yoga – The Creative Life

Portraits & Botanical Drawings

I’ve been keeping-on-keeping-on with my portrait practice. Last week I hit portrait 65 of 100 of my portrait practice challenge. I’m happy to say that my ability to see what is in front of me and draw that is improving. This means I am becoming much better at drawing portraits that have a likeness toContinue reading “Portraits & Botanical Drawings”

A little yoga healing

I confess that I have not stepped on my yoga mat for about three or four months. Not until this afternoon have I been able to step onto my mat and move through a sequence. Why? I will tell you soon. Today, I did the following Yoga with Adriene which is titled, Yoga for AfterContinue reading “A little yoga healing”

Pressure Cooker Dahl

I had a go at making dahl/daal with my new pressure cooker and it worked! I’m not much for cooking. My partner is more of the chef in our relationship but I had a go, thanks to a recipe given to me by my yoga teacher, Kristy from Yoga Rhythms. I played around with theContinue reading “Pressure Cooker Dahl”

Inspired!

Lately I’ve been practicing yoga – more than I ever have before and I am loving it! I’ve also been writing and editing my Tuppence Weatherstom manuscript and helping my best friend, Edward, get his book, Uriel’s Gift into the hands of people who will enjoy his story. Life’s been busy and I’ve needed toContinue reading “Inspired!”

Yoga Committed

Yesterday, I completed 31 days of Yoga Revolution with Adriene. Here’s a photo of the yoga calendar and all the stars I placed on it to keep track of my growing daily yoga practice. The last 31 days have given me strength and flexibility in my body, but more importantly this practice has given meContinue reading “Yoga Committed”

Embracing Imperfection

It takes courage to love yourself exactly the way you are! This week, I turned 44 years old. I have also just finished watching a fascinating documentary called, Embrace. The documentary gave me an opportunity to stop long enough to appreciate who I am and my body for the fantastic expression of Selina-ness that itContinue reading “Embracing Imperfection”