by Havi Brooks | Sep 2, 2008 | my personal practice
The thing with time and the way it flies the hell by is that I’m finally getting around to posting something now that’s about a month late. But life is cyclical. And stuff comes back around, so it’s actually weirdly relevant again. Let’s scooby...
by Havi Brooks | Aug 18, 2008 | my personal practice
My cold cleared. (yay!) You know how being sick kind of puts you in this heightened state — a weird place where you’re both more and less aware of everything? I mean, you can’t concentrate because of the stuffiness and the fogginess and the not being...
by Havi Brooks | Aug 12, 2008 | mindful time management, my personal practice
I have been avoiding my homework. And yeah, that’s not something you generally want to hear from a procrastination expert. I have a sort-of excuse. Two sort-of excuses. For one thing, I didn’t realize it was “homework”, and for another, I...
by Havi Brooks | Aug 8, 2008 | my personal practice, stuff I think about
Most of you know that I’m pro-ritual. Big on rituals. Basically, the more the merrier. Because they’re powerful and grounding and stuff. And because they gently nudge you towards having a more conscious interaction with time and how it passes. Blame yoga,...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 15, 2008 | my personal practice
Okay, I was all set not to depress you anymore with more talk of how miserable I’ve been feeling the past few days, but it occurred to me that this might actually be useful. Sooooo. If you’d like a peek into my head right now, here are a few, oh,...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 6, 2008 | my personal practice
Speaking of “coping with anxiety” … Remember when I mentioned the other day feeling just the tiniest bit anxious around the whole “Hmm, I wonder what I’m going to teach at the yoga festival this weekend” thing? Well, that got...