Waking me like the gentle slap of a kittens paw Tapping on my mind Shifting my feet restlessly I move to the kitchen pour coffee and stare at my own reflection in the dark window panes The glass doors are like mirrors black and reflective I ponder a woman sipping coffee in her slippers at […]
To accept this thing Let it dive deep into my bones, meet my marrow To let it spread its nasty tendrils Down my throat Into my heart Let it grip and squeeze my guts While I breathe and wait for it to do its thing and leave Is difficult Like inviting a toxic person to […]
Tonight I did Kayochi (pronounced however you want) I breathed so deep that my head began to float and I moved parts of my muscles I don’t think I have ever had access to That part between my shoulder blades that has been tense for days, is now bouncy My rib cage feels expanded and […]
Have you ever seen a tree uncertain? Anxious? Worried about dropping their leaves? Their seeds? Have you ever sat under a huge tree It’s bark at your back Imagined the depth of its roots Burrowing down in the earth Keeping it stable They sway in the wind Lose a branch here and there But the […]
When all the world is closing in The curtains sheer The walls too thin And fingernails scratch Down the backbone of your life Notice the spine How it bends and twists And notice the gaps The space between Notice the breath how it moves within Noticing noticing everything Now My friend My very best friend […]
My yoga practice today was different Different because I actually had one A beautiful one Time stopped And all the hassles That shake their very annoying tambourines from the sidelines of my life Fell silent ————/Usually Even if I commit to a morning dance with my mat I end up thinking about All that other […]
