I’ll be teaching an introduction to Ashtanga Yoga five week session if anyone is interested!
It’s okay to keep your heart open.
It’s okay to talk to that stranger you see passing you by.
It’s okay to laugh at yourself when you fall.
It’s okay to love someone else and expect nothing in return.
It’s okay for the love of your life to be right now.
It’s okay to smile, to laugh, to cry, to anger.
It’s okay to be whatever you want and do what you want for your heart’s desire.
It’s okay to lose someone.
It’s okay to be frustrated of where you are in life, or think about where you want to be.
It’s okay to change your life for the better.
It’s okay to not worry about others, they can take care of themselves.
Keep your heart open and everything will be okay.
This is my last weekend of 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training
What an amazing journey. It’s only just begun!
In the beginning of this summer I enrolled in a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training through MAKA Movement. This upcoming weekend, I’m teaching two free yoga classes as my final assignments. I’m so excited, so happy and so grateful for these past few months. I’ve met AMAZING people and learned a lot about myself. Who I want to be, how I want to leave my print on the world and why I do the things I do. The best part yet, my story is not over. I will continue to teach Ashtanga and Vinyasa yoga in Maryland and plan to eventually go to India, then Japan, then the whole world to expand my appreciation, knowledge and connection with yoga and the yoga community.
If you’re in the area, check out the free classes!
Friday Evening Vinyasa 60 minute class
Saturday Evening Ashtanga 90 minute class
Thank you to all the friends and family that have supported me in not only this small step of my life but in every aspect of my world. Thank you, I’m truly grateful.
“Call Girl of Cthulhu”- a Lovecraft-inspired horror feature
Found this little gem of a story on kickstarter last week and it has been popping up in my news feed since. Not only is this a local kickstarter for me (Baltimore, Baby!) but it also sounds like a solid horror/comedy.
CALL GIRL OF CTHULHU
She’s turning wet dreams… into NIGHTMARES.
A virginal artist falls in love with a call girl who turns out to be the chosen bride of the alien god Cthulhu. To save her, he must stop an ancient cult from summoning their God and destroying mankind. Inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, “Call Girl of Cthulhu” is the result of months of research, aiming to create a gory, fun homage to the master of horror. The entire screenplay is one giant Easter Egg for Lovecraft fans. With endless slimy monsters, an ancient cult, and a healthy dose of T & A (tentacles and ass), we’re going to need our biggest budget yet.
Also, their “rewards” for certain levels of contributions are fun and downright humorous.
PLEDGE $75 OR MORE
Director Chris LaMartina will write/record a 30 second song for you (guitar or hip-hop based). The subject matter is up to you. This music won’t hold a candle to the Music of Erich Zann, but it’ll make you wiggle your parts.
PLEDGE $175 OR MORE
A candlelight dinner date with director/total babe Chris LaMartina. Prepared and served by Jimmy George. Calamari appetizer optional. Be warned, Jimmy George’s cooking contains sanity shattering horrors from beyond space and time. Just ask his wife.
Thoughts and Fears
He’s determined, open, communicative, kicks my ass in video games (haha), intelligent, humble, passionate….encouraging and appreciative…
So what do I fear?
Being all consumed and losing my essence inside another? That actually sounds really good right about now.
Letting someone in to see my weaknesses?
To open up fully and completely with another is to open up entirely and honestly with yourself first.
Compute My Love
I started singing to myself while walking today. Below is what developed.
I’m just a number,
on this data spreadsheet,
waiting for my,
correlation.
I’m part of this array,
but my view,
is limited.
Oh, carry me away!
I want to see only my face.
Oh, help my heart to sing!
Right now I feel like, just a fraction.
I thought my life was linear,
Now I see,
the cycles in waves.
My number…
has correlated with you time and time again.
Oh, help me leave this sine!
You’re not my cosine,
Why am I on this tangent?
Because, I’m just a number,
waiting for my next correlation.
Maybe it will be imaginary,
and feel just as real.
2012 DC Cherry Blossom
I had the pleasure of attending the 2012 DC Cherry Blossom Festival in April. I spent the entire day with my friend as we walked around and sampled the local foods, enjoyed the martial arts display, music, performances and of course, SHOPPING! (Okay maybe that was more of my joy than his hehe). All and all it was a great day and the weather was hot but bearable. Sad to say, there were not many bloomed cherry blossom trees due to the mild winter and early bloom we had this year.
This is perhaps my favorite picture from the set:
Performers at the DC Cherry Blossom Festival
Check out the full set here.
