Events

Jun 20 - Jun 23
YogaSlackers on the Yuba: A Slackline and Acro Camping Retreat!
Nevada City, CA
Jun 20 - Jun 23
Wanderlust VT
Bondville, Vermont: Stratton Mountain Resort
Jun 23 - Jun 28
YogaSlackers Adventure Camp at Omega, Rhinebeck NY
Omega, Rhinebeck NY

News

Slackers in the Newspaper
2013-04-28 02:32:31 UTC
 
Daily Texan
The world beyond yoga
2013-04-19 23:35:01 UTC


I wrote a blog a few weeks back that brought up two recent epiphanys – one dealing with physical therapy, the other with REI bike mechanics. Seemingly unrelated, but tied together when you understand a bit about how hard it is to change long held beliefs. That blog began:

I was recently brought face to face with a bit of my own stubbornness. Two of my long held - and completely unrelated – generalizations were challenged ...

Behind the Scenes - Team YogaSlackers
2013-03-21 04:45:27 UTC

I was recently brought face to face with a bit of my own stubborness. Two of my long held - and completely unrelated – generalizations were challenged almost simultaneously. One may seem a bit flippant, the other more serious, but I spent a few weeks fighting back, tenaciously holding to my ideas. But in the end I succumbed and I am happy now to change my official stance on the following two points:

  1. You can't get ...

Sleeping on Ice
2013-03-10 22:54:11 UTC

PC2 to Sleeping on Ice

Jumping crevesses was fun.  For the first 4 hrs! 
Team Four Continents were finally gaining some headway!  From dead last at the beginning of the race (after the flat tire) we moved to 8th place. We had an enormous ice field to cross and a gigantic will to do so.  Stjepan Pavicic, race director, was at PC2. He gave us a huge smile, laughed with us at our 57 seconds ...
The trek to the Magnificent Glacier and finally doing something right!
2013-03-08 22:48:19 UTC
PC 1 to PC2


Passing Sam hisWengersunglasses.

We entered PC1 (Punto de Control or Control Point) feeling exhausted.  Two teams were still at the transition area.  Again we felt we were not doing 'that' bad...  in perspective.  Transitioning took longer than we originally planned but at least we had made it. 


We left PC1 feeling a little tired but very motivated.   That was the most amazing aspect for me.  Even when super low ...