In the past few weeks, I’ve been trying to make exercise a higher priority than it’s been in the past year. My gym location closed due to COVID, which meant my master’s swim group lost its space to gather. The pressure of starting a business ate into the time I would...
Leaving my car in the outer reaches of the enormous parking lot, I walked for what seemed like blocks toward the end of the line — wherever that was. Several other people were walking near me, craning their necks trying to catch a glimpse of where they should take a...
https://youtu.be/KBqT8nYryxM The light, unexpected rain began to lift as we found our hiking group near the lower shelter at John Bryan State Park in central Ohio. It was mid-October and this was one of the first group hikes planned for the duration of the 2020-2021...
Do you have an idea that you just haven’t had time to work on? Maybe your work team keeps putting off an important project because other things get in the way? NOW is the time to DO something about it! We are re-imagining a techie’s hackathon and adapting it for...
This summer I began taking walks nearly every morning as an active extension of my meditation practice. Each morning, I stood up from my meditation cushion, put on walking clothes and shoes, and did NOT take headphones. Taking my first steps in the walk, I feel...
So my actual birthday was full of connections. I was privileged to assist a senior teacher at Yoga on High in the final weekend training of their six-month Pranayama (Breath) Course. I made treats for those fellow yogis, who sang "Happy Birthday" and offered me a few...
Breath of New Life Six-week Yoga Series Tuesdays, May 7-June 11, 10 - 11 a.m. Short North Church 25 W. 5th Ave. Columbus, OH 43201 Suggested Donation $20/class or $75 for the series (Half of the proceeds will be donated to Short North Church) Breathe through the...
Breath of New Life Six-week Yoga Series Tuesdays, May 7-June 11, 10 - 11 a.m. Short North Church 25 W. 5th Ave. Columbus, OH 43201 Suggested Donation $20/class or $75 for the series (Half of the proceeds will be donated to Short North Church) Breathe through the...
You've identified the challenge in your organization. You've set goals for the coming year. Now What? The Imaginative Transitions Team believes that transitional challenges are opportunities to create innovative, even ground-breaking approaches, to your organizations...
This post is the first in a series from my colleagues in Imaginative Transitions -- a new endeavor in which I and three colleagues -- Ivy Beckwith, Laura Gaines and Lisa Withrow -- will assist organizations to move creatively through transitions. No one likes those...
Preparing Light Yoga Series Sanctuary of First Congregational Church 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. & 5:45 - 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12, 19 Cost: $48 (pre-registration for all 3 classes) $15/class suggested drop-in rate* FREE for students! Holidays do not have to...
Although I've written about the significance of my yoga practice and Christian ministry for many years, this is the first in an occasional series I'm calling, "What Yoga Has Taught Me About Church." Inhale, raise your arms above your head; Exhale, swan dive; Inhale,...