As adults in an achievement-based society, we can learn a lot about cultivating joy and presence when we humble ourselves, step outside of our comfort zone, and become beginners again.
I thought there was something magical about an adult ballet class in which grown-up people who had chosen one thing as a career, were consciously developing themselves in another area. It was so magnificent to me because it seemed purely internally motivated unlike so many things in our lives and society. Something about it was joyful.
The past weekend was a beautiful triad of experiences in nature. Each distinct, yet harmonious together. As summer transitions to fall, the outdoors were calling to be recognized. Sun and moon shine, day and night. For whatever reason, this weekend felt important and left me with an overwhelming sense of gratitude for the place I am in and the people I am with.
Yesterday I arrived home, after a couple very long days at work, to a large brown amazon package on my doorstep. My kitten, Zéb, was thrilled about the three layers of boxes now available to him as playspace. I was overwhelmed by a very generous gift from my Aunt and Uncle for my recent graduation …
I originally wrote this article to submit to an online yoga publication, but I’ve been thinking about what the practice of savasana looks like in our lives a lot lately and decided to revive it from my Microsoft Word draft. — We often start our physical yoga practice in child’s pose, folded forward over our …
Before the sun rises in the morning, the birds and cicadas sing a symphony at the full volume of their voices. Then, slowly, the sun paints the colors into the trees, leaves, branches, and stone pathways of The Yoga Forest. By this time everyone gathers for a morning meditation. On our first morning waking up …
This event hosted at Moanalua Gardens every July, is a well-kept secret! Many locals don’t even know about this wonderful hula festival! The event lasts from 8:30AM (pre-ceremony) until 4PM and is completely free! The festival features hula halau (schools) from all over the Hawaiian Islands dancing on an ancient hula mound. On my visit … Continue reading
The Hyatt Regency, along Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki, sponsors a free hula show every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday (if the weather is good, which it nearly always is) at 6:30. The show lasts about an hour and features many different hula halau (schools) as well as other hula groups. The show happens just … Continue reading
Aloha Tower, once the highest tower in Honolulu, offers breathtaking views of Honolulu Harbor and the cities of Honolulu and Waikiki. The elevator ride up is free and easy after a quick bag check by a security guard who stands near by. On top of the tower are four look-out decks where you get a … Continue reading
Today we took a bus tour to three places around London; Windsor Castle (where the Queen takes holiday), the Roman Baths in Bath, and Stonehenge. WINDSOR CASTLE: The castle was beautiful, another castle built by William the Conqueror in the 11th century and built upon by many monarchs after that. It is actually the castle … Continue reading
Today we slept half an hour later to wake up at 7:30 for breakfast. The first visit of the day was The British Museum. The top five things that we got to see were (1) Tristan and Isolde tablets depicting their romance from early medieval Europe, as well as knights shields and swords, chalices and … Continue reading
TODAY we woke up to gluten-free toast at the hotel! The English are so much more in tune with their gluten-free sides than Americans… then we went to see St. Paul’s Cathedral. Very cool. My favorite two events that occurred there are: (1) The marriage of Katherine of Aragon and Arthur Tudor.(2) Queen Elizabeth coming … Continue reading
We got to England this morning at 9:30 here which, you guessed it, means that we had to sleep on the plane in order to properly adjust to the time difference. HOWEVER, Natalie and I were sitting next to a very smelly lady which contributed to the fact that we were unable to sleep all … Continue reading
Today will be our first full day at our resort in Ontario. We got our room upgraded so me and Natalie actually have our own room which is really cool. We also have another bigger one for our parents. Today I bought a Canadian DVD which, I’ll admit, might not have been the BEST purchase … Continue reading
So this April Vacation a group of 9 of us from the high school were going to travel to Japan with a little company called EF Tours. Recently EF Tours informed us that they weren’t going to allow for the trip any more because not enough schools signed up. Ms. Burke, the main supervisor for … Continue reading
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