The beauty of this Yoga within You retreat is its accessible on different levels. At the core, the yoga sessions themselves have been taught with options. Brooke and Jenny often cue up a pose with a statement like ‘...and if this feels right for your body today, stay here. Or if you want a deeper ...
Oregon Day 4: Treat Yourself, Write
Friday started with an early morning yoga class. This time, Brooke and Jenny broke us into two groups: level 1 and level 2/3. Brooke took the advanced group. Jenny took the more novice folks. One of the questions I’ve been asking people this week is how long they’ve practiced. Our group has a range ...
Oregon Day 3: Crater Lake is a wonder!
On Thursday, the primary activity was a road trip to Crater Lake. We started with an early morning breakfast and then hit the road. Since I don’t have a car, I was fortunate that Sarah offered me a ride in hers. This yoga retreat reminds me of camp as a kid. Everybody is very friendly ...
Oregon Day 2: Yoga, Hike, Yoga, Write!
The yoga retreat started with a vigorous class at 7am. It was chilly so we opted for indoors. (SIDENOTE: the weather is unexpected for me. Apparently, Central Oregon is a desert. It’s a sunny, 80s-90s, gentle breeze during the day. Then, it’s chilly in the morning and after sundown. I expected more of a rainy and ...
Oregon Day 1: I’m retreating
My first day of vacation started at before-the-crack-of dawn. My adventure from O’Hare to Seattle to Redmond, Oregon launched at 6:15am. So, I got up at 4am. Yowza, that’s early! It’s definitely easier to get up in wee hours for pleasure than business. But 4am is 4am. Aside from some TSA antics that made it ...
Oregon, I’m coming for you!
I’m back...kind of. Keeping to my 2015 resolution to travel to one new state and one new country, I’m getting the domestic trip off the checklist. I’m headed to Oregon for a three part adventure: retreat, reunion, road trip. First, I’ll be at Sunriver Resort for a five day yoga retreat. Although I’ve been practicing yoga for ...
Review “Soon I Will Be Invincible” (Lifeline Theatre): Is Invincible!
Lifeline Theatre presents the World Premiere Musical Adaptation, SOON I WILL BE INVINCIBLE. The phrase rolling through my head since seeing this show is ‘commercial appeal.’ I can easily see this innovative musical mounted on Broadway and becoming a family tourism destination. It has super heroes battling a super villain while struggling with their super identities. ...
Review “Don’t Go Gentle” (Haven Theatre): Complicated and Simple
Haven Theatre presents DON’T GO GENTLE. “Charity begins at home” is a phrase Sister Gerald Francis pounded into her students’ heads. When I was a kid, I didn’t get it. It sounded fairly selfish for a nun’s mantra. How could I make a difference in the world at home? As I made my way out into ...
Review “Stickfly” (Windy City Playhouse): Genuine Family Drama
Windy City Playhouse presents STICKFLY. As the insect enthusiast, Celeste M. Cooper (Taylor) explains that flies are glued to sticks so scientists can closely observe their winged struggles to get free. Well in this show, the audience is the scientists. The cast is the flies. Director Chuck Smith provides the stick. And Playwright Lydia R. Diamond ...
Review “La Raison D’Etre” (Tapman Productions): Opposites Attract
Tapman Productions presents LA RAISON D’ETRE, A Tapman Repertory Performance. Tap is back! This was my third tap dancing show in 2015. Each show has had a different story angle; a tap dancing super hero and then a traveling circus. This time, the show is set in a nightclub. The owner’s wife steps out on him, ...