by Jeni | Mar 22, 2020 | Alzheimer's, Caregiver/daughter, Family, Food, Kindness, Letting Go, Life and Death, Yoga
Mom would’ve been 87 this Wednesday, March 25th. Of course, I didn’t always think she was right about everything, but it turns out a few things she taught me have stuck. I’ve felt so grateful these past few weeks that she died in March 2019 and not...
by Jeni | Dec 29, 2019 | Family, Food, Travel, Yoga
Gijon, Spain 2019 Starting January 1st, 2020, Rocky and I will begin a one year countdown to our move to Northern Spain. While it may seem sudden to some of you, this is a plan we started working towards in September 2017. After hosting two back-to-back hiking and...
by Jeni | Aug 7, 2019 | Kindness, Politics, Yoga
After the news of two mass shootings over the weekend, I arrived at my Gentle Yoga class Monday morning asking myself, “How does my yoga practice inform my response to these tragedies? What could I share with my students that would make them feel less powerless...
by Jeni | Apr 3, 2019 | Caregiver/daughter, Dogs, Family, Life and Death, Yoga
res·i·due/ˈrezəˌd(y)o͞o/ : n a small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken or used. My siblings, cousins and aunt have flown home to their respective homes across the country. Devin has gone back to college after spending his...
by Jeni | Feb 3, 2019 | Caregiver/daughter, Dogs, Family, Yoga
I’m a planner. I’ve scheduled my yoga classes, workshops, teacher training, retreats and travel through November of 2020. I also outline all of my yoga classes in advance. Admittedly, once I get there, I usually have to adapt my class based on the needs of...
by Jeni | Dec 23, 2018 | Caregiver/daughter, Dogs, Family, Travel, Yoga
“Inside everyone is a great shout of joy waiting to be born” David Whyte With just days left of 2018, I dug out the list of intentions that I wrote in January to see how the year stacked up. Being a planner and list maker, I look forward to this year-end...
