I have been struggling lately with procrastination and avoidance when it comes to my dissertation. I could go on and on about why I think that is happening, such as my fear of what comes next, financial worries, car trouble, distracting social engagements, but the reality is that it doesn’t matter. What matters is that [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Accountability
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dissertation, procrastination on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A sense of relief
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged restorative, yoga on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A week without practicing yoga. I didn’t seem to miss it, or at least I didn’t seem to be in a hurry to get back to my mat. Why is that?
Then, yesterday my felt a twinge in my upper back. I decided to pull out my mat so I could lay over some blocks (I [...]
yoga in ropes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Korunta, yoga on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week I had the opportunity to take a 3 hour workshop in Korunta Yoga or yoga with ropes.
It was an incredible learning experience for me. It allowed me to really explore how capable my body has become which was actually very surprising to realize. My capacity for back bends and forward bends has really [...]
Oh the anxiety!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I may be having a great summer and focusing on the good things in life but anxiety can still find me!
Basically, I am a bit freaked out by the thought of finishing my dissertation and actually graduating. I have been going to school for so long I have forgotten how to be if I am [...]
incantata
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged asana, balance, yoga on July 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When I started writing this blog I thought the focus would be balancing yoga with grad school. It has remained a blog about balance but I have come to realize it is about balancing so much more than those two areas of my life.
Learning and growing by engaging in everyday life, the good and [...]