s nice to feel a cool breeze. Was in the city for an eye appt re my allergic red … Continue reading →

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Lovely Sunday Morning Class w/ pix

Posted on September 4, 2011 by

Some pix from this mornin’…. great crowd! [no more long posts... I promise!]

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