So. We are in the midst of COVID-19 “social distancing”. It has been one week now since schools have closed. We don’t know how long this will last. We don’t know what to expect. We are in a time of uncertainty and uncharted territory. And it can be a little scary. Or a lot scary, […]
Personal (yogini)
If you want balance, join the circus
I have been struggling with this idea of balance. Living a “balanced” life. Is it really achievable? Or is it an unrealistic concept? I was listening to a podcast (Spartan Up!) the other day that talked about this concept. Spartan founder Joe De Sena was interviewing entrepreneur Raul Villacis who said “If you want balance, […]
High-quality source of solitude…
As I was driving on my way to work earlier this week, I noticed the pedestrians and commuters. And what I noticed is that almost every single one of them had ear buds in their ears. OK. I get this. Especially when it’s a busy street. You’re on your way to work, pumping yourself up […]
You’re doing how much?!?!
When people ask how I’m doing and I tell them all that I’m doing (full-time job teaching, part-time job teaching, taking two grad school classes, reading lots of books … oh, and maintaining a happy marriage!), they always respond with “I don’t know how you do it!” I reply with, “I don’t either!” And laugh […]
A day in the life of a music teacher
Last Friday I thought it would be fun to document a typical day and created a video blog. I hear you call that a “vlog”? It’s my first time doing anything like this so I’m still working out the kinks. But it was super fun to make. Definitely check it out! Here’s a basic run […]
Iron yogini 2.0
For those of you that have been followers of my blog for a few years, you will remember that it didn’t start out as “Happy Fit ‘n Free”. I actually started writing back in 2012 as “iron yogini” and created a blog at www.ironyogini.com. This was soon after I had completed an Ironman and was […]
Growing deeper roots
I read a quote this morning during my morning meditation that really resonated with me. “Storms make trees take deeper roots.” ~Dolly Parton As painful as those storms can be, this rings true. We have all been there on some level. Time for some real talk. I miscarried my first pregnancy this summer. I was […]
Finding calm
It’s that time of year. “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” Ha! Yes, AND… (one of my new favorite phrases) …one of the busiest times of the year. If you’re a musician and/or music teacher, you know how crazy it is with all the holiday concerts. But it’s not just this particular time of year. […]
Birthday reflections
It’s that time of year again. Another trip around the sun. My last year in this decade. (I am calm. Very calm) It’s the eve before my birthday and I can’t help but be reflective and think back upon this year. Let’s see. Just a few things that happened this year: I started off the year […]
The art of doing nothing…
So, I’m a teacher. A teacher on summer break. A teacher finding moments of, gasp, boredom. Nothing to do. Nothing that requires my immediate attention. Nothing that really needs to get done right now. (because we can always find something to do. I will not submit you to my laundry list of things I could be doing…) And so […]