You can always come back...

Wow. So. Where have I been?

Well, I will spare you from condensing 3 months into a single blog post..."you", if there is still a "you" out there. Sigh. I've been thinking about this blog, again and again, especially as my life changes and my practice changes and each affects the other...and so tonight I have reserved just this small space of time to write a little, to get back on solid footing here in Shanti Town, and to set the stage for a forward movement.

The short of it is, I am in Los Angeles, going on 6 weeks now, with 6 more to go (perhaps more...but that is the long of it), and so many things are upside down...in the best way upside down. I won't go into all the actor-schmactor parts of it, as this place is a reprieve from that particular dragon...but I will say this:

1. I miss Laughing Lotus! Not only can I not (at the moment) afford my glorious unlimited monthly yoga, but finding a kick-ass Vinyasa class in this town (that isn't an hours drive away) is no easy feat.

2. Anyusara is all the rage here and I'm actually pretty taken with it. In particular with a teacher named Stephen Espinosa who I would follow around the world. He is...I can not describe the gift of teaching that this man possesses...he will get his own post later on! Ode to Stephen Espinosa...coming soon, right here at Shanti Town!

3. LA has one up on NY in this: (ahem, drumroll please)...FREE YOGA EVERY DAY OUTSIDE IN RUNYON CANYON PARK. Okay, people. Freeeeeeeee OUTDOOR yoga! Walking distance from my apartment! Outside! Now, it's an open level situation so there aren't the crazy hardcore poses I live for, but in this economic client (i.e. my tiny bank balance) the free yoga is the best thing that could ever happen to me.

4. The giant dip in my daily walking level and the lack of the Lotus is making for a slightly grumpy body. My goal for the next couple weeks: to find a studio or a practice change that bumps the intensity up a notch so that I can stop wasting time pinching my belly in front of the mirror.

5. I miss you all and I love you and I promise to catch you up more and better soon, soon, soon.

Love,
YogaLia