Creative Flow with Julie Peters: Rage Ponies, Neutral Ethnicity, Writing and Yoga Progressives, Lord of the Rings, and more
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Julie Peters
Sep 25, 2012, 5:11:22 PM9/25/12
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Hey everyone! Welcome to my newsletter.
I just got back from a weekend in Whistler with some amazing women. I had a chance to teach an intimate Creative Flow practice that we threw together with our journals, my ipod, and an exploratory yoga practice. This time, I joined in on the writing, and surprised myself at the weird crap that came out of my head. It was a really interesting experience, and actually quite illuminating. I got a lovely message from the beyond that I'll keep a secret for now (mostly because it's really cheesy).
The weekend was great for me because I had a week full of bucking rage ponies. I got mad about a lot of things, many of which you can read about below. Most incensing was the recent news about how the Bank of Canada got some complaints about having an Asian-looking woman on the $100 bill, so they gave her "neutral ethnicity," which means made her look white. This got me neighing on about some things I learned in my Master's thesis on Black history in Canada, and the many skeletons in Canada's creepy old closet. I wrote this piece for elephant journal about that: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/09/im-white-say-i-have-neutral-ethnicity-i-dare-you/
And speaking of Poetic Justice (which we sort of were) on Sunday September 30th I'll be leading a Creative Flow practice for the Hogan's Alley Poetry Festival which is all about looking at cultural history in Vancouver. I'll be reading my own poetry and that of the man who inspired my Master's thesis in the first place: George Elliott Clarke. You should come because it's only $10 with a festival pass (which is $20) or $20 cash at the door which is totally affordable, AND because it's my birthday that day and I want to see you. http://eastsideyoga.ca/node/442
I'll also be teaching my first Creative Flow Progressive this coming November: every Sunday, a new way to explore writing and yoga, for any skill level and ability, in both writing and yoga. Learn more about that here: http://eastsideyoga.ca/node/462
And a few more juicy thought niblets for this month:
A meditation on the perils of having a body and bringing it to yoga class, for Spirituality and Health Magazine: http://www.spiritualityhealth.com/blog/jc-peters/putting-my-body-your-hands-vulnerability-yoga-practice
and how making friends with your guilt can actually make life a little fuller and more delicious: http://www.spiritualityhealth.com/blog/jc-peters/why-little-guilt-can-be-good-you
This one is for my bike lovers out there, especially the Lord of the Rings fans among you. It's written by my brother, Zack Peters, who is a bike tour-ist who recently rode across Iceland and found it to be very similar to travelling into Mordor. It's hilarious: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/09/one-does-not-simply-ride-into-mordor-zack-peters/
That's it for now! Feel free to write me back with thoughts, comments, questions, or anything else.
Love, peace, rage ponies, and unicorns,
JC
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Julie Peters
Studio Director
eastsideyogastudio.com
jcpeters.ca
I just got back from a weekend in Whistler with some amazing women. I had a chance to teach an intimate Creative Flow practice that we threw together with our journals, my ipod, and an exploratory yoga practice. This time, I joined in on the writing, and surprised myself at the weird crap that came out of my head. It was a really interesting experience, and actually quite illuminating. I got a lovely message from the beyond that I'll keep a secret for now (mostly because it's really cheesy).
The weekend was great for me because I had a week full of bucking rage ponies. I got mad about a lot of things, many of which you can read about below. Most incensing was the recent news about how the Bank of Canada got some complaints about having an Asian-looking woman on the $100 bill, so they gave her "neutral ethnicity," which means made her look white. This got me neighing on about some things I learned in my Master's thesis on Black history in Canada, and the many skeletons in Canada's creepy old closet. I wrote this piece for elephant journal about that: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/09/im-white-say-i-have-neutral-ethnicity-i-dare-you/
And speaking of Poetic Justice (which we sort of were) on Sunday September 30th I'll be leading a Creative Flow practice for the Hogan's Alley Poetry Festival which is all about looking at cultural history in Vancouver. I'll be reading my own poetry and that of the man who inspired my Master's thesis in the first place: George Elliott Clarke. You should come because it's only $10 with a festival pass (which is $20) or $20 cash at the door which is totally affordable, AND because it's my birthday that day and I want to see you. http://eastsideyoga.ca/node/442
I'll also be teaching my first Creative Flow Progressive this coming November: every Sunday, a new way to explore writing and yoga, for any skill level and ability, in both writing and yoga. Learn more about that here: http://eastsideyoga.ca/node/462
And a few more juicy thought niblets for this month:
A meditation on the perils of having a body and bringing it to yoga class, for Spirituality and Health Magazine: http://www.spiritualityhealth.com/blog/jc-peters/putting-my-body-your-hands-vulnerability-yoga-practice
and how making friends with your guilt can actually make life a little fuller and more delicious: http://www.spiritualityhealth.com/blog/jc-peters/why-little-guilt-can-be-good-you
This one is for my bike lovers out there, especially the Lord of the Rings fans among you. It's written by my brother, Zack Peters, who is a bike tour-ist who recently rode across Iceland and found it to be very similar to travelling into Mordor. It's hilarious: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/09/one-does-not-simply-ride-into-mordor-zack-peters/
That's it for now! Feel free to write me back with thoughts, comments, questions, or anything else.
Love, peace, rage ponies, and unicorns,
JC
--
Julie Peters
Studio Director
eastsideyogastudio.com
jcpeters.ca
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