Footnotes from Cathy... January 2008 "How was your holiday?" For the first time, I closed the studio for a week.  This year, the timing of holidays made sense to do so.  But the main impetus was to allow your instructors--who are consistently here "working after work" on evenings and weekends--an extended R & R and time with family.  I hope everyone is renewed, refreshed, and anxious to get back to your practices now.  As always, I am open to your feedback. As for me, I spent my holiday running. No, not the "running errands" running, nor "running-around-like-a-chicken-with-my-head-cut-off" running.  Literally, it was "tie up the laces" and "hit the pavement" running.  And it was fun!  Until one weekend a couple of months ago, when my youngest son was whining about how much he was running at school, I haven't run in years.  When I picked up my asana practice a decade ago, I left the gym and treadmill behind.  (Happily left them behind, I might add.)  But with the "challenge" that I couldn't run...of course I went with him to the track to try.  I surprised and delighted myself by running a mile and an eighth that day!   What a great testimonial for yoga practice! During the holidays, my son needed to keep up his daily runs for the cross country team.  Ever-supportive, my husband and I went running too.  My achy knee didn't bother me [thanks, I think, to walking and to specific yoga asanas that I've been working with the past few months], and I actually began to look forward to running!   I give full credit to yoga asana and pranayama for my being in shape to complete 5 happy laps around the track.  Running together gives me an important connection with my teen, and the daily runs help offset the hours I've indulged myself watching college bowl games recently!   So my holidays were terrific, thank you for asking.   But now I've gotta go--it's time we get to the track!  Namaste'. . . the goodness in me honors the goodness in you Cathy                                                           Click to read past musings: Footnotes Archive

"In the beginning you have to make room for yoga in your daily life...but after some time yoga itself will pull you up by the hair and make you do it."              Vanda Scaravelli