Sugar, a usually grumpy horse, transformed throughout the week into a pleasant, happy mare! From my blog for Sanborn Western Camps. After such a successful first Horse Yoga Long Trip, I could not imagine it getting even better. With a new group of 9 campers, two staff and a total ... Continue Reading
A post for the Sanbon Western Camps Blog. By far the most gratifying part of my third summer at Sanborn has been the opportunity I’ve been offered to teach girls yoga on (and off) horses. On our four-day pack trip, seven ladies and two counselors joined me in a quest to fin ... Continue Reading
My time in Washington is drawing to a close (for now), and though the adventures show no signs of stopping (Nathan and I are scheduled for a Whale Watching expedition on Saturday before my return flight to Colorado on Sunday), I have been reflecting over all that has happened sin ... Continue Reading
This Mothers Day, Nathan and I went on an adventure that most mothers would pale at the thought of. We took Route 20 East toward the Cascade Mountain Range, and headed up Cascade River Road for as far as we could until the road was closed due to snow. It was a mildly drizzly mo ... Continue Reading
I am excited to announce that an essay I wrote called Beginners Mind is slated for publication in Fort Collins’ Yoga Connection Magazine. Stay tuned for the Spring Issue–you can find them for free in a variety of locations in Fort Collins. If you want a copy, let me ... Continue Reading
I just arrived home from a lovely free yoga class offered by my friend Aramati. Aramati, who taught a yoga class to friends tonight. Photo by MacKenzie Andrews On my bike ride from her house, I basked in the deep joyfulness I feel after a yoga class. I especially enjoy classes ... Continue Reading
I am sitting at my kitchen table, at my laptop. The blinds are open across the sliding glass doors: the gateway to our small but frutifiul back yard. Today is overcast, the ground is wet, and the atmosphere is calm if not lazy. I’m listening to Bon Iver’s For Emma ... Continue Reading
I struggled up Longs Peak and had reached about 11,000 feet when I remembered Ganesh Mantra. I hiked on a ledge of rock–it was about 4:15am–and the only thing I could see was the small round patch of light from my headlamp in front of me. I ran my hand along a massi ... Continue Reading
Tonight’s Meditation & Philosophy discussion was just what I needed. I had been falling into some negative thought patterns regarding my current state of affairs: wracking my brain job hunting and balancing how much energy I should put into starting up my Reiki practice ... Continue Reading
Bingham Hill CHALLENGES I’m finding it more of a challenge than I’d expected to adjust back to life in a city. Coming out of the wilderness (or the wildest life I’d ever known), I find that things I used to love so much when I lived in Chicago–sitting al ... Continue Reading