“Aw, brilliant!”: the words we’ve waited 55 years to hear. Well, ok, I’m not 55. I mean “we,” as in the Doctor Who fandom… well, not all of them. I mean “we” female Doctor Who fans – although honestly, even I didn’t know I was waiting to hear those words. I’d just sort of accepted…
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Bow to the Absurd in Lizard Pose
When I was a kid, I loved to draw frogs. I doodled them on school papers, I put them in clothes, I designed houses for them. They looked something like this: My fascination might have come from the fact that I owned a frog as a pet for many years. Initially it had been purchased…
Getting an A+ on your C+: Boat Pose
I like getting A’s. A lot. They are clear-cut, unmistakable validation. Straight line up, straight line down. Inscrutable awesomeness. Like a pyramid, ready to stand the test of time. I am a good, worthwhile person, otherwise, why else would there by an A on my paper? It’s probably the thing I miss most about being…
Losing and finding your mind: Van Gogh’s piles of things good, bad, and wondrous
Barring being actually in the Matrix, what you see and touch is real, right? You know where you are? What you think is dependable? And what you feel is appropriate? Usually we’d say yes, pretty much. We can take those things for granted, and go with purpose to our work, our play, our practice on…
Doctor Who Sun Salutation
Setting: Your corner of time and space Sound: the Doctor Who theme song Props: Sonic screwdriver to hold high, Jelly babies to give to passersby After you are settled into the mind of a Time Lord, follow along through the poses below… pausing whenever you like, since this flow is timey wimey wibbly wobbly…. Mountain…
Deep breath now: Never be cruel, never be cowardly
When Peter Capaldi finally threw back his head and arms, regeneration energy flying everywhere, it was truly the end of an era. It marked the end of male domination of the Doctor on Doctor Who, which is very exciting indeed. But it’s also the end of everything incredible he brought to the role. The huge,…
Shanti: Sit Down and Talk
“Shanti” : “Sit Down and Talk” – The Doctor, “The Zygon Inversion” Shanti is a soft word, a pretty word, a word we chant in yoga while just enjoying its sounds. But Shanti, or peace, is revolutionary. Shanti is what the Doctor calls for in his famous speech in “The Zygon Inversion,” delivered in tones…
Well hello, Adipose: Shoulder Stand
When I first saw someone do a shoulder stand in yoga class, I immediately knew I had to work my way towards it. In time, I got my legs in the air–supported by the yoga teacher and flailing awkwardly. Finally, when I finally managed to hoist my way up, toes towards the sky, I was…
The Girl in the Fireplace is the Yogi in Yin Yoga: Taking the Slower Path
“There is a vessel in your world where the days of my life are pressed together like the chapters of a book, so that he may step from one to the other without increase of age, while I, weary traveller, must always take the slower path.” So says Reinette, aka Madame de Pompadour, in Doctor…
Eggs-terminate: Savasana the Corpse/Dalek Pose
Savasana, for many, is the delightful chocolate mousse at the end of a substantial, nutritious meal of yoga. You lie on your back, listen to music or maybe even silence, and completely zone out in a state of delicious relaxation. Or, if you are like me, you contemplate some serious mortality. Let’s do that one,…