I know this is supposed to be a yoga journal, but one of the cool things about yoga is that you awaken yourself to a whole new world that was around you the entire time. Yesterday, after writing about my dislike of birds, I was outside doing chores and i saw two hawks flying directly overhead, doing all kinds of circles and cool twists—it was so cool! I ran inside to get my camera and by the time i came out, the hawks were bored and on their way. As I was going back in, i totally got a fly-by in the ear from a hummingbird! Whoa! and I had my camera too! Well, as you can tell from the photos on the website, i ain’t ansel adams. Needless to say, the video was pretty choppy. But today is a new day and another new fly-by!
This one was almost as great as my practise today. Crowded with a lot of good energy in the room! i had a nice sweat going! not only that but an is making a run at being the funny one, so it was a totally rocking practise! I wish you’d been there! ~m

OH MY GOD you guys! The other day a huge yellow and black flying bee of death flew into the lobby of the studio and planted itself on one of the big front windows. Yikeroni! I was about 4 feet away from where it landed and i froze! Just between you and me, i’m pretty freaked out over anything that flies. It’s only been recently that i’ve gotten over the whole bird thing. Anyway, I walked as slowly away from that flying bee of death as i could. That’s about when C saw and said “oh my god, mckinley, get that out of here.” I looked around because i din’t know there were two mckinleys at the studio, but, no, she was talking to me. Now, of all the teachers, she is prolly the most mean to me and has prolly embarrassed me in front of the entire class more times than any of the other teachers; so without hesitation I always do whatever she tells me to do. Which means I had to abandon my original plan, to not do jack shit! Seriously, I was so scared of that thing. It looked like it just wanted to fly straight into my face and start stinging the hell out of my eye or some other painful part of my face. It was almost as big as my face if it wasn’t 2 inches huge, this thing was scary. So I put my big boy pants on and told myself, “be the yogi you are when you’re practising.” I looked around, grabbed the clipboard that we use for the class sign in sheets (removed those because i din’t want them getting infected with bee germs) and walked right up to the window. I slid the clipboard under the flying bee of death and he climbed on like no big deal. Then I walked out of the studio, nice and calm, walked to the trash can in the parking lot about 20 feet away. Lowered the clipboard to the lid and told him to get on the lid and he did. Then I walked back into the studio and acted like it was no big deal. And it wasn’t either! I put my mind into that same place when i’m in the studio and it was so easy. until about 10 minutes later, on the walk home, when i lost that frame of mind and i was like OH MY GOD! ~m
p.s. practise was really good today, but i had dry spots on my yogitoes so i think it could have been a little hotter. can you believe *i’m* saying that?

today felt like one of the warmer practises i’ve had in awhile. it felt good but i’m still having nose issues and i kinda lost my breath a few times. i had to really concentrate and focus so i could hang in there. had to blow my nose a few times—that’s so gross! i hate it when people blow their nose in the room. i know it’s a sweat pit, but i still like to think of it as kind of a clean place. well maybe not clean, but at least not an appropriate place to be releasing those kind of bodily fluids. how do staph infections start in weight rooms? people don’t wipe down the equipment thoroughly. now think about the floor of a bikram studio—yikes! so i don’t wanna contribute any more grossness than i already do with my gallons of sweat. the last few days, though, i’ve had to so i can breathe. i know it’s not that big of a deal, but it affects my breath and takes away from my practise. i really wanted to enjoy the heat today, but not having my breath made it hard. i need my prana, man. on the plus side, i think i’m on the tail end of this, so soon i will be able to have as much fun as i normally do in the studio! see you tomorrow! ~m

Danica who? Oh boy, friends, if you think i was excited when danica won last week, then you have no idea how happy i am for ashley force, the first woman to win an event in the funny car class of the NHRA! Awwww yeah, the next generation, buddy! I’m sure if you wrote for yahoo, you’d have all kinds of negative crap to say about this win, but save it for the bathroom wall. The entire force team and family has gone through so much to get this win. After Eric Medlen’s tragic death, she could have chosen to not drive again, but she stuck with. This win is so well-deserved I don’t want to hear about any silver spoons (and this is coming from someone who wasn’t even born with a spoon)! And no way in heaven or hell would good ol’ Coil ever lay down for anyone, so keep the tire-smoking conspiracy crap outta here. Okay, now on to yoga. I had a great 8 this morning! Din’t sweat all that much—it’s just wrong when your yogitoes has dry spots after a 90 minute bikram session! Really wanted to stay for the 10 so i could start my week off with a double, but i was too hungry. It felt so nice when my friends were saying “stay for a second,” like they wanted to practise with me! That’s a really good feeling. My mind and heart were telling me to stay, but my stomach was grumbling about food. Since I already know listening to your mind can get you in trouble, I decided to heed the warnings and get something to eat. Now if you’ll excuse me, my lunch is almost ready! namaste, m

p.s. if you think of it, during your ustrasana today please, please, please, focus on a lakers win tonight, thanks!

