When I have a morning at home alone I work on my lists and I fall into my practice more easily.  The sun is streaming in and I am doing triage on piles of "urgent" items which have become buried under a stream of distractions and amusements like my nonstop study of public health.  One observation this morning is that the strong balancing poses which I find so elusive when surrounded by empty air and other students are more accessible when I am alone in my office.  Here I can step into a warrior 3 knowing that the sunny windowsill is right there to hold me up, and yet confidently not needing it.  This strength and balance that I find in my own small office is something I would like to take with me into the world.

Nice post here about how to encourage a 50/50 split of talk time and have better conversations. Unfortunately there's no advice on what to do if the OTHER person is the overtalker, except perhaps to excuse yourself to go get another drink.

Wow.

It's due to inactivity. Stay active as you age, and you can maintain your muscle mass. My mom is proof that you can kick ass in your 70's. She's STRONG. And strength, especially in the core, is what gives us good balance. Anyway, at this link is Mercola's take and videos of his mother's weight lifting routine.

Loops and Twisty McTwistersons Galore---this is some rad playboating in a decked canoe, aka a C-1, back in the east where "C-boating" is not as unusual as it is here in the PNW.