Yesterday, during my favorite Vinyasa class of the week, my 1st and 2nd eyes' gaze drifted from my 3rd eye down to the snags and rips on my beloved purple Yoga Arts mat. I've long noticed such imperfections, but haven't been ready to move on, as it's supported me through my practice all these years. It's just worn from too many i'm-swimming-in-my-own-drench-asanas. And then it happened--it was time to rest my left ear on the mat after Boat pose--and it came to me, or rather, wafted up to me. Boat pose shouldn't smell like you're at sea. Seriously, there are only so many times you can wash your mat before it actually embodies the sweaty being it soon becomes. Alas, it's time for an upgrade. I think I'm ready for the Jade Harmony Mat I've so long admired for its hearty texture and environmental friendliness. But what to do with mine? Luckily, I can drop it off at Yoga Tree Valencia, as part of Jade's 3 R's program. They recycle old mats by finding new yogis for them. To the person who gets mine: sincere apologies for the stink and Namaste.
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Showing posts with label Revision. Show all posts
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
Yesterday, during my favorite Vinyasa class of the week, my 1st and 2nd eyes' gaze drifted from my 3rd eye down to the snags and rips on my beloved purple Yoga Arts mat. I've long noticed such imperfections, but haven't been ready to move on, as it's supported me through my practice all these years. It's just worn from too many i'm-swimming-in-my-own-drench-asanas. And then it happened--it was time to rest my left ear on the mat after Boat pose--and it came to me, or rather, wafted up to me. Boat pose shouldn't smell like you're at sea. Seriously, there are only so many times you can wash your mat before it actually embodies the sweaty being it soon becomes. Alas, it's time for an upgrade. I think I'm ready for the Jade Harmony Mat I've so long admired for its hearty texture and environmental friendliness. But what to do with mine? Luckily, I can drop it off at Yoga Tree Valencia, as part of Jade's 3 R's program. They recycle old mats by finding new yogis for them. To the person who gets mine: sincere apologies for the stink and Namaste.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
I'll tell you
You start from scratch, like you would with any draft or poem that's not going the way you want. Sometimes it's best to start over. A clean slate. A blank sheet. A new Word document. When you spend all day Saturday driving down the California coast with dreams of sleeping under the stars and waking up to muffins at Big Sur bakery, only to find all the campsites full and yourself driving back to the city!!! and waking up on Sunday with not a redwood tree in sight!!!--you must begin again.
With a strawberry banana smoothie and many shades of pink!
With a vintage striped shirt and a Clare Vivier bracelet!
With Brie!
With bike rides everywhere!
With a Huguenot torte that Liz made.
Its chewy apple filling reminds me of all the apple picking I want to do this fall.
Now that wasn't so bad.
Camping shmamping. Sunday in the city was as cozy as any Saturday in the wild (minus the Redwoods of course).
With a strawberry banana smoothie and many shades of pink!
With a vintage striped shirt and a Clare Vivier bracelet!
With Brie!
With bike rides everywhere!
With a Huguenot torte that Liz made.
Its chewy apple filling reminds me of all the apple picking I want to do this fall.
Now that wasn't so bad.
Camping shmamping. Sunday in the city was as cozy as any Saturday in the wild (minus the Redwoods of course).
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