Sunday, December 25, 2011

Happy Holidays!




Warmest wishes of joy and love of the holiday season -- long into the upcoming New Year.

Narragansett, RI
Christmas, December 2011

Shanti.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Somedays...

...just require a little taller of a perspective.


Saturday, October 22, 2011

Question 8

do you believe in rock and roll, can music save your mortal soul?



A question Tattoo'd Daisy and I have been asking since 7th grade and revisited (a bit off key) after an evening of indulgent French food and heartfelt conversation.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Conversations.

Had this wonderful conversation with a guy on the metro who was reading a book by an author that the Artist recommended to me over dinner last night.


He told me of something:

A few days ago, I realized the saddest thing I think I have ever come to the realization of. I realized that I'm going to die before I have a chance to read everything I've ever wanted.


With that statement, we exited the train and continued chatting walking to the exit - me mulling over his words.

I realized.


I left my black pumps on the metro.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Quote.02: On Balance



What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing matter.

~ Henri Matisse



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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

On Art. On Yoga.

Art can be anything. Yoga can be anything.
It's the way you look at things - you figure it out on your own. In many respects, there's no right or wrong way.

They are both meditation acts - the rest of the world drops away.
Infatuation occurs with the creative - when you express some Truth. Be it through asana or a line on a page.


It's all about what we observe in our lives.

Yoga is one way to process these observations internally.
Art is the manifestation of of these observations to express to others what is seen.




It's all about what we experience.
How we see the world.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Plan.

One year.



52 weeks.



Minimum 1 canvas per week.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Statement.01

The depth of the ocean can be found in the simplicity of a stream.






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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Vinyasas

ekam...
I still find myself cycling through the vinyasas.

...dve... 
Counting.


...trīṇi... 
These nights that I still find myself being chased by bad dreams.


...catvāri...
Yes, they still appear.

...pañca... 
I wonder how deeply they are ingrained.


...sapta... 
When they will show again.



...aṣṭau...
My hope is that it is something of a purging.


...nava...inhale...
There solace to be found in repetition - solace in incremental growth.


samasthitiḥ.


Monday, September 5, 2011

Practice.

Practice sometimes takes a different form.




























But sweetness always follows.

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Mid-Atlantic Summer

Nothing like walking out of the office to grab a chai and thinking to yourself: 
Wow, a packed Bikram class would be much more pleasant.



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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Theme of the Day.

Food-isms.


--  a good homemade soup is probably the closest thing to the foodification of unconditional love

--  think creatively, think of your favorite food, and taco-ify it

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Life Lesson.

When making your juice smoothie for lunch* it's helpful to put the cover back on the top of your VitaMix.




On the flip-side, my kitchen is pretty gosh-darn clean.



* 1/2 cup OJ, 1/2 cup fresh pineapple, 3 carrots, 1" fresh ginger, 1/3 cup spinach, 1 cup ice cubes.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Hiatus



12-15 hours days in trial prep were the norm for February and the start of March. Long hours and lots and lots of meals out. Release achieved by snowboarding on the weekends - dodging yahoos on the local hills, nursing bruised knees, and puzzling out how to elegantly carve rather than zip.

Oddly enough my flexibility generally still seems to be here.
It's overall strength that feels to be greatly lacking.



It would be good to get back. Re-start.


 
One practice at a
time.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Into the Start New Year.



Ferveur avec mesure,
de la passion avec exactitude,
ce n'est sûrement l'idéal