Have you ever....

I had a new experience today - I practiced yoga in the rain. It was most definitely a very Vancouver moment - with rain and yoga. Don't worry, crazy I was not - I was out in the rain participating in the annual Yogathon benefitting Camp Moomba - a charitable foundation raising money to send children with AIDS to camp. I was soaked from head to toe after 108 minutes of mix-styled yoga (including laughing, yin, asthanga & hatha styles). All of our sticky yoga mats became slippery once they were soaked in rain. We were all one with nature - rain, air, grass, and earth. Some of us were crazier than others for attempting arm-balancing postures on slippery mats - we could have broken our arms. Worry not - nobody got injured at the yogathon.

Rain or shine, the yogathon never disappoint - it was always a fun event to be a part of. Love for humanity was all around.....namaste.

Debut

My national tv debut was a shot of my tush - fabulous isn't it? Of course, it was nothing perverted (I am still the prudish one) - it was a wholesome news reel introducing this year's Camp Moomba Yogathon event to be held on July 21, 2007. I was proudly wagging my yogi tush in downward doggy at the camera (of course I was not aware of the camera being there). The editor sure knew a good thing when he/she decided to keep the shot showcasing my tush on the news clip.

If you miss the news reel on the early morning news on Global tv, check out the clip on the Camp Moomba Yogathon website (www.campmoombayogathon.com). More importantly, if you are inspired by the news reel, feel free to make a generous donation or sign up for the event. The event is to raise money to send children with pediatric AIDS to camp where they can play freely without prejudice.

Namaste...

The high moral ground...

The high moral ground is a very lonely place to be. My naive and out of date beliefs have led me to make choices that led me to the high moral ground which disappointingly turned out to be no fun and extremely lonely. Sigh....

Eating my own words

I have never been shy about my opinion of yoga apparel being worn as street clothes outside the gym or the yoga studio. Now I have to eat my own words because today (the start of many more) I was wearing my yoga outfit walking through the busy shopping area of downtown to get home. For those who share my previous opinion, please spare me those dirty "fashion gone wrong" looks - please notice the yoga bag that I'm toting around too. Save those looks until the day I show up in yoga pants paired with a pair of high heels.

p.s. - My yoga studio has recently moved across town - which was why I had to walk around town now in my yoga apparel.