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bleh...meh.

We've had a weird week...on Thursday night, Mr. L got a nasty bout of food poisoning. Yuck Yuck Yuck. Thankfully, he's on the mend and on his way towards solid foods, thank goodness. Miso, and saltines are on the menu!
More soon!
xo

Inspiration Friday

I'm thinking these days about inspiration...we're t-minus 2 days before a super fun workshop. Inspiration flies in from so many directions...like:
1. the seeds I started out on our window seat, full of sprouting moonflowers, basil, sage, ageratum, peppers, catnip, thai basil, snapdragons, 4-o'clocks, and more.
2. P. and lucinda and Al all sleeping upstairs soundly.
3. Foodie Farm Girl's amazing blog of lambing season on her farm.
4. NieNie's amazing writing of her recovery from a near-fatal plane accident.
5. Color Wars Birthday Party from Jordan Ferney.
6. Amazing creativity from inspiring ladies including Silje, Elsie , Rachel and many many more.
7. Amazing Anusara yoga blogs from Christina Sell and Sjanie .

Music from last night's class at YF

(Photo Credit: Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga aus Deutschland)
Monday's class at YF was sweet and expansive in many a hip opening pose. We culminated with a few expressions of kurmasana!
Here's the tunes list:
Cutting through the Ocean of Ego-Nawang Khechog
Universal Dance of Kindness-Nawang Khechog
Golden-My Morning Jacket
Corinna, Corrina-Taj Mahal
The Penalty-Beirut
World without Tears-Lucinda Williams (who Lucinda Larson is named after)
Girl from the North Country-Bob Dylan with Johnny Cash
Pink Moon-Nick Drake
So it goes-Tom Waits
Lovin' in my baby's eyes-Taj Mahal
Hummingbird-Tim Easton
Enjoy Yourself-Todd Snider
Grapefruit Moon-Tom Waits
Shri Hanuman Chalessa-Gate of Sweet Nectar-Krishna Das

Enjoy the goodness. I'm thinking of posting some of these via mixtape. Stay tuned. xo

This is so cool it blows my mind.

From Jordan Ferney's blog, check out the most magical birthday.

I'm back! Happy Spring!

SPRING INTO SPRING WORKSHOP on SATURDAY! Yay!


Maren & I are hosting a workshop to welcome spring featuring inversions, backbends & twists on Saturday 4/18! Bring some canned goods to benefit the Emergency Foodshelf Network!
Check out the details at YogaFresh!

so long...

Sorry for the long delay in posts...email me at shineyoga@gmail.com if you need anything for the time being.

Winter magic...

I shared my minnesota/wisconsin conspiracy at class this morning, which is:
We commiserate about the winter weather (currently negative 6 degrees) because we don't want the secret to get out much we enjoy the weather and the area.

It's easy to see the miracle and wonder in the spring with all of the growth, how flowers grow moment by moment. It takes a bit more intention to see the miracle and wonder in wintry weather. But....it's there.
What I love so much about this weather is that people really revel in it...Pond Hockey Championships, broomball, windsailing on snowboards on frozen lakes, the artists' Ice Shanty Project on Medicine Lake...our community celebrates all weather, which reminds us to find the grace in all weather, and in all situations.
Just like on our mat, we gravitate towards the 'springtime' poses that are easy to find success and grace in...There is such opportunity in the "winter" poses...the ones we clench up and get scared of...to be courageous, and explore that can reveal so much...so much grace, within you and surrounding you.

Thanks to Erin Mcerlain for the photo.