all is coming

i love that phrase!  especially now, in the early weeks of spring. spring is a funny thing in chicago. march 20th- the first day.  probably in the 30’s or 40’s – very wintery.  a week later… hoping, hoping- ahh finally above 45 on a consistent basis.  then… a few 30+ degree days and a surprise [...]

non-attachment

practicing non-attachment is important for everyone but it happens to be one of the things i’ve been working on a lot in my practice.  for over a year i’ve been practicing all of second series.  i was starting to get greedy and lust after the 3rd series poses, but on one in my area is [...]

happy valentine’s day

i’m slowly getting back into a daily (well pretty much) practice.  i practiced 5 times last week.  couldn’t get up to do it today because i was up late… however, i’m going to do school work and use it as a break later today.  my focus is deepening my practice.  someone once told me to [...]

winter in chicago

the title pretty much says it all. commuting was not pleasant today. two trains and a half mile walk. but i shouldn’t complain because i spent some of the coldest, snowy-est, days yet on “la isla bonita” in san pedro. before i left, my doctor told me i was vitamin D [...]

half a year later

well, looking back i realize it’s been half a year (!?!) since i’ve posted.  it’s also been awhile since i’ve practiced on a regular basis…  so i’ve gotten back to my practice and it’s coming back slowly.  i’m currently trying to strengthen my second series poses.  those i’m currently struggling with are: dwi pada without [...]

no spring

i’m getting concerned because it seems like we’re losing the spring season entirely. one week it was 50 and COLD and the next it was in the high 80’s. i’m not exaggerating! i’m beginning to think chicago spring is a contradiction of terms. like san francisco spring is redundant. isn’t [...]

end of school year end of second series

just finished the last week of the school year. (for new readers- this is my first year in grad school- Learning Sciences PhD program) looking back it seems like it flew by.  i know that sounds cliche- but it did.  i was also recently given the last few poses of 2nd series by my teachers.  [...]

facebook and herbs

so i’m trying to get caught up on all the things “kids” are doing these days. i decided to join facebook. i’m still trying to figure some of it out… like how to add things to my page. so far i’ve been kind of successful but i still have a lot to learn. i don’t [...]

obsessed

ok so i’ve been completely obsessed with the show top chef. this season it’s in chicago so it’s fun to see the local celeb chefs as guest judges. above is a picture of yesterday’s winning creation. Smoked Salmon with Faux Caviar & White Chocolate Wasabi Sauce. you can find the recipe here.
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trying this again

it’s been nearly 3 months since i’ve posted a blog. in that past 3 months i’ve finished another term in school. this one was difficult- hours of fieldnotes, writing computer programs, reading copious amounts of material, and writing 40+ page papers.  but that extreme quarter is over. this quarter i’m taking a more reasonable class [...]