Month: August 2015

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Anything Cute Healthy Activities

Taking Ownership

of this path? Taking ownership of which path you ask? Note paw’s on the curb:)

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Taking ownership of THE WAY …paw still on the curb as she contemplates …walking with Mitsu is pure zen.
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Not the typical down-dog; rather the “play with me!” ready to pounce …
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Umm, can you just unleash me so I can explore my freedom?
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Pllleeaase? I’m not moving until you do. Doga is all about self-expression!
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Camouflage … fox in foliage… Fall is coming.
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Smiling under the big tree…
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Always coming back to…
IMG_0488_small Self-reflection? Observing the chew toys and bones float by…Ommmm Bliss:)

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Anything Cute Beautiful Rituals Healthy Activities Healthy Living

Full Moon to howl to tonight?

Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.

– Allen Ginsberg

But, but … she’s no wolf; Mitsu is more a fox…in pursuit of serenity of moonlight reflected off a calm surface of a lake … allowing the waves and ripples to …settle.
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Health is the greatest gift,
Contentment the greatest wealth,
Faithfulness the best relationship.

– Buddha

foxdogSplitting image of Mitsu at a shine in Kamakura … Foxes in Japanese folklore holds a unique significance. They are often depicted to possess supernatural, special magical powers:)

Need that power to feel less discombobulated … it’s as though my body is not belonging to me – well, as Iyengar apparently said, “yes, it’s rented” – my lease plan is not working out. I thought it was a lease TO OWN option.

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Beautiful Places Yoga

Restorative Yoga class in Vancouver

(Re-)Discovered that Vancouver is quite a cosmopolitan city – even after 2 weeks in Tokyo, the mega-city, step into Vancouver downtown area and one can appreciate this “city” with a rather international flair. Luck “fate” would have it that we were staying right across the street from a yoga studio and from our window, we could look down on Lululemon store down the block.IMG_0267_small
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A very clean and sleek yoga studio in downtown Vancouver. It’s Sunday morning at 9:45am, the studio is packed with 50+ students for this Restorative Yoga class.
Two studio rooms, one named “Earth”; the other named “Fire”… Earth room is very grounding with trees and greenery you can see out from the windows and lovely soft lantern lighting … whereas Fire studio is a smaller stark space (maybe because they heat it) with ShaktiShiva as display – so appropriate…no?
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This is the Earth Room …
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Greenery outside even though this is in the middle of the city full of concrete high-risers – nature is breathing alongside…
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Neat to see the books I have in their book shelves …
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IMG_9999_smallHad to take a photo of this because this is exactly what this guy was talking about – he said, “I would do yoga if there was a class called ‘yoga for inflexible guys’ – well, here it is … he just has to show up in Vancouver? No more excuses – Yoga4StiffGuys? Good idea for some with trepidation starting yoga…
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