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elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : Goodbye My Big Fat Chunky Calves. Hello Knee High Boots.

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:25:46 +0000

HELLO my shopping partner in crime, please forgive any criticism at the result of my lack of self confidence... We had such great fun shopping together, discovering the world through shoes... I learnt a lot with you and because of you. Thank you, for being the best shopping partner & friend in crime, ever... Lots of love to you & yours... Dxx

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : Goodbye My Big Fat Chunky Calves. Hello Knee High Boots.

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 03:41:28 +0000

Hi Vision Quest, climbing stairs or wearing heels will definitely tighten the calf. I have no idea about the effects of milk. All I know, is I wish I had know the many different ways that yoga stretches the calf whilst I was growing up. The good thing to know is that the body can learn new ways to use and stretch the muscles at any age. Since yoga asks us to use muscles, bones and the body differently than we are used to, yoga can correct the bad habits that we are teaching our bodies to participate in...

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : Goodbye My Big Fat Chunky Calves. Hello Knee High Boots.

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 03:32:49 +0000

Hi Shay, you know I know a little of what you are feeling. As a shoe designer, the decision for shoe makers to make the shafts wider is challenging, cos as I mentioned when I asked the sample factory to make a custom pair of boots for me, the paper pattern was huge. What that means for the leather or material used, it means that the boot would have used 3-3.5 times more material than ta regular boot shaft, and this obviously has an impact on pricing. If you have a yoga practice, in the next post I'll be sharing some poses, tools and specifically what was different about the instruction, that made a difference for me. I'm not saying it happened over night or this was the goal, however it was a surprising benefit & I hope it will at least make you aware of somethings you could add to your practice...

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : Goodbye My Big Fat Chunky Calves. Hello Knee High Boots.

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 01:23:42 +0000

Thank you for sharing what you've struggled with. I'm sorry that you're sad that I managed to overcome something that caused me much sadness. I'm thrilled too that you have come to peace with whatever caused you suffering as a result of your yoga practice. People come to yoga for many reasons, for me, health, weightloss, strength, self healing and amazing powerful fitness, are all the benefits I have personally witnessed and experienced. What is success for me, is self confidence and it will be different for others. I wish you could be happy for me, but that's Ok if you can't too... I hope you read my follow up post, which will explain more of how the transformation affects the whole being, including the mind... For me, I need small success stories to either enter, commit fully or to keep going, when things plateau...

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : Goodbye My Big Fat Chunky Calves. Hello Knee High Boots.

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:55:12 +0000

Yes making peace with one's body, does save a lot of grief. Also knowing with a lil' regular practice, transformation is possible in its own time... Yay to another Frye Fan...

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : Goodbye My Big Fat Chunky Calves. Hello Knee High Boots.

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:50:38 +0000

Good tastes... When I came to America & discovered Frye boots, it was heartbreaking that it took me from 1995-2008 to actually be able to fit into a pair, never mind own a pair or 4. I too resole reheel them continually... They are my go-to & go-from studio footwear...

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : You Are Already Enlightened! True or False?

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:10:52 +0000

Aren't we all enlightened, it's just whether we can be bothered to do anything with the areas we are enlightened about...

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : Don't Work For Waylon Lewis—He's a Mindful Monster! ~ Joe Yeoman

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:19:13 +0000

LOL. Brits, or probably only me, are always baffled why Americans punctuate humour, with, it's a joke, only joking...

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : Capitalist Yoga.

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:00:08 +0000

Capitalism as a concept is not a bad thing, it just depends on the players. Capitalism is about being paid for sharing something somebody wants, be it a yoga class or a yoga mat... The instructor has to pay for their education + on + on it goes. Yoga is not a charity, it can open hearts to do charitable things... Wake up from your Savasana folks, a yoga class IS a consumer product..

The Well-Heeled Guru\'s Perspective... : To Keep or Not To Keep, Lanvin's Blade Runner Esque Bootie...

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:39:49 +0000

they are but I returned them a couple of weeks ago, now of course I\\\'m wishing hadn\\\'t... Maybe they went on sale now...

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : Madonna Does Yoga in Aisle of Stranded Plane.

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:53:59 +0000

No problem with it at ALL. I'm always posing... Give me a queue and I'm doing Mountain, Warrior or whatever takes my fancy, especially when the lines are long... I think it would have been more in the spirit of everyone receiving the benefits of yoga, if she offered others to join in...

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : Heels & Socks: the 9th Sign of Armageddon.

Thu, 2 Dec 2010 12:13:24 +0000

And if you like them, you might need these... My tips derived from yoga that help me wear m'high heels for longer. I am a big proponent of socks n sandals, lovin' the chunky ones w/sporty stilletos... I could certainly do some heavy gardening on my urban roof top in them... http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/11/the-well-h...

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : The Well-Heeled Guru wears high heels for longer, thanks to yoga...

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:18:00 +0000

Glad to see that you are doing your coursework, as a Fashion Stylist, with event season in full swing and to date you are witnessing an hour or two longer in your stillettos, with less trauma. Sometimes you may need to Super AAPP it, and use all the yoga tools at once... ;D Carry On...

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : The Well-Heeled Guru wears high heels for longer, thanks to yoga...

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:12:46 +0000

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Now how about trying out the tools and letting me know if they help you get a couple of hours in your heels, there are a lorra parties coming up. Check em out in class and then bring them out into life...

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : The Well-Heeled Guru wears high heels for longer, thanks to yoga...

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:10:11 +0000

One goes to all that effort to look glam, then by the end of the night, it all goes to pot... I've an AAPP to prevent that...

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : The Future of Elephant Journal: Yoga.

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:14:19 +0000

Congratulations Bob... You know my POV, more audaciousness, keeping it real + relevant. My POV cares about the people who don't do yoga yet, as much as those that do... I would like you to boss me around to tell me to post more apart from that Carry On... (A Brit colloquialism...) Lorra Love and what a gift You and Waylon are... Happy Thanksgiving. Doreen Hing aka The Well-Heeled Guru aka talking about yoga in a real world...

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : Election Day Fashion Flash Mob: "Voting Turns Me On!"

Fri, 5 Nov 2010 12:38:51 +0000

Love the idea, a lot of photos to scroll down to the comments tho'... Anyway big fan of Fashion Industry using their influence more impactfully. Maybe someone can rally them for the next election, when truly rallied + not left to their own devices, possibilities like Massachussetts could have been more what the true feeling of the Nation...

The Well-Heeled Guru\'s Perspective... : To Fashion Report or Not To Fashion Report. Style Boston TV party, I just wanted to have fun...

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 11:20:34 +0000

are you still having trouble...

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : Mommy Daddy Plllllease!? Plllllleasse?!

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:41:52 +0000

As a mother, with try-to-nag-me kids, you know what I say, is NO... We started this concept pretty early on. It's really quite effective...

elephant journal: Yoga, Sustainability, Politics, Spirituality. : To Shave or Not to Shave.

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:35:34 +0000

From a fashion perspective and trying to be as open minded as possible, woolly armpits and legs really do not compliment cocktail dresses and the like... So I say No to the shave. Yes to the Zap or at least a trim now and again...