July 14, 2025 As a career educator, I have lived for my summer breaks for over 30 years. Teaching is very demanding of my time and energy by itself and teaching while being a spouse, a parent and a homeowner has meant that I have always juggled many responsibilities. The 8 weeks I get offContinue reading “Time for a Little Restoration”
Category Archives: yoga
Yoga For Grieving
Breathe in, breathe out. Stretch into an inhalation and relax into an exhalation. Doing yoga has been part of my morning routine for years now. The asana vary, the position of my yoga mat has shifted as I rearrange and make the room my oldest son left a year ago into my space. Yoga hasContinue reading “Yoga For Grieving”
Going to the Beach in My Mind
June 13, 2023 My dear friend and former colleague, Honor, taught me years ago to “Go to the Beach” whenever I needed a break from the stresses of our jobs and at the time a very difficult co-worker. She inspired me to find ocean wave soundtracks to listen to as I drove around town orContinue reading “Going to the Beach in My Mind”
Kitten Yoga
December 11, 2022 We recently adopted a stray kitten that was living between several neighbor’s houses. They were all feeding him, but no one wanted to adopt him because they had other pets. Our neighbors also were all aware of our recent loss of our 14-year-old tom and hoped we would fill the void inContinue reading “Kitten Yoga”
Can I handle the seasons of my life?
October 16, 2022 Fall is not my favorite season. Perhaps it is inappropriate to admit that, especially as a life-long educator, but once the initial thrill of new notebooks and pens wears off, I start to notice that the days are waning and that it is trickier for me to fit in my walks afterContinue reading “Can I handle the seasons of my life?”
My Recent Yoga Journey
September 26, 2022 For the past 6 to 7 months, I have primarily been practicing yoga alone. I completed my 200-hour teacher training in early February and thought I might take on teaching a weekly yoga class with some of the friends and family who volunteered to participate in my practicum teaching. My primary student,Continue reading “My Recent Yoga Journey”
Mindful Musings 