Category Archives: Education

Daily Intentions

  A gentle approach to goal setting.   For many people, life is hectic and mornings seem harried no matter how early we get up. Setting an intention is a one of the tools in your Vibrant Life toolbox. In … Continue reading

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Downunder Japan now available

Downunder Japan, published by Fineline Press, NZ , is now available for  purchase. It’s a  collection of stories about Japan, in which two of my stories , The Invitation and Taima are included. www.finelinepress.co.nz    

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Kids and change

  “But I don’t want to change,” lamented my three- year old yesterday, as we talked about her upcoming birthday. I explained that though she is growing taller and stronger, it doesn’t mean she is going to change into a … Continue reading

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Bear Dreams

Two days ago, at just after four pm, on my way to drop my daughter off at a friend’s place, we drove through Edgemont village, which is the commercial hub of our quaint little suburban part of North Vancouver. With … Continue reading

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Calling all Angels

  Calling all Angels  It’s late, eleven pm. My husband is working somewhere in the hills of Nevada  and my three- year old, Talulah, just fell asleep across my chest. I was about to open the November issue of Todays … Continue reading

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What are you ABOUT?

I was at Micheal Margolis’s (getstoried.com) talk on why every ABOUT page needs a back story, at the LA Blogworld convention yesterday. The class was fantastic, and interactive. The first thing we did was make a list of ten things … Continue reading

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Get High (through yoga)

This is  prose written by  Charles Baudelaire, he was the translator of Edgar Allan Poe. In my poetry class at Simon Fraser University we are studying classics, and  I feel this poem speaks directly to the way my yoga practice … Continue reading

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New York Yoga Tour with Dhana

In  only 5 weeks, my New York Yoga Tour will be taking to the streets of Manhattan! I have only two spaces left available for this opportunity. Three days in Manhattan exploring the Big Apple’s huge variety of yoga studios, … Continue reading

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Iyengar Yoga

My new four week session at Room for Yoga, begins Monday May 2nd and runs until Monday May 30th , with no class on Monday May 16th as that is Victoria Day. Here are some pictures of the kinds of … Continue reading

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Vagina Monologues

An unprecedented look into the minds and hearts of the women inmates of New York’s Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. The film goes inside a writing workshop led by playwright and activist Eve Ensler, consisting of 15 women, most of whom … Continue reading

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