by Havi Brooks | Jul 13, 2010 | stucknesses & stuckification
When I was a yoga teacher in Tel Aviv, there was a class I liked to attend that was just incredibly slow. The simplest, most basic poses. Transitioning in and out of them at an extraordinarily slow, almost ritualistic pace. It was, technically speaking, what you could...
by Havi Brooks | Jun 8, 2010 | my personal practice
Whenever I mention that there will be optional Old Turkish Lady yoga at one of my events, people invariably want to know what the hell. The funniest, most delightful variation on that question came from a lovely reader who identified herself as someone who was an old...
by Havi Brooks | Jun 2, 2010 | stuff I think about
I have been thinking a lot lately about what I know. Examining the edges of it. And also about the relationship between knowing that something is true (or true for you), and actually knowing it. You know, getting it in a visceral, powerful, spine-tingly way so that...
by Havi Brooks | May 16, 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 | Apr 23, 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. Almost two years of...