Sunday

The Cop was very late this morning, due to a fatal hit and run accident. The dogs and I hung out. For a moment there, Tyler even fell asleep next to Maxine. Usually he spends all of his time nipping at her and tormenting her. Got a couple of pictures of them — amazing how [...]

Home alone

I worry about what he’s up to when I go to the shala. The Cop works night shift, so between the time I leave for practice and The Cop arrives home, there is a half hour when poor Tyler is all alone. I’ve been so worried that he is depressed without us. So I decided [...]

Pictures from this week

Man and dog, crashed Man and dog, crashed (Director’s cut) What’s he eating? Something he carried off from the kitchen Heavy head on the coffee table

More Piriformis

Achy right piriformis when I got up. Took ibuprofen with my coffee — at least I think I did. That was my intent, but who knows, what with chasing Tyler around and making sure he did all of his business outside, etc. He definitely takes the relaxation out of mornings. Today is Muscle Man’s Mysore [...]

Richard Freeman speaks, My own dogma, Piriformis

I fell behind in listening to Richard Freeman’s talks. Finally slowed down enough yesterday to download and listen to “The Myth of Technique.” (Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the download.) Well worth a listen. And (note to Sanskrit Scholar) he chants — and translates — and interprets! — the chant you [...]

Sunday Tyler pics

It’s hard to get pictures of Tyler. He’s always running around and shaking his head and rolling around all over the place. So I tried video, but he flies around all over the place, and the frenetic video footage would probably induce seizures in viewers. We’ll go with pictures for today.

Will I manage to post this before he wakes…?

Fluctuating Mind has a really nice blogroll that I like to catch up on when I have a few moments. Today’s been a weird day, energywise. Last night, Maxine (the old dog) was restless and paced around, asking to be let out every hour or so. Which woke Tyler, who then wanted to go out, [...]

Samskaras of insecurities, adorabilities and monstrosities

Baddha konasana this morning was pretty mellow. I only went halfway, letting the pose feel good until it felt bad and then backing off. This was delightful and surprising, as I do not usually allow myself to back off of anything. *sigh* Samskaras are a bitch. One day I will transcend them. At setu bandhasana, [...]

What Karen needs

I only approve of memes (and recipes!) if they are designed for slackers. Accordingly, the meme for today is “What You Need.” Type the phrase “[your given name] needs” into Google and click “Go.” *** Karen needs help. Karen needs feedback. Karen needs a lobotomy fund. Karen needs to get her ass off the ground. [...]

Whoa, Piriformis!

Once again, I turn to the cybershala and ask you to share your pain. Looking for stories re: piriformis misery (and, hopefully, eventual recovery). I noticed pulling/pain in a baddha konasana adjustment last week, and now the right piriformis is hurting like a mofo in baddha k. Am I supposed to stop baddha k’ing? Scream [...]