There’s an earth day happening downtown today. After yoga I saw one of my fellow practisers drive off and then pull into the parking lot next door to do some grocery shopping. Isn’t it funny how yoga can unite (for a few minutes anyway) such different people? i’m on the opposite end of the spectrum—i walk 2 miles everyday just to get to yoga. It’s another 2 miles if i wanna go home afterwards. And everyday I walk past a yoga instructor’s house. He’s another one that gets me—he used to have a huge SUV with “prana” as the personalized license plate! God knows it was all i could do to not write “i can’t breathe because of the fumes” on that monster. Don’t panic, friends, he traded it in for the conformist liberal toyota pious! Huh? Are you sure that’s not the name? Whatever. and he drives it to the yoga studio across the street from the bikram studio that i walk to everyday! Is that great or what? Alright, that’s enough negativity for today, party on pious ones. do something good for the earth today, like ride a bike or walk to the grocery store. ~m

Hi friends! Carmelo and ai are playing like a superstars! 5-for-21 shooting in the first half! Michael Thompson says the nuggets are walking around with their shoulders slumped, heads down. I think an had a good one the other day, “your form follows your thoughts.” Bikram yoga would definitely help any basketball team. Just ask Kareem!

To make up for today’s basketball blog, here’s a new video for you. I like doing these, it makes it easy to see where I can improve. without further ado, check out my utkatasana:
namaste, m

Really great class today, friends! Had a little trouble with my breathing towards the end though. Too much green stuff in my nose and lungs again—gross! I was able to finish all the asanas though, so it wasn’t too bad, but you should see the amount of tissue I’ve gone through today alone! Well, if you’re not doing anything right now, stay a spell and take a look at the online store! I think it’s up and running, but I’m too nervous to look! ~m

This journal entry might not make it online today because, apparently, to get the website up and selling it has to be taken down for a little bit. In any case, it looks like sweat will be a fully functioning website sooner than later! Good day for it too, the readers of the other free weekly in town voted the studio best in town *and* they got the cover! Plus there’s pictures of each pose! The pictures are real cool, they’re modeled on Tony Sanchez’s classic 84 asanas poster, except for the silly smiles and crossed-eyes! It’s well-deserved too, so to celebrate we got to do 3 sets of ustrasana today! Afterwards, someone said out loud, “i thought our reward would be not doing camel.” I was close to an and said “not doing camel sounds like punishment” which she told the whole class and reminded us that Bikram says your punishment for getting to class late is you get to watch! What torture! Give me ustrasana or else! namaste, m

Well, I’m still ironing out the wrinkles in the online store. The good news is that I think I’m almost done! I’m sure this stuff is really easy, but I gotta be honest with you, locking my knee isn’t nearly as mind-boggling as some of this computer stuff. Slowly, it’s coming around. You know what came around really fast today? A ton of snot in my nose from my chest! It was so gross, yuck! During the floor series, I could feel my nose getting more and more clogged with that lovely green goo, ugh. Pretty soon, I couldn’t breathe through my nose anymore, my breath was coming in gasps, in and out of my mouth. My supta-vajrasana was lame as I struggled for breath. I savasana’d out the first set of ardha-kurmasana, trying to get my breath. Tons of things running through my head about what to do to get my breath. I couldn’t get out of that mind game and I lost. I looked at S and ran for the door, the first time I’ve left the studio. I had to blow my nose though, there was just no way I could go on. I actually had some paper towels with me just in case this happened, but there was no way I was gonna blow my nose in the room, it would have been too loud, embarrassing and gross. Leaving the studio is pretty embarrassing too, but, oh well. I came back in and did the stretching, spinal twisting and breathing at the end. I missed out on my sasangasana and ustrasana, which are prolly my two favorites right now. To be honest, I was actually pretty happy to get all that gunk out of my system. I just hope it doesn’t happen tomorrow. Stay tuned and i’ll let you know, same mat time, same mat place. ~m

