Breath in, Breath Out, Benjavisa Ruangvaree – Dreamstime.com Before there is movement, there is the breath. My yoga instructor Monica at 3B Yoga began our teacher training using an exercise that emphasized the different areas of our bodies that move with our breath. She explained, deep inhales expand into the stomach, the ribs, the shoulders, the lower […]Continue reading “February Yoga Challenge: Day 6, How do you breathe? — So Many Thoughts. . .”
Monthly Archives: February 2021
My Favorite Animated Scenes, 20-11
It continues! Thanks to everyone who takes the time to read these! I like lists because they help me keep my thoughts straight. 20. Up (2009)- Married Life My first memory of this scene was in theaters, sitting next to my older brother Spencer. We came into the room, laughing and joking about my brother’sContinue reading “My Favorite Animated Scenes, 20-11”
February Yoga Challenge: Day 5, How do you flow? — So Many Thoughts. . .
“One Breath” by LaureBPaintings, Available for Purchase on Etsy! I woke up tired this morning after a second night of tossing and turning and realized I had strained a muscle in my shoulder while I slept. Mulling it over, I decided to be very gentle in my Ashtanga Yoga practice today. Given the amount of […]Continue reading “February Yoga Challenge: Day 5, How do you flow? — So Many Thoughts. . .”
February Yoga Challenge: Day 4, Where do you base your worth? — So Many Thoughts. . .
Human and universe power, watercolor painting by Benjavisa Ruangvaree – Dreamstime.com When I stopped and did yoga today, I realized I base my practice on my mindset for that day. Today, with so many heavy thoughts I wondered, what gives my yoga practice meaning? Is it doing harder poses or remembering to breath in all […]Continue reading “February Yoga Challenge: Day 4, Where do you base your worth? — So Many Thoughts. . .”
The Man Who Laughs (1928): Echoes From German Expressionism
Based on Victor Hugo‘s 1889 novel L’Homme qui rit (1889), The Man Who Laughs is an American silent film directed by German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni during the transition between silent films and “talkies” (films with sound). I became interested in this film after I read a review by Roger Ebert, who portrayed it as “a melodrama, at times even aContinue reading “The Man Who Laughs (1928): Echoes From German Expressionism”
From the Perspective of an Old Soul 