by niccolapiccola | Oct 1, 2013 | food, Quick dinner ideas, salads, yoga
And although I’m not waiting for my welfare check like Bone Thugs-n-Harmony rap about in that song, I’ve got bills to pay and checks to cash…and grocery shopping, a Target run that will no doubt cost more than 100 bones, and a trip to Petco, for...
by niccolapiccola | Sep 30, 2013 | books, food, Quick dinner ideas, slow cooking, yoga
“The act of bring present is a practice in itself.” Meg Whitney ________________ Although I have been doing Ashtanga for many years, I still like to take a good Vinyasa class now and again. I teach lots of Vinyasa and I base my flow classes on the...
by niccolapiccola | Sep 5, 2013 | Desserts and Yum Yums, food, yoga
Nothing about my life is slow. I’m a mover and a fast-shaker, and I get tired when I slow down, so I don’t! That’s why I love practicing in the Ashtanga Yoga tradition. The practice itself is fast moving and there’s no time to talk or think,...
by niccolapiccola | Sep 3, 2013 | Desserts and Yum Yums, food, yoga
For ten years I was a waitress. The first five years I spent were as a bitchy server and then I found yoga, so problem solved. I learned patience and also how to breathe. And here I thought I knew how to do that already, unconsciously! I was able to practice patience...