I hope everyone is at least half as excited as I am about the shirts and designs! The online store will be added soon and then you’ll all be able to sport the coolest shirts in hot yoga! Okay, writing to you isn’t going to get the store built, so I better get to work. oh yeah, i wanted to do a double today, but wasn’t sure if i could handle the baker two times in a row and i do have an online store to be building after all, so i shouldn’t spend all day in the yoga studio anyway! ~m

If you were bored with yesterday’s entry about Danica, I hope this entry doesn’t send you running! Unfortunately, I just had the misfortune of reading Bob Margolis’ “exclusive” yahoo.com piece which explains in great detail why Danica’s win isn’t all that. Geez. I mean, every thing that you could bring up to discount her win was brought up and some of it was so ticky-tack, I was embarrassed for the ass that wrote it. Having been a racing fan for 10 years now, I can honestly say that half the stuff he brought up in his article would not have been mentioned if it was Kimi winning his first race under the same circumstances. This is the fucking 21st century, grrrrr! Since I’m venting today, I’m gonna keep going: if you threw up in the middle of class on saturday—don’t take a spot in the front row on monday! Especially if there’s a chance that vomiting might happen again, which it did! At least the guy was able to get out of the room first this time, but I mean, come on mom, get a clue, they’re free. Alright, I know all of you are saying "gee, C U Next Tuesday," so I’ll cut it short here. ~m p.s. if you happen to know bob margolis, please throw up on him for me, he deserves it, thanks.

at 6:15 p.m. pacific, i decided to add the clue: get a spot near the door, save the kid the embarrassment of having to walk across half the studio.

Forget bikram yoga, the Turbo Jam is new and improved! It’s 96% more effective than the original turbo jam! My abs are gonna be rockin’ in no time. 96% more effective! Can you believe that, friends? I guess the original turbo jam must’ve sucked if they were able to make that much of an improvement with the new one. Wow, the Lakers game hasn’t even started yet and i’ve already seen too much television for today. don’t worry, i’ll listen to the play-by-play on the internet.

Hey, you guys, I’m super excited about all of the sweat stuff going on, I had a really good photo session yesterday! You’re gonna see some cool photos soon, I promise. Instead of writing about my super great class today, I’d rather give a little shout to Danica for finally winning an IRL race. That’s one tough cookie and we all gotta celebrate what she’s done. She’s broken into a male-dominated sport and made a name for herself. She had a dream, she stuck with it and she’s finally won a race! Do you know how hard it is to win? It’s like locking your knee, maybe even harder, but i don’t know. With all the money behind her, she shoulda won a long time ago. She shoulda won the Indy 500 in her rookie year. Big shouldas, that will always follow her. So even though she’s won, attitudes in this world have not changed. Look at me, I called her a cookie and then brought up two of her faults in how many sentences? So you know she's gonna keep getting the smack talk. Even though she’s got one win under her (seat) belt, she’s still gonna need our support. Next time you do ustrasana send some positive energy to Danica! ~m p.s. happy holiday, fiends! i hope you’re enjoying your day like i am mine!

I can’t believe i’m gonna say this, but i wasn’t warm enough today. i had a little bit of a sweat going the entire time, but i never got all the way warm. Can you believe this is the same person who seemingly always complains about how hot it is? Seriously, between the standing and floor series, I contemplated running out and getting a thermal. That’s how not-so-hotsie i was! I put up with it as best i could, but it definitely affected my practise. My back din’t get the stretch it’s been getting, which was a drag. I woulda stayed and done a double but i wanted to get back to prepare for the first ever sweat photo shoot! Speaking of which, I can’t wait to share the results with ya’ll! Check in tomorrow and see! ~m

Computers are pretty complicated. Getting things online and available to you guys has not been as easy as i thought it would be. Or maybe it is easy and i’m just not computer-savvy. That might actually be the case, i gotta be honest. So the “store” (ugh, i hate that word) side of the site might be a little on the cheese side, but i need the help, yo! Alright, sorry for the weak blog today. I should talk about practise today, which went a lot better than the frog in my throat thought it would. Awwww, what a great start too. ~m

wow, another great class today. it was really hot, really crowded and there was lots of heavy breathing, not conducive at all to staying focused. but you wanna know what? i swear, i’m getting better conditioned and more used to the heat now than ever before—it wasn’t hot enough for me today! what, what, what? does that sound crazy? did i just say that? i’ve been baked, friends! anyway, i was all set for a rough class even before i got to the studio simply because i had a rough night sleeping and i felt so dehydrated when i finally did wake up. but it turned out to be a really great class despite all the distractions. i was able to stay focused and stay in my practise. an said today “your form follows your thoughts.” (she’s so great) right now i have nothing but positive thoughts, so maybe that’s why i had such a nice practise today. alright, that’s enough of that! i got work to do. luv you guys! ~m

