About

I am just a woman with a belly

I struggled with my weight, both sides of the scale, all my life. At one point in my life I felt much better when I exercised so I did that. I grew organic vegetables in my garden and felt even better. I took the essence of that experience with me throughout my life. Yoga taught me sensitivity to my body’s needs, but it has been a long journey to find out what I actually needed.

Life has been an adventure. Frankly, I am not perfect: I’m old and fat but I am stronger inside.

I may be in my 60s and after all the yoga and meditation I have done I still feel more.

Sometimes I feel happy, sometimes old, sometimes foxy, and sometimes very flat. Still the people in my life now are good for me as much as my organic vegetables: they are authentic, supportive and nurturing. That is exactly what I needed.

Through yoga I have learned to love better: if I make decisions after my practice my decisions are usually better.

Yoga and meditation has taught me how to get back to my very core to be here for whatever my reality is, and act in way that is going to get me through the next moment, and the next one, and the next one.

I am learning how to remember my past better, because I was not always a “good” person: I made many mistakes in my life, but I make mistakes better now because I care.

Instead of living from my hurts and anger memories, I keep asking myself, what can I do now to make things better?

My mind is not as good or smart as it used to be, but I am learning how to live better.

It is very important to be here for the life you are living. You are exactly where you need to be and it helps to be in your body, feeling grounded and centered.

The better you are at being grounded, the better you will be at being there for the people you love.

I have learned much about what, why, and how I eat. I am chubby because I love great food, wine, people, and laughter. I love to cook to relax.

I also have loved yoga all my lfie. I been doing it since I was was seventeen, but I would not say I know anything about it. I just think about it daily in life. I try to always be here in my body, watching my breath, and stretching in many ways to expand my mind/body’s capabilities.

This is a personal journey, and not medical advice, although there will be some science in it.

My best thing I ever did was learn yoga. It gave me the ability to move, dance, swim, breathe, go to new places and appreciate this incredible human body I’ve been given.

It is one I want to cherish and nourish as long as I am alive.