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Wisdom Tooth

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

by Blakeney Schick When we step on to the mat, we tend to focus on the effort required to create the actions of grounding down through our feet or our sitz bones, lifting up through our side waist or the … Continue reading →

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A Day Without “Should”

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

by Blakeney Schick My mind wanders every day as I put on my makeup. One morning, I was thinking about taking some sweaters to the dry cleaners — something that had been on my mental to-do list for about a … Continue reading →

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Brand New Beginners Series with Blakeney Schick

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

sunday, january 13, 20, & 27 3:30-4:45pm $60 for 3-part series space limited to 12 sign up now! You’ve heard about yoga’s amazing benefits. Trying yoga has been on your to-do list for weeks (years?). You still need to go … Continue reading →

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Stop and Give Yourself a Hug

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

by Blakeney Schick Many, many years ago, in my Montessori preschool, teachers would ring a bell to get the children’s attention and the words that followed were always, “Stop and give yourself a hug.” The teachers rang the bell to call us to … Continue reading →

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Shifting Gears

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

by Blakeney Schick In November my parents got a new car – one with a stick shift. Having gotten my driver’s license just last year, I had no idea how to drive the new car, but the plan was for … Continue reading →

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The Drawbridge

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

by Blakeney Schick When I was a little kid, my family did our big weekly shopping at the Pathmark along the Gowanus Canal. The supermarket’s parking lot is right along the canal and on the other side is a cement … Continue reading →

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Blown Away

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

by Blakeney Schick “Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.” I don’t remember exactly where I found this quote of Theodore Roosevelt’s late this summer. I only know that about 10 days after I’d written it … Continue reading →

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This Isn’t a Yoga Fairy Tale

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

by Blakeney Schick This isn’t a yoga fairy tale. My practice will not ride in on a white horse during the story’s third act to teach me a valuable lesson. This also isn’t a yoga nightmare. There won’t be a … Continue reading →

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The New Kid

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

by Blakeney Schick I remember nothing about my first yoga class, except feeling like a fish out of water the entire time. I had a vague idea of what yoga was going in, but the details turned out to be … Continue reading →

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An Ordinary Practice

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

by Blakeney Schick There’s a halal food cart that is almost always on the corner of the block where my office is. It’s pretty unremarkable — there are thousands just like it across the city — and I have walked … Continue reading →

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