Yogini’s Quest

I’m not much of a hiker.  In fact, I have always questioned the purpose of hiking.  I mean, if you’re going to walk, why not run?  I like getting from Point A to Point B quickly.  I guess this can relate to my life, which has resulted in a lot of bumps and bruises from [...]

Well, something like that…
Metal, or stainless steel, chopsticks are big here.  They kind of make things difficult because they are very flat and grabbing a slim slice of a root vegetable can be frustrating.  Apparently, the metal chopsticks have a history back to royalty.  There was some Korean King who was afraid of getting assassinated [...]

I haven’t blogged in a week. While, I’ve been wanting to, the creativity has done nothing but escape my mind into the depths of despair. 
After last week’s incident with the Korean guy from work, things got really uncomfortable.  Needless to say, the situation became a way bigger deal than I even wanted.  So, after [...]

My life here thus far has been an adjustment between the new job and a completely different culture. After two weeks at the swanky love motel, I finally found myself moving into my apartment at the Skyline. I lucked out with the 19th floor, which means great views. However, there were two [...]

I’ve been deprived of the rain in southern California. I woke up yesterday to a dampness and a warmth. Omigosh, I LOVE how the clouds are like a blanket of warmth. Okay, it’s not like it’s particularly cold right now. In fact, it’s warming up quite nicely. The rain adds [...]

I have hit days where I didn’t know how I would make it through practices and somedays where it passed with such ease.  I started to see the benefits of self practice, but it’s not easy.  Ever since I’ve arrived in Korea, I feel like India…and the ashtanga community is so far away.  I know [...]

I have ONE word to describe my first week in Korea:
STRESSFUL.
Forget culture shock, that stuff is for people who have too much time on their hands. The day after I arrived, I had to start studying grammar. Good thing I never learned how to speak correctly.  Well, I guess, 25 years of bad [...]

Well, I guess if you’re an avid reader, then reading along should make you feel as if you’re with me. No pictures to post as I’m not on my computer at the moment.  Plus, the keyboard also keeps switching to Korean, confusing me even more.
After a long, laborious journey of being crammed in between two [...]

Yes, those are two words I lack when I find myself feeling anxious.  Apparently, my flight was Friday, May 1st at 12:20 am and it didn’t register in my brain to arrive Thursday, April 30th at the airport. Needless to say, after a few frantic moments throughout the day Friday, I connected with [...]

So the past few days, something has been knotted up in my stomach.  I couldn’t pin point what I was feeling, but something felt like it wasn’t right.  It didn’t make sense for me to be losing a day on the way out, but leaving tonight and still arriving tomorrow morning.  
So, I just woke [...]