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Yoga in Paradise – Thank You Sonia
Yesterday morning and this evening a clan of howler monkeys swung from trunk to branch, defying gravity, high above our yoga platform. Syncopation – leaves and switches brush against the roof, distracting practice, challenging my dedication to that moment of yoga. What’s more important, though? Monkeys or Vrikshasana? Tree Pose: Yoga Journal Earlier today a…
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Pura Vida
It is 6:30 a.m. in Costa Rica. Songs and chatter from unseen birds fill the air. I recognize only the cooing sound of maybe mourning doves. Now and then howler monkeys shout from a distance. Chirping, crowing, tweeting. Macaws flew over us yesterday making loud parrot screeches. There are small, quieter, green parrots too, and…
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Bugs love me
I think dogs all love me, even if they growl a bit. I know that not all humans are fans of my dark humor and frequent moodiness. Bugs, though, especially the bitey ones, love me. Mosquitos, gnats, invisible little stinging demons, they gather around me no matter what hair color or perfume or bug repellent…
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World Traveling 101
Let me begin with – this journey brought us to paradise. Celeste mapped out the morning pick up route, at 15 minute intervals, in logical geographic order. All four of us and our travel bags fit easily into her car for the two hours to El Paso. With just enough time for a quick bite…
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