Oh gosh you guys, I’m so excited about getting these hoodies and t-shirts online for you to trip out on. The response I’ve been getting from the friends that have seen them is unbelievable! Like 10 times better than I could have hoped for! So, I hope you guys like them. I know you’ve already seen the yogi shirt on the home page, it’s the yogini tees that are really cool. I guess that means I should work on the website instead of patting myself on the back. And I din’t even mention my super fun class today. ~m

I’m not sure what was going on today, but my poor teacher! People must have been dropping like flies or something, I dunno. I was in the front row trying to focus only on myself. But towards the end of class, C actually said something about the room being hot and what to do if it was bothering you (get to class early and get a spot on the sides of the room where it’s cooler). I was surprised she said something, so people must have been melting, I know I was! She said something so great about how you kinda have to play mind games with yourself. Trick yourself somehow into getting through it. That’s so true. I’ve been figuring that out now and it’s amazing how much it works. The sad thing is that it’s easier to have it work against you. When all you can hear is huffing and puffing and all you can see are the nice cold drinks in front of you, to your left and right. It’s like that old sailor poem “water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink.” Before you know it, you’re huffing, puffing and having a bad class just like the person next to you. So, just remember, it’s gonna be hot, we couldn’t do these poses without the heat, so we need it. The heat may make it hard to breathe, but we gotta start dealing with it just like a friend who throws cigarette butts on the ground! Okee dokee artichokees, enjoy your day, stick around, it’s gonna start looking cool around here! ~m

Oh boy, you guys, I’m so excited! Remember a while back when I freaked out about killing the worm? (oh, someone wrote in and said it became 2 worms, but i don’t know if that’s true or not.) I’m not alone! During practise today, there was a huge-ass spider walking around the back of the room. So am played bouncer, grabbed some tissue and tossed him out of the studio. Spiders have a way of making awkward pose even more awkward, but still that’s no reason to crush the poor guy. We’re all living beings, on the same earth. Maybe we don’t have the same emotions, same feelings, same thoughts, but we’re all on the same fucked-up planet, so we might as well try and make it better. What’s that saying “practise random acts of kindness”? okay, i better go before i sound even more like a conformist liberal car bumper. namaste ~m

i wanted to do the 8 this morning so i could get back to the birdhouse before the Lakers game started. That din’t work out. I wanted to finish this blog during half-time. That din’t work out. Practise was super hot and great. I love the way P teaches, she has a lot of good words to say. Never get to take a class with her, so it was a special treat. In fact, the only thing about the day that has worked out well! Enjoy your sunday friends! ~m

What’s that saying, fake it til you make it? Does that mean appearance does matter? We always say it shouldn’t, but it does. Every once in a while, the exercise-video-guy in me emerges and makes me smile when I’m struggling. If we were doing bikram yoga together, you might look at me and think i’m having a great old time, but really i’m struggling too. Like today, it was so hot, people were dropping like flies in the room. And when they drop, so does my focus. Today I wasn’t letting it get to me. Just keep smiling and look like you’re enjoying yourself, yelled my inner director! So, I just kept smiling and gave every pose all my effort and by the end of class, instead of being exhausted, I was energized! Somewhere along the line I went from faking it to making it! What you put into your practise is what you’re gonna get out of it. Today I proved that quite literally. Appearance matters, don’t be mistaken. When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Positivity has to start from somewhere, why not let it begin with how you project yourself to the world? ~m
p.s. HBD L!

