It's been some time since I devoted a blog post to hiking. This is mostly due to the fact I haven't done much lately, much to my chagrin. But a bad back does tend to put a crimp in things. However, that being said, I AM healing my back in part by gentle walks in the...
If you stay present, you might not forget your keys!
Well, I just learned (again) what happens when one gets 'caught up' and doesn't pay attention and the teachers were yoga and hiking.  The other night, craving BOTH Yoga and hiking (good thing I'm Hiking Yogini, right? ;))  I grabbed my mat and water bottle for a...
The Gift of the Unexpected Yoga Moment
One of the things I've been learning, and with which I've struggled for a long time, is the concept that Yoga and Yoga Asana means much more than the one or one-and-a-half hour classes I attend. Part of my struggle lies in the resistance to that idea. That is, of...
Planning a Hike in the Whites? Here’s How.
Over this past weekend, I received a call from a friend asking about some hiking dates and I realized that, wow, I haven't been on a hike in probably two months! What happened? Life, obligations and some other fun stuff happened. But I'm overdue so I sat down last...
Despite the dive-bombing bugs!
Hiking in the Spring offers its own unique gifts -- copious mud, budding trees, and the awakening of all the little, flying, biting, swarming insects that can turn a brief stop along trail into a very annoying thing, indeed -- IF you let it. We went hiking on Saturday...
Suspend expectations and let the moment unfold … Especially if you’re taking an unplanned walk in the woods at night.
One of my own phrases came back to haunt me this past weekend, "Expect the unexpected" ... Or rather, "Suspend expectation."Â (Mind you, I'm sure I'm not the first Yoga teacher to utter those words!) I'd do well if I took these words and embraced them on a regular...