supporting character: the yogini within

Meet Mrs. Margaret Washington. She’s a quintessential supporting character on screen and off. She supported her husband Booker T Washington personally and professionally. She supports the storyline of Madam CJ Walker in the Netflix limited series SELF MADE. She is always of service to the greater good. Mrs Margaret Washington Read more

By justk, ago

you made a choice to be here

It is 10:40 am, I’m sitting cross-legged in the middle of my mat and there is a block on either side of me.  I’m quite proud of myself for even being here, I’ve made it to exactly three 10 am classes this year.  Mornings aren’t my thing.  I swing my Read more

By justk, ago

Make your own Mantra!

In many yogic traditions the Guru gives the disciple a mantra.  They are ostensibly tailor-made.  I don’t know, I don’t have a Guru.  But I have had many great teachers and I’ve tried several mantras over the years. I’ve tried the Ganesha mantra for forty days at a time.  Ganesha Read more

By justk, ago

forty days

We’re an hour into Lent on the East Coast.  I am not Catholic but for three days I’ve been racking my brains about what to give up for the next forty.  Over the years I’ve given up tangible things like wine, chocolate, and coffee.  I’ve tried intangible concepts like giving up Read more

By justk, ago

lesson from the mat

Humpday.  Once upon a time I hated Wednesdays.  Nothing good ever happened on a Wednesday.  Mondays offered the hope of a clean slate, Fridays brought release and Thursdays were magical.  But on Wednesday I was stranded in the middle waiting to get to the end.  And then things changed, as Read more

By justk, ago

get that breathing thing in the bag

My sister subscribes to a lot of magazines – every thing from glossy fashion to cutting edge innovations. One of them is a woman’s mag our mom used to subscribe to and it has monthly contests. One of the contests asks readers to submit responses to a question for a Read more

By justk, ago