tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.comments2024-02-29T03:31:37.010-05:00Riding Between Heaven & EarthDebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333679319695824890noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-6789095058083886282016-09-13T14:55:35.874-04:002016-09-13T14:55:35.874-04:00Thank you for sharing your beautiful and deep thou...Thank you for sharing your beautiful and deep thought process Debra.<br />xx, DebDebra's Healthy Gourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173716149353651961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-62163547881377660642012-02-19T14:01:37.189-05:002012-02-19T14:01:37.189-05:00Such softness. Effortless. Really beautiful to see...Such softness. Effortless. Really beautiful to see! Thank you!Debra's Healthy Gourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173716149353651961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-85006880318470648742012-02-19T13:54:18.997-05:002012-02-19T13:54:18.997-05:00"This poem", makes me feel like I am ins..."This poem", makes me feel like I am inside your sister's minds. Lovely. ;-DDebra's Healthy Gourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173716149353651961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-73357030307505040992011-06-18T08:25:02.092-04:002011-06-18T08:25:02.092-04:00I loved reading about Annelie and her use of weigh...I loved reading about Annelie and her use of weight. It's so much what movement has been about for me.<br />I'm so happy to now be able to follow you in this way.<br />xo, DebDebra's Healthy Gourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173716149353651961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-34654626654949868002010-03-06T10:57:21.460-05:002010-03-06T10:57:21.460-05:00Thanks for the comments and video link! I'm re...Thanks for the comments and video link! I'm really enjoying it -- I love the connected and truly improvised quality. BTW a group of us from NY Aikikai studied tango here in NYC for a while with Carina Moeller - I'd love to get back into it -- thanks again.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333679319695824890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-56949052203163417432010-03-04T11:55:19.002-05:002010-03-04T11:55:19.002-05:00As someone who studies tango as well as aikido, I ...As someone who studies tango as well as aikido, I really enjoyed seeing Torville and Dean again and their interpretation. The silent sequence where each held their dance frame is one of the keys to tango. <br /><br />As for following the weight, I always thought that the rowing exercise is a great place to start learning that and a great way to return to it. Of course, my teacher, Kanai Sensei, was a master of that little hip shift where the weight goes back and forth and the uke goes flying. I will keep trying to replicate it for the rest of my life.<br /><br />Do you know this video that combines tango and aikido?<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG_tnefyOccgmokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-3551741268543376122010-02-28T09:41:04.144-05:002010-02-28T09:41:04.144-05:00Thanks! Is this Franis who used to come to Marj...Thanks! Is this Franis who used to come to Marj's workshops in Lincoln?Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333679319695824890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-13845032511286266612010-02-28T08:49:08.278-05:002010-02-28T08:49:08.278-05:00Wow. I'm pretty much speechless. The connectio...Wow. I'm pretty much speechless. The connection between these two gave me chills. I'm going to watching this quite a few times again... Thanks for posting this. It's stunning.My Half Ofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535428140881202204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-7823806897774798892010-02-28T08:41:02.206-05:002010-02-28T08:41:02.206-05:00Thanks for this wonderful article, which became th...Thanks for this wonderful article, which became this weeks <a href="http://alextech.wikia.com/wiki/AT_Blog_of_the_week" rel="nofollow">Alexander Technique blog of the week</a>.Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01042571609456852005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-6147694347273206962009-11-23T23:23:44.694-05:002009-11-23T23:23:44.694-05:00What a wonderful video, thank you! I like how you ...What a wonderful video, thank you! I like how you phrased it, like an "undertow, a feeling of the rug being pulled from under us, being sucked into a vortex." Very apt...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832025172895200752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-28951938905875599742009-11-19T07:47:03.901-05:002009-11-19T07:47:03.901-05:00Great, great story and a great video!Great, great story and a great video!Aleksandra Michalskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15260892583161568835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-83516648349988429042009-11-17T11:13:51.070-05:002009-11-17T11:13:51.070-05:00Once again, thank you for this post... not only be...Once again, thank you for this post... not only because you mention me in it <br /><br />I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts about Aikido and the “weaker sex.” Strength issues, class-length relationships with male training partners and everything that happens during classes, every day test my ability to be more in the moment, adapt, respond, and savior my dignity as a human and a