Camp Krislund grounds, 1962
When I was in seventh grade, the camp I had been going to for one week every summer since I was 8 closed down. This was such a special place to me and I was devastated. At no other place in the world, up until that point, had I ever experienced the ultimate powers of Mother Nature. I saw vistas in those Pennsylvania foothills that are forever etched into my mind. Together with many other little cutie 6th, 5th, 4th graders, we would hike through Appalachia marveling at its beauty.
Other than this I had very little interest in anything Nature or science-related until I started studying the human body. At 19. As a dancer. With the exception of one particularly awesome science teacher in high school (Thank you, Donna Puskar), I was just not interested.
I am so glad that yoga and art brought me back to the scientific study of the body and to a deep appreciation of the wisdom of Nature. These connections remind me of all the mysterious sayings one can conjure that have anything to do with being a part of something so much larger than myself: how strange and beautiful to be a human being; this body is made of the same stuff as the stars; as humans, we share this connection as self-contained walking sacks of skin, water, heart, brain and bone; it's so important to remember our common predicament, to remember how deeply connected we are to nature, to food, water, the need for clean air, stable ground, and, yes, a way to stay connected across all that ground through technology (as I couldn't share all of this with you without it.) Thinking of the vastness of this web (read: Tantra [to weave]) helps me remember to be self{ish}less.
The concept of this selflessness in yoga is pervasive, but one of the forms it takes is in the practice of Seva, or selfless service. Seva is an opportunity to give back to community, to support that which, without question, supports you.
And so, when it was my turn to pick a Seva charity for Yoga Yoga's 3rd Friday Donation class in March, with my own childhood in mind, I selfishly chose Girlstart, an organization that "empowers young girls to excel in math, science and technology."
This is my chance to (selfishly) do what I do best, to offer my services to you, as a yoga teacher, by teaching a Donation-Based Yoga class benefiting Girlstart's efforts. This way we can all come together as a community to support and foster a future generation of nature-loving cyber pixies.
When asked to select a co-teacher, I thought immediately of another empowered, nature-loving yogi cyber-pixie artist momma extraordinaire: Skye Adams. She and I are delighted to be able to do what we love so that Austin girls can learn to love learning.
Here are the details of the event. 100% of the donations go to Girlstart.
Come get calm for a good cause.
Yoga Yoga Donation Classes Site
Friday, March 18th
7:30-9:00pm
Yoga Yoga Northwest
12001 N Burnet Rd
Austin, TX 78758
Other than this I had very little interest in anything Nature or science-related until I started studying the human body. At 19. As a dancer. With the exception of one particularly awesome science teacher in high school (Thank you, Donna Puskar), I was just not interested.
I am so glad that yoga and art brought me back to the scientific study of the body and to a deep appreciation of the wisdom of Nature. These connections remind me of all the mysterious sayings one can conjure that have anything to do with being a part of something so much larger than myself: how strange and beautiful to be a human being; this body is made of the same stuff as the stars; as humans, we share this connection as self-contained walking sacks of skin, water, heart, brain and bone; it's so important to remember our common predicament, to remember how deeply connected we are to nature, to food, water, the need for clean air, stable ground, and, yes, a way to stay connected across all that ground through technology (as I couldn't share all of this with you without it.) Thinking of the vastness of this web (read: Tantra [to weave]) helps me remember to be self{ish}less.
The concept of this selflessness in yoga is pervasive, but one of the forms it takes is in the practice of Seva, or selfless service. Seva is an opportunity to give back to community, to support that which, without question, supports you.
And so, when it was my turn to pick a Seva charity for Yoga Yoga's 3rd Friday Donation class in March, with my own childhood in mind, I selfishly chose Girlstart, an organization that "empowers young girls to excel in math, science and technology."
This is my chance to (selfishly) do what I do best, to offer my services to you, as a yoga teacher, by teaching a Donation-Based Yoga class benefiting Girlstart's efforts. This way we can all come together as a community to support and foster a future generation of nature-loving cyber pixies.
When asked to select a co-teacher, I thought immediately of another empowered, nature-loving yogi cyber-pixie artist momma extraordinaire: Skye Adams. She and I are delighted to be able to do what we love so that Austin girls can learn to love learning.
Here are the details of the event. 100% of the donations go to Girlstart.
Come get calm for a good cause.
Yoga Yoga Donation Classes Site
Friday, March 18th
7:30-9:00pm
Yoga Yoga Northwest
12001 N Burnet Rd
Austin, TX 78758
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