hush, I’m being unproductive…8-22-22
Me and Leonard Cohen go way back. He and my mom were born in Montreal around the same time so I’ve always felt this strong connect. And it was a […]
Entries by Bella
below the skin…8-15-22
Well, I’ve joined the ranks of Covid initiates. So many of us in this no longer exclusive club. And that is a good thing, feel like I’ve contributed to the […]
so NOT bootcamp…7-28-22
I love historical novels. Just finished The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams chronicling the decades long effort that created The Oxford English Dictionary. In addition to the mix […]
liking it on the edge…7-19-22
My grandson wants to hike the 16 mile round trip to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite. And he asked if I would come with him. An immediate “yes” […]
our bodies: experts at letting go…7-5-22
Now I’ve been all about letting go lately…more about that later. So it was fitting for my teaching to focus on our organs of elimination: kidneys and bladder. In case […]
in the crossfire of history…
The word feminist was an ear chime in 1968, a sound that every cell in my body registered. I was standing in history’s crossfire. Transported from a childhood home steeped […]
into the mystic…6-13-22
Maybe this musing about the mystic is spurned by current loss. Beloved mother-in-law of fifty years. Did we really first meet when I was 19? Matriarchal moon holding six siblings […]
joy…an act of rebellion…5-31-22
The name Body Joy and I have had a tumultuous relationship. That name came on a whim in 2005. The sale of Dreizler Physical Therapy—name, logo, community standing —was imminent […]
community is a verb…5-23-22
The essence of the phone call I took last week rang with familiarity. Once again, a grateful being reports the influence dance practice wielded in shaping a life. No matter […]
if our ears are ripe for listening…5-13-22
Perched poised at her manual typewriter Washington Square, NYC, 2022: Personal Poem 4 U, by donation How could I not? She looked to be the same age I was Golden […]