woman. <br /><br />How do I stay myself at this boys’ club? How do I exercise the principles of Aikido, learn the art and become respected and valued Aikidoist by my male training partners? Do I compete with them? How? Would I be able to protect myself when someone as big and strong as them attacked me on the street? <br /><br />I ask myself all these questions every day and, and it helps to read what you think and how you approach the art we all love so much. Thank you!Aleksandra Michalskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15260892583161568835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-73264036452942361542009-11-04T17:39:36.596-05:002009-11-04T17:39:36.596-05:00I'm so glad to see you are back! What a great...I'm so glad to see you are back! What a great video; it is darling how she keeps the purse while tossing her attacker about wherever she wants to put him.Flying Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652273828990723024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-18953383109316370892008-12-13T23:47:00.000-05:002008-12-13T23:47:00.000-05:00Debra, so glad you did not get hurt.. and I am gla...Debra, so glad you did not get hurt.. and I am glad your finding the good in this.. what else can you do? good luck with the cleanupAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-17868851938347550322008-11-14T17:12:00.000-05:002008-11-14T17:12:00.000-05:00Yes it does! Thanks, we all escaped the whole wall...Yes it does! Thanks, we all escaped the whole wall of bookshelves pulling away from the plaster and collapsing! Lucky I wasn't sitting at my desk at the time...it's a good time to re-organize!Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333679319695824890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-13121184490251699912008-11-12T20:33:00.000-05:002008-11-12T20:33:00.000-05:00What happened? Gads it looks like an earthquake. ...What happened? Gads it looks like an earthquake. Hope you are OK!Flying Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652273828990723024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-23630312729387995942008-11-02T21:22:00.000-05:002008-11-02T21:22:00.000-05:00Flying Lily, thank you so much for reading and tak...Flying Lily, thank you so much for reading and taking the time to send me a comment! My memories of her are precious -- so rich and colorful.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333679319695824890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-33953253119918880392008-11-02T20:52:00.000-05:002008-11-02T20:52:00.000-05:00What a fantastic Grandma Pauline you had!! And a ...What a fantastic Grandma Pauline you had!! And a beautiful tribute to her. The gypsy spirit and her love of life shine through - how marvelous.Flying Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652273828990723024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-10930025799997785552008-08-30T21:34:00.000-04:002008-08-30T21:34:00.000-04:00Sounds perfectly lovely!Sounds perfectly lovely!Flying Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652273828990723024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-52346322757547128902008-08-05T06:47:00.000-04:002008-08-05T06:47:00.000-04:00Yes, he is -- thank you for sharing that...sometim...Yes, he is -- thank you for sharing that...sometimes we lose our perspective on the things right in front of us! He is an amazing citizen of the world and is dedicated to spreading Aikido far and wide.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333679319695824890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-45003837264519439942008-08-05T05:24:00.000-04:002008-08-05T05:24:00.000-04:00Wow! Yamada Sensei sounds like a tremendous gift,...Wow! Yamada Sensei sounds like a tremendous gift, such as life sends us only rarely. B eautiful post!Flying Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652273828990723024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-19537450836240765422008-07-28T16:41:00.000-04:002008-07-28T16:41:00.000-04:00"Ground and Grow" -- so simple. so elegant. so cha..."Ground and Grow" -- so simple. so elegant. so challenging to do ;D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-56156654362242395442008-07-27T16:17:00.000-04:002008-07-27T16:17:00.000-04:00Beautiful post - much to think about. Energy both...Beautiful post - much to think about. Energy both up and down is certainly one of the challenges of sensitive riding. I noticed that on a trail ride today with my gaited horse: I need to be able to flex my spine all along and also keep a down/up energy cycle. And when I fail to do it, he can get "pacey" which is unpleasant to ride...Flying Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652273828990723024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-86044091956875312182008-07-20T15:29:00.000-04:002008-07-20T15:29:00.000-04:00This is very beautiful and -- inspiring!This is very beautiful and -- inspiring!Flying Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652273828990723024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717603569172119806.post-63824368447496473602008-07-06T10:25:00.000-04:002008-07-06T10:25:00.000-04:00Thank you for posting this wonderful clip, and the...Thank you for posting this wonderful clip, and the link to a place to buy the video! I have long been a supporter of this cause, and am thrilled to see it getting attention again! :-)Rosamariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589631704033955673noreply@blogger.com