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There will be no live classes this week. I'm leaving you some practice sessions here. I'll see you again live Tues/Thurs the week of January 8th. Stretch session  41:20 min - This is a practice session that focuses on stretching and opening up space in the body. Special attention to happy hips. Flow with balance variations  48:48 - Vinyasa flow practice Full body vinyasa flow - build to dancer  1:03:15 min - Vinyasa flow practice Length and strength  40:37 min (new this week) Twist focus  45:41 min (new this week)

Go to LINK to see fantastic shots! Preview: Melt warning . This shot of melt water pouring through the Austfonna ice cap on the Arctic island of Nordaustlandet, Norway, won the Nature category in the 2023 Drone Photo Awards. “I have visited this place several times before, but last year it was disheartening to witness the sea ice melting as early as June,” said photographer Thomas Vijayan. Yeast snowflake . This starry cluster of yeast cells is the result of experiments that probed the evolution of multicellular organisms. Researchers selected large cells that evolved to form branching clumps. Stick drift . This enchanting paper nautilus octopus ( Argonauta  sp.) is hitching a ride on a stick in the dark of the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines. It is surrounded by sediment from a volcanic eruption that twinkles in the camera’s light.

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Hi all, there will be no live classes for the next two weeks. I'm leaving you some practice sessions here. I'll see you again live Tues/Thurs the week of January 8th. Stretch session 41:20 min - This is a practice session that focuses on stretching and opening up space in the body. Special attention to happy hips. Flow with balance variations 48:48 - Vinyasa flow practice Full body vinyasa flow - build to dancer 1:03:15 min - Vinyasa flow practice

 from the Pioneer Woman 36 Best New Year's Traditions to Ring in 2024 Raise your glass to new beginnings! BY  REBECCA NORRIS Published: Dec 15, 2023 New Year's Eve  is a time to reflect on the past year, embrace the present, and look forward to the year ahead. Folks all over the world have New Year's traditions they enjoy each year alongside family and friends—whether it's watching the  New Year's Eve ball drop  in Times Square, coming up with  New Year's resolutions , or whipping up a traditional meal of  good luck foods . There are so many ways to celebrate, and many of them can even be done from the comfort of your couch. If you're not feeling up to attending or hosting a  New Year's Eve party , you could always take a cue from Ree and Ladd Drummond—one year, they ditched their fancy  New Year's Eve dinner  plans in lieu of staying home and watching movies and football. That doesn't sound like a bad way to spend an evening! For m...

from a previous Psychology Today article 6 Unusual Alternatives to Traditional New Year's Resolutions You don't want to make a New Year's resolution? Try these fun and easy options. Meg Selig KEY POINTS New Year's resolutions work for many but are only a good fit for some. A nudge word or "nudge motto" is a way to give yourself a gentle attitude adjustment. Options that offer alternatives to traditional resolutions include making a series of one-month resolutions and a "to-don’t" list. Do New Year’s resolutions really work? New Year’s resolutions have jump-started big changes for many people, despite the widespread belief that they don’t work. People who put down the effectiveness of New Year's resolutions cite studies like  this one  showing that just under 20 percent of “resolvers” have kept their resolutions two years later. Two years later!?! One out of five people maintained their resolution after two years? To me, that glass is half full. O...