ithinkyoushould. Embrace Your Inner Animal I am surrounded by Wood. And this is the absolute worst thing for a Fire Horse [And a Fire Dragon like my husband]. Too much wood around a fire animal and they grow antsy. Until today, I had no knowledge of this. I’ve been embracing my Scorpion wateriness like a talisman, not knowing that my Horsey “firey-ness” affects me equally. Perhaps even more so. Revealingly, I learned this all by happenstance. In discussing the Rooster characteristics of my eldest daughter with my sister, her aunt, she told me that she had to “get rid of…. [ Read More ]

ithinkyoushould. Revisit Your Inner Sanctum. Today after a long stretch of time I returned to my Yoga Practice. It has been too long. Months maybe. What was I thinking? I think that I was just living life not paying too hard attention to the things that would keep me afloat, the Master Cleanse notwithstanding. And this is what happens. You chug along for a certain period of time letting life run its course, letting yourself be the filter for other people, and before you know it, you’ve put yourself on the backburner yet again. Sigh. It’s one thing to be…. [ Read More ]

ithinkyoushould. Consider Yoga. Yoga is one of those divine gifts to the body that you should seriously consider. Sure, it’s Western incarnation has a rep for being one of those flakey/trendy, other-worldly manifestations of exercise for bored new-age hippies and the neo-cool, but regardless of the hype and ill-begotten stereotype, what have you got to lose? I personally have never met a hippie or a peace-nik I didn’t like. Beyond the must-have gear, [Lulu, anyone?!], and breathy incantations, you will find that Yoga gives you peace. Peace in your soul, peace in your spirit, peace in your mind, and ultimately…. [ Read More ]