IN MEMORIAM ANNA (Year of the Frog)

Anna's cranes

Last summer I found myself in the hospice section at Beth Israel.  One of my YCT clients was there.  To protect her privacy I am calling her Anna.  Anna and I had become friendly and I had worked with her a couple of times outside of YCT Foundation (YCT).  She loved reflexology and acupuncture and felt very comfortable with me, she said.   

At the hospital I found out from her brother that she had been battling cancer for fifteen years.  Fifteen years.  I had no idea.  Only a year earlier she invited me to see her perform at a community center.  She had so much grace, she moved so effortlessly.  I enjoyed watching her.  Leading up to the performance she told me how busy she was with dance rehearsals. 

Kripalu Visit R&R(&E) - Finally Enjoying Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra Live Asleep.

Leaving the fast-paced city at a time when many flood to it for holiday shopping, cheer and to see the Christmas decorations in Midtown.

Welcoming 2015: It is Just Another Polar Bear Plunge

Arriving in Coney Island.

I think I have jumped into the Atlantic Ocean on New Year's Day or around that date twenty times or perhaps even twenty one times.  This is the first time I actually know that the water temperature was 44F, and the air temperature was 34F during this year's Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge.  Cold is cold, I figured.