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Happy: Willpower Cushion

Happy: is a new category of posts for this is life in austin & aspen. As I’ve developed DailyHap.com, which I encourage you all to visit daily, I’ve come across mountains of research, blog posts, articles, supportive pictures, and so on that can help lead to happiness but are not “filed” under that category. Here,…

Austin: Give 5% to Mother Earth

The third year of the “Give 5% to Mother Earth” campaign has blown up in Austin, with over 120 businesses committing to donate five percent of gross sales on April 21st, the Saturday of Earth Day weekend, to six non-profits that dedicate their time and energy into making Central Texas a better place.  The business list is…

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Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! The last Sundeck yoga class … it was a doozy, I’m going to miss it. My new gig working with eight horses on a…

Austin: Hope for Our Future

On Saturday, April 14th, from 4pm to 7pm, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf will be hosting an art opening with Project ClayPlay, Foster’s Angels, andHelping Hand Home at the South Lamar café (221 S Lamar).  The art on display and for sale comes from Foster’s Angels and/or Helping Hand Home children through the creative guidance of the dedicated…

Austin: Chicken.

I have THING with chicken. Not a thing like something romantic and fling-y, a thing like I’m afraid to touch raw chicken and I’ve learned to buy single-serve Boulder Naturals packets that I can cut open and dump into a pan without touching even though it’s terribly un-eco-friendly but it’s just about the only way…

Finding Ease in Discomfort

Over at DailyHap.com today, I talk on camera about finding ease in discomfort. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKMNRqxZWTI&w=420&h=315] Here’s what you don’t see: we literally shot this video 12-15 times. Which means I sat in Pigeon Pose for VERY extended periods of time, on each side. It’s actually something I keep thinking I’ll do—just sit in Pigeon while I…

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Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! Knowing and loving JB (my best friend ever). He taught me more than I knew I needed to know. The beach! Always love that.…