The other day in a health focused online group, a member was feeling unwell and seeking advice. She described her eating regimen, so sparse it didn’t even cover the food pyramid let alone allow for new tastes or joyful flavors. She proudly listed the 5 things she allowed herself to eat and wanted to know … Continue reading Never Enough (or How I Learned Clean Eating is Just an Eating Disorder Trussed Up in Yoga Pants)
Take Up Space
I’ve been thinking about the old blue theatre days a lot. I miss making weird theatre in a weird warehouse with weird horrible bathrooms and weird beautiful people. But mostly I miss the part after the show. Performing is fun and hard and scary and exhilarating, but it's the bit after, when you are so … Continue reading Take Up Space
How far
I remember very clearly one of my first classes with the woman who would become my primary yoga teacher. It was definitely not the first class I ever took with her (THAT is a story for another day), but it was early on and it was the first class where I had this thought: maybe … Continue reading How far
Inclusive Teaching Tips
Updated! A few years ago, I was asked by a lovely fellow yoga teacher – how can I be a more inclusive teacher? This is something I get asked a lot, and while it’s like second nature to me, I realize many yoga teachers and fitness professionals want to be more inclusive but don’t know … Continue reading Inclusive Teaching Tips
Choosing a Hoop Size
Hello! So you'd like to learn to hula hoop or hoop dance. Welcome! The best place to start is with a larger hoop that fits your body type! So let's start at the very beginning: choosing a hoop size LAWD there's so much info out there on choosing a hoop size, when I first started … Continue reading Choosing a Hoop Size
How to Work from Home with Kids (but really)
I’ve read a lot of well-intentioned articles, blogs, and tip sheets the past few however-long-this-thing has been (days? weeks? months? eons? WHO KNOWS?) regarding How To Work From Home(™). Most of them were written pre-pandemic and were only semi-helpful then, 87% of them don’t include trying to work with kids in the equation and so … Continue reading How to Work from Home with Kids (but really)
How to Work from Home
Set your alarm for your normal time and then snooze it for 2 hours. Finally get up because your cat and/or dog and/or child needs to be fed or something. Get dressed in real clothes, by real clothes I mean your activewear so you can work out before you log on. Stare at your workout … Continue reading How to Work from Home
How to Succeed in Marriage (Without Really Trying)
Today is my 20th wedding anniversary. When people find out how long i’ve been married they usually have one of 2 reactions: 1) YIKES okay child bride or 2) WOW you are so lucky - what’s your secret? News flash, succeeding in marriage without really trying, is not a thing that exists. If you saw … Continue reading How to Succeed in Marriage (Without Really Trying)
How did we get here? and why are we in this handbasket?
I've been feeling kinda down on yoga these days. Not as a whole concept, clearly, but the modern yoga situation is disheartening, to say the least. But during my Krav Maga L2 belt test this weekend (which was mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausting) at some point during the madness I had a thought that stuck … Continue reading How did we get here? and why are we in this handbasket?
By any other name
Many years ago, My then boyfriend liked to tell this story on his mom. He was in middle school, maybe 12 or 13 and he had been sent to the office for some fuckery he had propagated, and they had to call his mom to come get him. So he’s sitting in the office and … Continue reading By any other name
Leigh Fisher 