Hi friends, it’s always harder for me to write you when I’ve been out erranding after practise. Really great class today. Super hot, i think the back row dropped out completely by the end. I was struggling mightily to stay focused. It wasn’t easy, but being in an energetic row made it possible. I like being able to feed off that energy because I needed it today! After a shower though, I felt so great, especially my back! You guys, we’re so lucky to have this practise, it’s like the best thing you can do for your body, it’s fun, challenging, relaxing; it’s everything you want it to be and more. Gotta run, lots of work to do and still only me to do it, but you just wait until my cats grow opposable thumbs! If I can have a lamppost for a leg, why can’t my cats have thumbs? ~m

Friends, this town is so old school, it’s like stepping back in time to pre-reagan america! On my way to practise today, i noticed the traffic lights were out at one intersection, then another one. By the time I made it to practise, i realized all the lights were out. In a big city, it’s usually one or two intersections, not all of them! That’s not all, folks, it wasn’t just the traffic lights, it was all of downtown! I’m sorry, i’m from a big city, this kind of stuff doesn’t happen very often, so it’s a trip for me to be in a small town like this! This town is old school, believe me, tonight they’re having a punk show at the vet’s hall! I’m sorry, i thought this was 2008 not 1979! A punk show at the vet’s hall? subhumans (uk) no less! In one month’s time, the vet’s hall will host the subhumans tonight, anti nowhere league in a couple of weeks and at the beginning of may, Rajashree Choudhury! The studio here is hosting Rajashree at the vet’s hall! exciting, huh? It’s like a 5 hour class too! That’s a lot of time, but I spent 4 hours in the studio today because i did a double, so 5 hours should go pretty quickly. Alright, enough blogging, i gotta get to sweat! ~m (lame, not only am i old enough to remember pre-reagan america, but also the days when you had to specify canadian or uk subhumans.)

I had a really good class today! Falling forward during dandayamana-dhanurasana can be so fun! It’s kind of a nice feeling isn’t it? You shot so far out of that bow that you had to fall forward! I kinda like that. Random thoughts today because there is too much to be done and only me to do it. How does that errol walker song go, “my daddy’s not rich, but my momma’s good looking”? Which basically means, excuse me while i go in the kitchen and bake me up a pie since no one saved me a slice! i love you guys! ~m

Tomorrow the olympic torch comes to the area. It’s pretty exciting, not just the torch, but the protests too! Those people who scaled the golden gate bridge—wow! That was pretty bitchin’! A banner over city hall advocating human rights? That the city itself put up? I don’t care if it is in france, it’s still cool. As concerned as I am for the Tibetans (long time supporter of the Free Tibet cause thanks to a beastie influence), these protests have really made me feel empathy for the torch bearers. I don’t know know what it takes to be a torch bearer, but I know you have to be pretty great because Muhammad Ali carried the torch a few years back and he’s the greatest of all time, right? Right, so they don’t let just anyone do it. Can you imagine? This could be the biggest moment in your life and you get mauled by people angry at china? What a drag. Honestly, my whole life has been about protest and rebelling, but after 6 months in that bikram studio, my way of thinking about everything has changed so dramatically. Now I’m worried about torch bearers. The other day I accidently dropped the garbage bin on a worm and split him in half. It was weird, I freaked out and felt so bad. I actually found myself apologizing out loud to him and then to all of nature for my transgression against it. Like i said, it was weird. Once you start a regular practise, bikram yoga really changes you. Not just physically, defining your abs or clearing your psoriasis, not just mentally, increasing your focus, your determination, but emotionally too. Or is that a spiritual change? I don’t know, it’s still happening with me and it’s a crazy change for a curmudgeon like me, but you’re never too old, right? Right. Now, do me a favor and lock your fucking knee. luv, m
p.s. practise rocked today, i wish i’d stayed for a double, but there is lots of sweat work to be done today!

What an exciting day for me today! After a great practise, waiting at the birdhouse were new silkscreens and hoodies! This silly plan of mine is all coming together and pretty soon I’ll get to share some of my drawings with you! I’m really excited about them and I can’t wait to show them to all of you! Lots of work still to be done before I can get there, so I’ll leave you for now. ~m

One of the many drawbacks of having a 2 mile walk to yoga is that a lot can happen in 2 miles. I left the birdhouse feeling great, Velvet Underground running through my head to keep me entertained! Somewhere along the way though, I started to feel kinda sick. Then I started to feel really sick. Then I was sick. By the time I got to the studio, I was ready to turn around and go back to the birdhouse and rest! Drag. Instead, I went to the market next door and got a balance flavored vitamin water. After a little while, I started to feel a little better and I went ahead and took my practise. After a while I forgot about my walk and ended up having a pretty comfortable practise. I look forward to these 90 minutes so much, I din’t want to miss out on the fun today. I’m lucky practise went so smooth for me, it could have been the reverse and I could have gotten sicker. How does that Flamin’ Groovies song end, “all’s well that ends well!” Well, friends, i hope this week brings you as much excitement as mine is scheduled for. Check in everyday and I’ll keep you up-to-date with the haps! ~m

