Spring Cleaning

Making room for new growth

Paul holding Khloe’s chin at a restaurant and our exciting shoes, March 2026

The only thing that we can count on in life is change. My week home with just me and Khloe wrapped up, and Paul and Opie returned home. We embraced the familiarity of each other while learning how we had individually grown during our absence from each other. Khloe had some new patterns emerge when she was the “sole protector” of me, lots of loud barking as she was in “protect mode”. I had made more moves towards my transition back to school, re-arranging my upstairs studio to accommodate online classes, class/home work, and our upcoming annual summer nephew visit. We continue to prepare our garden for the summer, as more plants emerge and our first seeds, the poppies, start to surface. We pivot, adapting where we need to. I’ve had the past week off from teaching a lot of my yoga classes, which has allowed space to think. In my one yoga class that I taught this week, I came back to false identities.

Waterfront cherry blossoms from the bus, March 2026

I was getting my hair cut at the Aveda school this week, and I was conversing with my hairdresser, whom seemed younger than twenty. I was prodding about their hopes and dreams. I loved that age, one where more things felt possible. My hairdresser was talking about Paris and fashion, where my hairdresser kind of cut off their dream by saying that “fashion is too expensive". I also listened to the client next to me, seeing a different version of adulthood. She chatted away with her hairdresser, more verbose than me or my hairdresser. This person had just come back from Costa Rica and worked as a hairdresser and a chiropractor. She was about to turn 40 (her hairdresser wisely told her she looked 25), and loved raves. She shared that if she ever got married, she wanted to have a rave wedding. I sat and listened, seeing a path my life could have taken. Each decision we make along the way shapes our path, as well as each change we make.

Window in my neighborhood, March 2026

I’ve been revisiting that mysterious 18 year old self lately. My dad recently shared that in high school, with my testing, my suggested career path was in math. I wanted to be in the arts! Oh, the power of will. Now, nearly 25 years later, that dharma is about to come full circle. Yet, I’ve been asking myself if I regret the path I chose in my youth. I was able to see a different side of life and live some really fun artistic dreams. I was able to become the person I am today. I was able to grow in a creative community.

My spring yoga schedule starts this week!

People’s Yoga SE - I will be subbing two classes at the SE Hawthorne location this upcoming Saturday, April 4:

9am - 10:15am - Gentle Hatha

10:45am - 12pm - Hatha Flow

Peninsula Park Community Center is located at 700 N Rosa Parks Way (the building behind the pool).

BEGINNING THIS WEEK - NEW SERIES! Enrollments are open NOW. The cost for a 5 week series is $30 for residents, $42 for non-residents, and access discounts are available thanks to the Parks Levy - no need of proof of income to apply!

Tuesdays 9:30-10:30am Vinyasa Yoga (series goes from March 31 - April 28)

Wednesdays NEW 9:30-10:30am Gentle Yoga (series goes from April 1-April 29)

Matt Dishman Community Center is located at 77 NE Knott Street. Classes are drop-in, the cost for visiting the community center (all day pass to do anything you want) for adults is $6. Access discounts and memberships are available! Props and mats are available.

Monday: Vinyasa 1-1:45pm

Wednesday: Yin 1-1:45pm

The Vedanta Society of Portland

Tuesday: Gentle Yoga 7:35-8:35pm

The Vedanta Society is a Hindu interfaith temple located at 1157 SE 55th Ave. These classes are offered freely, and props are provided. There is a small parking lot on the right side of the building, and additional street parking is available. The entrance is on the side of the building, shoes are taken off when you come into the building and silence is requested. The yoga room is located at the end of the hallway.

Portland State University Academic and Student Recreation Center is located at 1800 SW 6th Avenue. Membership costs and information will be accessible in the link below. Mats and props are available.

Monday: 9-10am Intermediate Vinyasa

Thursday: 6:15-7:15pm Beginner’s Vinyasa