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My second date with my wife, Allie Rowbottom, was a yoga class. I was wearing jeans so she let me borrow a pair of her mom’s maternity sweatpants. I was bending over in prasarita padottanasana when I ripped the ass. I like to believe that’s the moment Allie fell in love. Probably that’s wishful thinking. Now we do yoga videos nearly every night together on Glo.com. I also enjoy in-person classes, but in these situations there are too many variables out of my control. Other people's farts, yes, but my real fear is encountering an instructor with a mean streak and too little understanding of male anatomy. With Glo I’ll never again be trapped in a dimly lit room, grunting through a torn cremaster, too embarrassed to head for the exit.
Apr 3, 2023
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if you told me six years ago that I would be a devoted follower of a bay area yoga couple I would have probably believed you, but would've rolled my eyes. But after regular practice, taking stock of where I started and where I am now, yoga has changed my life. I do like the occasional class, but doing it at home is so much cheaper and you can build a foundation to know a little more about what you're doing. They have classes for all levels and a paid Patreon channel if you want longer ones (75, 90, 120 minutes🔥)
I'm normally not into the woowoo stuff, but something about Flo's assurances that you don't need to worry about how a pose *looks* only how it *feels* makes all the difference. Focusing on your breath and his vocal cues help tune you into parts of your body you forget about. And that awareness reaches far to so many other areas of your life. If you're at all curious about yoga, don't roll your eyes or by a cynic like 2018 me. Get into it.
Dec 20, 2024
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google the studio first because most have first time visitor freebies. you're not gonna push yourself as hard (and avoid injury) doing youtube vids alone in your room.
and then you get to make friends with people you might not share regular space with otherwise.
better harmony with the OM irl too...
Feb 7, 2024
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I'm not as bendy or flexible as I hoped. I cant even touch my toes. The humiliation of trying to do downwards dog and falling on my face, has really taken a toll on my well being. I thought yoga is supposed to be relaxing. Why is everyone laughing at me? Is it my hot pink yoga pants or my inability to do a standard stretch?
Jan 27, 2024
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That thing is your style. Probably it’s still raw, which is why others don’t see what you see. Refine your thing, your idiosyncrasy. Sharpen it but don’t smooth out all the rough edges, these are what stick in people’s brains. Be inelegant. Be brave.
Apr 3, 2023
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You have to be a member to shop here. Members only. Sorry. It’s called luxury branding. Can’t let just anybody in on these deals. These softer than soft, warm, fuzzy deals. Better luck in the next life. What’s that, you don’t need a membership to buy online? Aw naw!
Apr 3, 2023
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This new limited series on Netflix is causing a lot of controversy in the archaeological community. Graham Hancock, the host, loves to say, “Human beings are a species with amnesia.” To prove this he travels around the world to pre-historic sites and makes the argument that an advanced human civilization existed during the last Ice Age before being wiped out by asteroid strikes around 12,800 years ago. I’m a natural born skeptic, but I’ve read several of Hancock’s books and they raise a lot of questions that archaeologists haven’t, or can’t, sufficiently answer. Sometimes I wonder why I’m so interested in the mysteries of prehistory. The conclusion I’ve come to is that they calm me by making my own problems—finishing my Perfectly Imperfect, writing the next book, death—feel less significant.
Apr 3, 2023