Gosh you guys, so much I feel like writing about today! First off, it’s a sad day (if you let it) because 14 yrs ago Kurt called it a day. One of the luckiest days in my life was when I roadied for Distorted Pony on the night they opened for Tad and Nirvana at Raji’s. I saw Kurt build his guitar on the floor of the club that night, it was pretty awesome. Everyone else was eating, he was building the guitar he was gonna break that night. Speaking of eating, I saw a good thing on yahoo about 6 “healthy” foods to avoid. Sometimes, we think something is healthy when it’s really not or it could be healthy but we drowned it in something bad like dressing or cheese. Without further ado, 6 foods to avoid: chicken wrap, turkey burger, bran muffin, chicken caesar salad, tuna melt and fruit smoothies unless they are 100% fruit. If you wanna know why, bang it here. If you want a list of foods to heartily consume, you should check out my new favorite web site, world’s healthiest foods! I’m on this site almost every night reading about different foods and what’s in them and what makes them good for us. One cool thing about this list, they only included foods that are easily available nationwide. Which means, there’s no excuse for not being able to create a healthy diet from this list no matter where you live. Word. I don’t know what to tell you friends, I’ve talked so much and din’t even mention my practise today! Is it still a yoga blog if I don't talk about yoga? Ummmmm, that’s enough from me, enjoy your day! ~m kurt6794

It’s friday friends! Whooohooooo! Not just friday, but a very special friday. Do you know what day it is today? I’d let you guess, but I’ll tell you anyway—Muddy Waters’ birthday! I look forward to this day more than my own birthday and prolly more than christmas. You might think I’m being dramatic, but if you took the time to analyze the cultural impact Muddy Waters has had on the western world, you’d prolly agree with me. It’s gonna be a raucous night as I blast my favorite Muddy songs here in the birdhouse. Although, without a turntable, I’m missing out on some of my real favorites, but i consider myself lucky just to hear any of them. Oh! how was practise? Great! I was so full of energy that I decided to stay and do a double! My second class din’t go as smooth as the first. I pretty much ran out of gas towards the end—I was so hungry! I joked afterwards, if there were a pizza machine in the lobby, I would have ran out, ate a slice and then gone back in to finish! Actually, I still haven’t eaten, so I’d better get cooking! love you, m

Instead of talking about my super awesome practise today, I thought I’d talk about bikram yoga and psoriasis. When I first started practising, my psoriasis was an ongoing problem. My itch was so scalpy, or i guess i should say my scalp was so itchy, it was hard to do anything but put medicine on it all the time. And the medicine smelled, it stung, it was gross. It felt like putting acid on my head, but it stopped the itch, so I used it. After practising 6 days a week for a month or two, I noticed that my scalp was almost psoriasis-free! There were still some patches, but for the most part, my scalp felt almost normal. Now that I’ve stepped up to a 7 day a week practise, the psoriasis seems to have gone into remission or whatever it does when it isn’t there. Is it the 90 minutes of sweating? I think it’s elementary, Watsonville, bikram yoga is your path to good health! ~m

Very exciting day for me today, only because things are being shipped and things are arriving! Pretty soon, I’ll be able to share with you some of the drawings I’ve been working on! I had a really great practise today! Sandwiched between two of my favorites, the energy was flowing and I went farther than ever in the spine-twisting at the end! During ardha-matsyendrasana, you know how the teacher always says if you can put your hand on your inner thigh? I’ve never even thought it was an option for me, thinking, “I can’t do that.” Imagine my surprise when S called me out and said “M, can you put your hand on your inner thigh?” I don’t think so, I meekly told her, so she came over to me, grabbed my arm and I was doing it! Self-confidence is something I need to work on and I’m well aware of that. That’s why I keep coming back! That and the beautiful locusts around me. ~m

Happy April yogi(ni)s! It's “another sunny afternoon, walkin’ to the sound of my favorite tune” if I can remember all the words, ha ha! No iPod for this stranger, besides they din’t have iPods in the 1800s, where i’m from. Today during practise, one of the owners came in before utkatasana and said “you guys, i’m sorry to interrupt, but the fire marshall is here. He’s shutting us down because there’s too many people in here.” My brain was slowly processing this when she said “april fool’s!” I got got! ~m