Rand(Om) Bites: July 2007

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Lululemon - You Are Invited!

You are invited to lululemon athletica's Grand Opening Event:
Let's Stay Warm Together - Saturday July 28th from 9-5pm
Organic treats and drinks to warm the soul, yoga demos, live music and acrofun all day long! The first 50 guests will receive the gift of health and yoga! For more info: click here.

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Yoga Warehouse 50% Off Sale

I went for a casual trip over to Yoga Warehouse yesterday and discovered they were having a 50% off sale. So I picked up a nice new deep plum mat and some literature. Need a new mat? In-store only.

Yoga Warehouse
79 Frenchmans Road
Randwick NSW 2031
Sydney, Australia
Phone: (02) 9399 9540

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Yogi Bites

I'm officially de-funked! I went back to yoga class today and felt so relieved and thankful. I thought I'd be completely crap and not remember anything but soon realised it's still in my bones. I stumbled through chanting OM though which was a bugger but I'll get there again. I guess I'm still a little fragile and not quite as confident as I'd like to be yet.

The past month has been really shitty for me and mostly because I allowed it to be. I would never let any of my buddies get away with being so funky so I kind of retreated from the world, just in case I got served the reality hit I normally dish out. Hypocrite anyone? I just needed time out. A week of doing not much (especially work) is exactly what I needed.

Reading all about my yoga buddies and their latest experiences has really perked me up as well. You girls are seriously the best. You help remind me why I was drawn to yoga in the first place!

Now in honour of getting back into the spirit, I decided to buy myself a new tank - check it out! I love these designs and it's white. How the hell does someone wear white? I'll give it a go though. I'm also thinking about the tanks over at Yogagurl....

So did I do the yoga intensive or detox that I planned to do? Nope. I allowed myself to just be this week. No pressure and no expectations.

Oh, and a bit of photo gear shopping. To anyone who lives close to me, I'll be a-knocking to take your portraits!

PS. Check out Yogamad's latest post - Soul Soothing. It's got me thinking about the music I listen to while doing yoga.

And for some yogi humour...whoah, I am a tree, yeah, whoo hoo!

Monday, July 16, 2007

Photo Archive

Thanks for all your super sweet comments guys! How can I stop blogging when you guys inspire me so much!!

I'm waiting for my sis to come around so I thought while I have time, I'd post some of my favourite portraits that I shot in 1997. Please respect that my photos in this post are copyright, All Rights Reserved.

Left: Jesse - National Art School, Darlinghurst 1997
Right: Anna - Smoking Assignment, Bondi Junction 1997

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Snappy!

Missy here is going back to her roots. I've planned a whole week off work next week to set myself on a new path of exploration. Photography's in my blood and I've now been working as a Photo Editor/Printer for over 10 years. My roots are in black and white photography and traditional darkroom work. It's time to stop looking after everybody else's work and focus on my own.

I haven't shot for myself in a couple of years now or even been in the darkroom (snaps don't count) and I wonder if I've still got it. The desire is sure coming back and the jaded feeling of working in news and pop media has come full circle. I can appreciate all forms of communication now. My specialty has always been portraiture. Time to start shooting again. I've been stagnant for too long.

I'm not sure if I really want to keep blogging but I'll see where this takes me. I'm also doing a self-directed yoga intensive next week and detox. Lots of goodness going on now because I choose it so.

Mmm...this post sounds a bit snappy too but it's cold and the heater is on the other side of the room. I know. I can take my laptop over there. Sometimes I wonder why simple things are not so simple. I make my life hard sometimes for no good reason.

I am currently reading (again):

Art Lessons:
Meditations on the Creative Life
by Deborah J Haynes

Friday, July 06, 2007

Today's Virgo

Try stepping out of your past self image for a moment. Progress means discarding anything useless. Sometimes that means character traits and fashion icons that we have become attached to. No need for fear. Just experiment and see. If it doesn't work for you revert back to your old ways without any stress. astrology.com.au

I'm doing a mid-winter clean this weekend and hopefully it'll get me out of the funk of late and make me feel refreshed. I don't like too much clutter in our home (or my mind for that matter) so it's time to purge, recycle, trash or donate.

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Yoga Journal now blogs!

Fellow yogis, scoot on over to Yoga Buzz for the latest yoga news and add it to your Bloglines, Technorati (or whichever other feed you use) for regular updates. Yoga Journal is an invaluable resource.

Monday, July 02, 2007

Theatre Buzz

We went along to the Sydney Opera House on Saturday night and saw an absurdist comedy. It’s been a while since I’d seen a live performance and I really enjoyed myself. I love the vibe of waiting to be seated and all the sounds around the walls. They’re real and almost freaky. The venue was great also. I love the intimacy of The Studio.

The comedy was called A Porthole into the Minds of the Vanquished by Tamlyn Henderson and Warwick Allsopp. They are considered the “lederhosen-clad Tweedledee and Tweedledum of sketch comedy” and “it was a collection of advertising jingles, horoscopes, breaking news reports and wacky game shows”. Dressed in Bavarian costume, they really took you through the “porthole” with their hysterical and often dark observations of society today. A little twisted but accessible. I was actually expecting it to be a lot more perverted. But then that’s me. I still chuckled out loud but was chasing the belly laugh. They were very very good at what they did and the delivery was brilliant.

More theatre is definitely on the cards now. I wonder what we'll see next...

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Yoga Links

Confronting Blues

"Yoga takes care of you if you stick with it. You start to sense what's right and what's wrong, and you follow a path of moral living and meditation because it feels right. The answers are in the practice, and the practice never judges you." David Swenson

But we are so good at judging ourselves!

Yoga really makes me look at myself and it can be really confronting. It makes me question why I do things and how I interact with others. Who is important in my life and what negative aspects I should let go. Am I even a good person?

Whenever I've gone to the mat in the past couple of weeks, I've felt really edgy and even filthy but I just need to work through this, continue doing it on the mat and not give up. I need to believe in myself. I'm alright. Not perfect or ever will be, but alright. I need to let go of any negative feelings I have about myself and any guilt I have from past actions. All I can do is the best I can today and learn from my mistakes.

Fortunately not every yoga sessions is as hard core. I have lots of blissed out days too but I'm going through some things right now that obviously want and need to be explored. Urgh. At least the sunshine is finally out. I could actually be suffering from the winter blues.