Category Archives: yoga

All about the harmony

Posted on August 8, 2013 by margaretfelice

A half-hour into yoga class, we were warmed up enough that we could lunge low, but not yet so fatigued that our legs would give way. I had my right foot a yard behind my bent left leg, with the … Continue reading →

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7 things that made me happy this week

Posted on August 2, 2013 by margaretfelice

I’ve been trying to get a lot done this week, including practicing, paperwork, catching up on email, writing and running. Much to my surprise I found myself tired and a little stressed. So rather than a long, intellectual 7 Quick … Continue reading →

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Seven ways I’ve been fueling myself in 2013

Posted on May 31, 2013 by margaretfelice

Tomorrow is the first of June, which up until I did the math a moment ago I thought marked the halfway point of the year. Turns out we are only 5/12ths of the way through the year, but that won’t … Continue reading →

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Seven Quick Takes, volume 16

Posted on November 2, 2012 by margaretfelice

— 1 — Much as I suspected, when jumping on the Seven Quick Takes bandwagon 16 weeks ago, I have a terrible time remembering which “volume” each entry should be, and always have to go back and see what the … Continue reading →

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7 quick takes, volume 9

Posted on September 7, 2012 by margaretfelice

— 1 — Today was the deadline by which I had to order prints from the photo service I use before they deleted all of them. This happens every year, and since I don’t want to lose my archive I … Continue reading →

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Feelings without thoughts are…

Posted on June 27, 2012 by margaretfelice

It is generous of yoga teachers to natter away at us when we are in the most complicated poses, distracting us from mounds of sensation which can be overwhelming. This morning, while we students were contorted into a particularly sweaty … Continue reading →

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Releasing the Jaw

Posted on June 13, 2012 by margaretfelice

Tension has a way of following me around. I don’t think that this makes me unique, but it definitely makes me tense. Little things pile up with me. Even if I don’t want to care about something, even if I … Continue reading →

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War and Peace

Posted on June 12, 2012 by margaretfelice

I admitted recently that I may have set my expectations a bit too high for the summer that is currently beginning. The months from September to June made up a challenging season, which is why when I met with my … Continue reading →

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The Woman on the Mat Next to Mine

Posted on May 2, 2012 by margaretfelice

As a child, I occasionally became envious of girls more athletic than I. This was before I learned to envy women’s bodies, and only envied what those bodies could do. When I became jealous my mother in her wisdom would … Continue reading →

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Finishing War and Peace by Pentecost

Posted on April 19, 2012 by margaretfelice

I had to go back and look through old posts to see if I had already used this title, since I thought about using it last year when I set the goal of reading War and Peace by Pentecost. The … Continue reading →

Posted in apartment, Health, reading, writing, yoga | 4 Comments