by Havi Brooks | Jul 12, 2010 | my personal practice
I talk to my monsters. Kind of a lot. Last week I talked to the one who doesn’t want me to go on Skabbatical. This time: an especially bizarre conversation with the most giant monster of all: Book Monster. Usually I get a Negotiator to show up. But the only one...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 11, 2010 | stuff I think about
When you’re close to someone, you learn all sorts of things about subjects you might not normally be interested in. My gentleman friend is hugely knowledgeable about yoga because of me. Thanks to me, he knows how to make really good hummus. Shares my strong...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 11, 2010 | stuff I think about
Personal ads! They’re … personal! Very. So my itty bitty personal ads made me realize that it’s time to make a regular practice of trying to feel okay asking for stuff. Even when the asking thing feels weird and conflicted. Ever since I posted the...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 8, 2010 | updates & announcements
Because it’s Friday AGAIN. And because traditions are important. In which I cover the good stuff and the hard stuff in my week, trying for the non-preachy, non-annoying side of self-reflection. And you get to join in if you feel like it. Yeah. A hundred and one....
by Havi Brooks | Jul 8, 2010 | updates & announcements
Last summer I spent a week at Jennifer Louden’s writer’s retreat in Taos, New Mexico. I was there in a teaching capacity — destuckification techniques, Shiva Nata brain training and absurdly relaxing Old Turkish Lady yoga. So I wasn’t planning...
