My Favorite Animated Scenes: 30-21

30. Metropolis (2001)-Sunlight Catching This scene is from Rintaro‘s famous animated film adaptation of Osamu Tezuka‘s 1949. Its earliest roots come from Fritz Lang‘s infamous silent film of the same name. Both Fritz Lang and Rintaro conveyed through cinematography the consequences of playing God by suppressing and using people.  This particular scene represents hope. I love how theContinue reading “My Favorite Animated Scenes: 30-21”

February Yoga Challenge: Day 2, Do you feel Stuck? — So Many Thoughts. . .

Universe Inside Your Head by Benjavisa Ruangvaree – Dreamstime.com I might have had a slight break down today. I was slightly sore from my yoga practice yesterday, and my mood felt heavy. My morning mantra was, “I’m going to fail. I’m going to fail. I won’t have the will power to do yoga for the […]Continue reading “February Yoga Challenge: Day 2, Do you feel Stuck? — So Many Thoughts. . .”

February Yoga Challenge: Day 1 — So Many Thoughts. . .

Lotus pose yoga chakra symbol in nature watercolor painting by Benjavisa Ruangvaree – via Dreamstime.com Practicing yoga today was both easier and harder than I expected. Physically, I went through the sequence with no trouble. Mentally, it was more difficult. I think this was because I kept wondering as I went through each asana, “Will […]Continue reading “February Yoga Challenge: Day 1 — So Many Thoughts. . .”

February 2021 Yoga Journey — So Many Thoughts. . .

A Vector Illustration via Sarah Kuta’s article “Ease your stress with these 13 meditation, relaxation and yoga classes“, from The Denver Posts, The Know I’ve been in a funk the last couple of weeks physically, and mentally. I haven’t had a job for the last seven months, yet I couldn’t actively go out and search […]Continue reading “February 2021 Yoga Journey — So Many Thoughts. . .”

My Favorite Animated Scenes: 40-31

40. Peter Pan (1953)- Captain Hook, Shave and Crocodile Peter Pan has never really garnered that much prestige as a film. The highlight of the movie would have to be the character animation, especially for the side characters like Hook, Smee, Tinkerbell and the Lost Boys. This was actually the last film all of Disney’sContinue reading “My Favorite Animated Scenes: 40-31”