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Babesia Boogies
…..the Babesia Boogie Yogis, It all began innocently enough. Well, at least as innocent as it could be with my dad going to his weekly Saturday morning Hash House Harriers run. A more than forty-year tradition where a group of grown men who dub themselves ‘a drinking club with a running problem’ run on trails marked with flour through the woods, marshes and streams and then head to the closest dive bar. Although my father at 86 is no longer running, he meets the guys and meanders through the woods and joins in the revelry at the end. So, it was no wonder that after returning home and taking the much needed nap, he discovered ticks on himself. Twenty-six of them, but whose counting. My mom patiently pulling each one off….. along with some skin. Four days later he is ill. Really ill. Back and forth to the hospital. Many tests and scratching of heads until finally an infectious disease doctor tested him for Babesiosis. Bingo. A less common tick-borne illness with parasites that attack the red blood cells, literally taking him to his knees. Eight days in the hospital followed by two weeks in rehab. I want to share a daily habit my dad created several years ago to give you a sense of ‘him’ before the hospital. Each morning he comes down, goes to his porch (his place) turns on his speaker and tells it what to play. Think Rolling Stones. He then proceeds to dance with abandon for one or two songs. Before this incident he had videoed himself on one of those mornings. I went up to NJ twice for several days as this all was transpiring. With covid the hospital still only allowed one visitor per day so I spent two afternoons quietly watching him sleep and hoping to get a few bites of food into him. On the second day the PT person showed up (he had sent her away day 1). My father pulled himself as best he could to sitting and told her he wouldn’t begin until she watched something. Pulls out his phone and loads the video. He had her watch the whole thin

River October 2019
....gifts Yogis, For the last few months we have been under a drought. Weeks with no rain at all, and then when it would arrive, a few drops later it would move along. I knew the river was extremely low but I haven’t been spending time down there with all of my daily creek visits. This week, however, I had a slow day and announced to Phoebe that we were off to the river, much to her delight. When we arrived, my favorite rock I sit on by the water’s edge was now yards back from shore. Whole new paths uncovered and islands which are typically unreachable without a boat, now accessible by foot. So off we went! The next two hours flew by as we hopped from rock to rock, crawled under fallen trees and sat on the perfect seat made by the trunk of the sycamore tree which I have often photographed from afar. A young mullein plant graced my path and I found a face in a rotting log observing us as we traveled. Phoebe often showed me the best path from island to island with her keen sense of direction. We explored, finding beautiful shells and the intricate pattern of tree roots which live in the river, but now reach only into air. Wildflowers, hidden ponds and clear evidence that the deer had been through recently. All of this on land which is almost always feet under water. When it was time to leave and we had hiked back to shore I turned to say thank you…..but then my heart opened even more as I saw the islands ablaze in reds and golds and realized what a gift I had been given. These precious hours in this amazing place. I looked up various definitions of ‘gift’ and the one that came closest to what I felt was – something bestowed without any particular effort by the recipient. The Universe had indeed bestowed. This weekend I had my grandson with me. Whenever he arrives, he first wants to play fire trucks, but then his next question is when we are going to the creek. I have always taken him there and he too has fallen in love. But yesterday I convinced him to come

Closing Fire Ceremony
The closing ceremony for the 300 hr Yoga & Ayurveda Lifestyle Counselor training held at Serenity Circle Yoga with Neva Ingalls.

Ms Burdock
Check out what's happening in my garden today. One of the best healers for our skin, purifier for the blood and strengthener of the lymphatic system........thank you Ms Burdock!

Using a crystal pendulum
....tapping into our intuition

Some Sunday Belly Breathing
Learn this breath for greater relaxation, increased health and better digestion!