Desiderata

  I never really got into Pinterest, but I suppose it's a decent place to find inspiration for the many interests we all have in life. I just created a yoga pinboard, and I'm really excited to see the insane poses that these advanced yogis can do! Right now, yoga is a huge part of my life. It's a place where my mind can quiet and grow strong, it contributes to my general health, and is quickly becoming one of my greatest passions. I recently joined Laughing Frog Yoga studio in Santa Monica and I really have to say that I'm loving every minute of it. I have an unlimited pass and it really allows me to be flexible with the courses (levels and styles). My favorite class is taught by Catherine Tingey --Slow Flow (Level 1/2). It's the ultimate source for finding your own rhythm, taking your time in each pose, and slowing down after a stressful work day. Catherine really pours into her students and makes them feel welcome, important and necessary to the practice. ...

(Reblog) "The art of weekend rest" Words & Styling by Julie Pointer Photographs by Laura Dart Location The Barn at Tivoli for Kinfolk There’s no better way to feel refreshed than turning off, heading out and narrowing your focus on one restful activity. The world can be so loud these days. Distractions abound, vying for our attention at every turn. It’s no wonder we so often feel fragmented, pulled in countless directions, stressed, tired, uninspired. Shifting our attention to one sole task has become a discipline, particularly when that thing we want to draw ourselves to is rest. Given how rarely people seem to honestly disconnect these days, we’re starting to consider this ability to carve out respites for ourselves an art form. This kind of rejuvenation demands the whole self—pouring oneself in till there’s no room for worried thoughts, fear of missing out on anything else or even that nagging desire to somehow share how well you’re relaxing with others. Fin...

(Reblog) THE IDLER: How to do nothing Words by Nikaela Marie Peters Photograph by Maja Norrman for Kinfolk As people get older, they realize that time is more valuable than money. And finding more time to do absolutely nothing is perhaps exactly what we all need. It’s the stuff of gods and infants—the birthplace of great works of art, philosophy and science. The habit of doing nothing at all is super-important to our individual and cultural well-being, yet it seems to be dying in our digitized age. Far from laziness, proper idleness is the soul’s home base. Before we plan or love or decide or act or storytell, we are idle. Before we learn, we watch. Before we do, we dream. Before we play, we imagine. The idle mind is awake but unconstrained, free to slip untethered from idea to idea or meander from potential theory to potential truth. Thomas Aquinas argued that “it is necessary for the perfection of human society that there should be men who devote their lives to contemplation.” I...