My Not-So-Triumphant Return to Yoga
Yoga and I are back together once again…and it hurts. In Sanskrit, yoga means “union,” as in uniting yourself with the divine…however you choose to define the latter. In my language of Hakskrit, it is...
View ArticleMy Secret Yoga Asana
Yesterday I spent my second Sunday afternoon in a row deep in sweat and breath as I return to the formal study of yoga. The class was called PowerFlow and our lovely instructor Jules of the Yoga...
View ArticleBest damned quote of the week
In Direct Lines , Steve Ilg, coach, yoga & meditation instructor, tells a masterful tale of his return to the Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathalon as a soloist. After writing about the various mountain...
View ArticlePoetry in motion: Sofia Boutella
Let’s talk about beauty in motion. This has nothing to do with endurance multisports, yet everything to do with balance, both in the figurative and literal sense. Today’s subject is the incredible...
View ArticleMore on my semi-retirement from triathlon
I’ve been trying to write a follow-up to why I have chosen to semi-retire from the sport of triathlon, but I keep getting myself into corners and making the damn thing far more melodramatic than the...
View ArticleAvoid stretching before exercise?
While this is not earth-shattering news, kinesiology researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas have confirmed that pre-activity stretching may actually hinder athletic performance. The...
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