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Season Two Introduction
In GratitudeThank you to Peg Cherrin-Myers and Kimberly Kuchar for the coffees they bought me this month. I am now 80% of the way to covering my hosting costs! If you want to contribute, you can buy me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/culinarysaijiki Join the Show: https://culinarysaijiki.com/join-the-conversation/ Read the Blog: https://culinarysaijiki.com/blog/(New posts start up next week!)…
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The Best of It: My London Vacation Edition
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Buson Challenge Days 1-12
The Buson Challenge is, in short, an attempt to write 10 haiku a day for 100 days. If you want to know more, view this clip from Mike Rehling’s 2020 talk “Finding Yourself in a Poem,” presented at the 2020 HSA Conference. (In case the link doesn’t work correctly, the part about the Buson Challenge…
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On Building: An Interview with John Cline
This post concludes (for now) my four-part series on home equipment. I actually decided to record this interview rather than conduct it via email. John and I have so many great conversations, and I often wish I could record every one, so I always have the memories of the interesting or funny things someone said.…
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So you want to build your own reformer
As of this writing, I’ve now assisted my partner John in building three pieces of equipment: a reformer, a Pedi-pole, and a Cadillac. (Shout out to his mom, Linda, who has been the true helper ) I chose to go the DIY route in part because of the high price of large apparatus. Since John…
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9 Intentions for 39
I had a fantastic birthday week. We had a family birthday/Easter dinner out at the farm, I got to spend lots of time outside, got plenty of good snuggles with Astrid, and then John made spaghetti carbonara, which is one of my most favorite foods. I’ve also had plenty of time to think about what…
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9 Things I’m Leaving Behind for 39
This month, I’m taking a break from my home equipment series to reflect on my next trip around the sun. Next week, I turn 39, and with my goal of becoming fully self-employed when I’m 40, I have a great deal to think about in terms of how I focus my attention over the next…
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Tips for buying used Pilates equipment
This post is the second in a four-part series about investing in home equipment as a Pilates practitioner. Future posts will take a deep dive into the DIY approach. While most of my equipment is handmade, I’m also a fan of buying used when possible. For example, while I hope to own a classical Wunda…
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Join me for a special class
On Friday, March 24th, I’m teaching a class to benefit the Pilates Transparency Project and the fundraiser to cover the legal fees for Mary Kelly. This fundraiser is important to me not just as a Pilates practitioner, but as someone who has been a writer for most of her life. I’ve made the class available…