Tag Archives: chicago

Marissa’s Current Yoga Schedule

Posted on September 23, 2012

Here is the latest listing of yoga classes I’m teaching regularly or subbing over the next week, in Chicago. If you live here or are in the area, stop on by! At the end of the list are a couple of descriptions about the various classes I teach. Ping me… Read On →

Posted in People | Tagged Anthony and Mary, Beverly Yoga Center, chicago, Insight Awareness, Pure Life Yoga Center, South Suburbs, The Center for Self Actualization, yoga classes, yoga instructor | Leave a comment

The Bunny Dayz of Summer

Posted on June 9, 2012

It’s not my fault I’m nuts. In all the infinite possible ways for the gene pool to manifest itself, I got an extra dose of whacky. I can’t help it! I didn’t ask to be born this way…or did I? The Early Years Halloween was always my favorite holiday. Yeah, sure… Read On →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bay Area, BDSM, bike riding, bikini, Burning Man, chicago, cigarette girl, costumes, Eyes Wide Shut, Folsom Street Fair, fun fur, Halloween, Peachy's Puff, raves, San Francisco, suburbs | Leave a comment

Master Cleanse Day 3: Update from Bozeman, Montana

Posted on February 20, 2012

WARNING: there is a lot of “jello cam” effect from the action cam sitting on the dash. It was a bumpy Montana road, and couldn’t be avoided. Hope you can enjoy the show anyway! Lots of great stuff: wildlife, poops, dreams, Dr. Wayne Dyer, and more!

Posted in Food, Inspiration | Tagged Alaska, anger, bumbler, chicago, Dr. Wayne Dyer, elk, Grandma, Master Cleanse, Montana, opportunities, pickup, roadtrip, romantic relationships, snow, snowstorms, space cadet, stomach cancer, wildlife | 7 Comments

It’s a New Year Every Day

Posted on December 31, 2011

Yesterday was a really tough day. Somehow whatever remaining expectations I was clutching to, especially around getting a job, slapped me in the face, and I cried from the sting. Things simply weren’t going my way, and I’d had enough. I thought I was taking all the right steps, putting… Read On →

Posted in Inspiration | Tagged 2012, barter, brushing teeth, calendar, chicago, choices, embracing, film cataloguing, frustration, grumpy, letting go, marketing small business, New Year, no job, yoga | 2 Comments

End of My Day – Dec. 4th, 2011

Posted on December 23, 2011

Better late than never! Finally the other half of my video blog from early December. I filmed myself at the end of the day to show how up & down the days can be here, caretaking for my mom. Now that our “Christmas” is done, with less pressure & more… Read On →

Posted in People | Tagged cancer, chicago, Christmas, feelings, girls, grief, growing up, healing, hometown, joy, mother, nieces, pain from the past, Santa, stubborn kids, trust the process | 2 Comments

About Chicago

Posted on December 21, 2011

I mentioned in my prior post, returning to Chicago is like dating an old high school flame. My personality splits when I think about this place. Day-to-day life tends to have extreme highs & lows. Here’s a running list that I hope will give folks who have never been here… Read On →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chicago, Chicago Bears, Chicago sports history, Chicago White Sox, Comisky Park, crime, diversity, friends, Harold Washington Library, Iyengar yoga, Jerry Riensdorf, little kids, Metra, Midwest, philanthropy, Sears Tower, SkyDeck, Soldier Field, The Breakfast Club movie, Toys For Tots, Trader Joe's, Van Buren Street Station, Washington Square Pancake House, weather | Leave a comment

Returning Home: That Old Familiar Friend

Posted on November 21, 2011

Homecoming This blog post was started in my mind about 3 dozen times. Now that I’m poised at the keyboard at Anchorage Int’l airport, poised to launch myself back to the Big Village that I was raised in, the village called The Windy City, The City of Big… Read On →

Posted in People | Tagged architecture, Bears, cancer, chicago, end of life, family, grief, love, mother, people, skyscrapers, sports | 14 Comments

Mom vs Alaska

Posted on August 2, 2011

It’s been a packed 5 days in extraordinarily humid & hot Chicago. I’m really glad for the lousy weather, because it reminds me why I no longer live here. Other visits in the past duped me with great weather, and enticed me to move back. Not a chance, this time.… Read On →

Posted in People | Tagged brain cancer, cancer, chicago, daughter, family, grandfather, loving witness, mother, moving forward, Parkinson's | 6 Comments

Sweet Home Chicago

Posted on July 27, 2011

I’m at the Seattle-Tacoma airport now, about to board a flight to Chicago. In the last weeks of wallowing lazily in the bosom of Anacortes’ wonderland of nature, many things occurred. As you know, dear readers, I cycled through a tremendous amount of fear. My fabulous dad, so wise &… Read On →

Posted in People | Tagged brain cancer, cancer, chicago, daughter, family, Midwest, mother, Parkinson's, return home, struggle | Leave a comment