Author: yogamarathonmom
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Two good podcasts targeted at those of us in our third act
By Jay Hiller, July 21, 2023 I have a long commute during the school year. Podcasts keep that time from being lost. Photo by Melanie Pongratz on Unsplash In the last three weeks I’ve listened to an episode each from two podcasts directed at women who are older. They’re different in that one of them…
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What are regrets for?
By Jay Hiller, July 20, 2023 The sentiment on this bracelet is well-meaning. I don’t find it helpful. Photo by Hailey Moeller on Unsplash A few years ago, in one of those moments when you’re waiting for yoga class to start, I was talking to a student who was more than 20 years older than…
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A display of advanced yoga from a novice practicioner
By Jay Hiller, July 18, 2023 Photo by Daniele Franchi on Unsplash I wasn’t expecting much this morning. I had three classes scheduled and less time scheduled in between them than I really liked. Before my first class, a stand up paddleboard yoga class, I waited idly on the dock and half listened to the…
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What if locust pose actually is the answer to everything?
By Jay Hiller, July 12, 2023 It’s a long story why I don’t have a picture to illustrate locust pose. This guy’s cute? Photo by Heiko Haller on Unsplash I’ve been paying a lot of attention to locust pose for about two years now, mainly because a well-known yoga teacher I follow, Jason Crandell likes…
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My bottle of cheap hair conditioner is almost empty or summer doesn’t last forever
by Jay Hiller, July 4, 2023 Photo by Joan Tran on Unsplash I’ve been swimming a lot this summer. To keep my hair color from fading, before I swim I get it completely wet in the shower and then I saturate it with cheap creme rinse and put on a cap. The bottle’s almost empty…
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Morning Quarry Swim
By Jay Hiller, June 30, 2023 Photo by Christopher Coronado, Lifetime Fitness website My husband likes movie quotes. “I’ll take you someplace you’ve never been before,” he said the other day. (Do you know what movie that’s from?) I knew where we were going. He went about a week ago after clearing brush for a…
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Book Review: Yoga for Bendy People
by Jay Hiller, June 29, 2023 I won’t give away the reason why the author is wearing a zebra suit. Years ago in yoga class, I would sometimes end up practicing next to a woman who was very very flexible. It was hard not to be envious of how easily she seemed to get into…
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Food review: Banyan Foods Tofu Crumbles
By Jay Hiller, June 20, 2023 Tofu crumbles are convenient and they taste okay. I don’t know what convinced me more to buy these, that they were on sale or the blurb on the back: “The white block scares you. It sits in fridge waiting. It haunts your dreams at night. “ That’s an accurate…
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Complicated grief and what the voice of God is not.
by Jay Hiller, June 19, 2023 Photo by Jessica Delp on Unsplash A meditation book I like, Embracing Bliss by Jeff Kober, suggests that when we hear a negative voice in our head it’s not the voice of God. In many instances, the negative voice in my head is my mother’s. A few days ago…
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Five reasons you should join the 10th Annual Surf and Paddlejam Weekend September 30-October 1
By Jay Hiller, June 15, 2023 Image from Operation Get Out website. operationgetout.org I’ve participated in the Get Out Girl Annual Surf and Paddlejam Weekend, an all female event, three times and each time was so much fun, even 2020 when I did it virtually. I registered for this year’s paddlejam yesterday and I’m super…