Being human
and life's little mysteries

Jan 24, 20131 min read

Something Witty, Something Bright

Norman Blair is a wonderful yoga teacher, writer and friend. Take the timeÂ Naked emperors on the Bikram yoga system and Hell-Bent,...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 23, 20131 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge, Day 19: Gratitude

I have to admit, today I almost didn’t make it to Jeff’s class at the Life Centre at 2:15pm. I have been battling a little throat/chest...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 23, 20133 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge: Addendum to Day 18: Closure

I confess. The energy level, environment and mood I’m in does have an impact on what I write at any given time. The Yoga Challenge is...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 22, 20132 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge, Day 18: Doing the best we can

Rather than attending the Lovely Helen Stylianou’s Iyengar class at Indaba this morning, I spent the morning playing pirates, singing...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 22, 20133 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge, Day 17: Venturing South

This morning I ventured south to Triyoga on Kings Road for a class with Mollie McClelland. While I don’t know Mollie personally, I have...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 20, 20131 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge, Day 16: Taking time out to regroup

Today was the first day since the challenge began on January 5th that I did not actively seek out a class. I woke up with a frog’s voice...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 20, 20132 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge, Day 15: Having a backup plan

Today I traveled across town to Primrose Hill to take a class with Mercedes Ngoh at Triyoga. I have wanted to attend her class for a long...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 18, 20131 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge, Day 14: The importance of having a local shala

The snow today impeded upon my ability to travel further afield for my daily class, however, I did manage to catch Graham Burns at the...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 17, 20132 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge, Day 13: Brevity

This post promises to be short. It will be short for two reasons: first, I am busy drafting four papers for my Rolfing training due...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 16, 20132 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge, Day 12: Vairagya

Today I returned to Triyoga Primrose Hill for a class with Heather Elton, entitled Vinyasa Yoga Level 2-3. After yesterday’s class at the...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 15, 20132 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge, Day 11: What makes a class live up to its name?

The labeling of yoga classes by name (dynamic, hatha, vinyasa, etc) and level is a relatively recent addition to the yoga landscape,...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 14, 20131 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge, Day Ten: Going with the flow

Most days don’t turn out like they think we will, and for me today was no exception. As yoga classes that began at 2pm and 3pm slipped...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 13, 20131 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge: Getting Back on Track

Having finished both Module Three of the Rolfing training late this afternoon and conducting nanny interviews this evening, I am eager to...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 12, 20132 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge, Day Eight: Is Rolfing training a practice? A yoga practice?

As I looked over the weekend’s schedule on Thursday evening preparing for the days ahead, I realized the enormity of the training that I...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 10, 20132 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge, Day Seven

After a full day, starting with a 6.30am private, meeting potential nanny candidates, spending time with son before dropping off at...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 9, 20132 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge, Day Six: Changing the rules of the game?

As today became a skeleton of what it promised to be in my diary due to the ongoing nanny saga, I spent the majority of my time on the...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 9, 20133 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge, Day Five

Having missed yesterday’s practice due to a set of extenuating circumstances and then being thrown a curveball in monumental form, I...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 8, 20132 min read

What are the chances?

After succumbing to the universal forces that prevented me from practicing on day four of my Yoga Challenge,Â I arrived last night...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 7, 20131 min read

The BBC Interview Link

Today I was on JoAnne Good’s show with Ellen Walsh Moorman on BBC 1, it was fun, Jo and Ellen are magical women! You can listen here,...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jan 7, 20131 min read

Lizzie’s Yoga Challenge, Day Four: the glitch

Today hasn’t exactly gone as planned. First, I was invited to tag along to a BBC radio interview that will be on the air at 4pm (tune in...

LIZZIE REUMONT

Being human and life's little mysteries

Being human
and life's little mysteries