Monthly Archives: September 2016

The theology of perfection

Posted on September 24, 2016 by zivadoestricks

At my yoga teacher training day recently, one of the teachers summed up what we were all thinking thus: “We’re not perfect. Perfect is boring.” I agree. Yet what popped into my brain at that moment and demanded to be … Continue reading →

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Heiling hands

Posted on September 18, 2016 by zivadoestricks

There’s a thing I’ve noticed amongst newer bellydance performers now and then: they’ll be doing some kind of hip work with a classic L arm position (one arm roughly at shoulder height, the other extended overhead) and they’ll look like … Continue reading →

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Too busy to hold on

Posted on September 11, 2016 by zivadoestricks

I work in a really big organisation which does terribly important work. I’m just a tiny part of a tiny part of it, and there are huge bits of that it my job doesn’t even touch, but there are lots … Continue reading →

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Write yo’ lines/ with our words we create our world

Posted on September 4, 2016 by zivadoestricks

Using a mantra is one practice in which more is better. Repetition furthers. – Ram Dass, Be Love Now   I love it that the internet allows you to change the text of Bart Simpson’s famous chalkboard. The old-school idea … Continue reading →

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