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After my 2-week pass at Yoga Works ended, there was a special for a 20 class package, and I bought it. I tried a couple of different classes, and then, due to some important life happenings, kept away. I came back this past week to try an Iyengar class with Paul Cabanis, and I LOVED it. It’s a mid-day class on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so it’s not as crowded as say, an evening or weekend class, and I love the teacher’s good humor, expertise, and attention to his students. Because of his disarming humor and focus on one’s own body, there’s none of the pretentious vibe that can unfortunately happen in some yoga classes. Tuesdays and Thursdays meets my need for a regular class. It’s also perfect that these are the days I don’t have group training at my gym. Now I can’t wait for Tuesday so I can do yoga again!
Estella Ramirez's Life List
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1. Practice yoga regularly.
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2. Get California Driver's Licence.
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3. Take motorcycle lessons with Carlos.
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4. Have a photo session.
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5. Find musician(s) to work with.
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6. Record a demo.
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7. Complete my poetry manuscript.
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8. Publish my manuscript.
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9. Find a job doing something I love.
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10. Visit the Gentle Barn.
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11. Bike ride down Venice Boardwalk.
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12. Skate down Venice Boardwalk.
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13. Audition for one musical.
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14. Start a book club.
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15. Have a vegetable/herb garden.
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16. Host a party.
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17. Indoor Rock Climbing
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18. Make my own clothes.
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19. Learn to ride a scooter.
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20. Choose wedding tattoos.
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21. Re-wedding - OUR wedding, OUR way.
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22. Learn Tagalog.
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23. Join or found a writer's association.
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24. Take mountain dulcimer lessons.
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25. Found an animal sanctuary.
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26. Learn French.
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27. Learn to belly dance.
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28. Learn to ride a skateboard.
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29. Learn American Sign Language.
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30. Learn Arabic.
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31. Take drawing lessons.
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32. Learn Italian.
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33. Learn to swim.
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34. Become carbon neutral.
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35. Pay off student loans.
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36. Go camping.
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37. Climb The Statue of Liberty.
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38. Learn to read Braille.
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39. Visit Baltimore.
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40. Visit the Secret Annex.
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41. Win a race (5K).
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How I did it: I looked at the course schedule for informal classes at Santa Monica College and then signed up online. It was a 5-week course. I was empowered, freed, and inspired. I have ballet slippers to prove it.I felt like an odd duck at first, but then I caught on to the counting, to the point of realizing I was on beat when others were not (this was an informal, adult ballet class). When we got to 360 degree spins, my teac… Read how I did it…
How I did it: My goal was to work as an English tutor because English is my specialty. However, I also love Math, so I offered tutoring in both subjects. Learning how to market my services was the key to attaining my goal. I researched what makes a good flier, and put up bright-colored fliers in my area (apartment complexes, bulletin boards, and telephone poles), and even had business cards made.Last spring, I took on a pupil (a high school… Read how I did it…
My goal is to practice yoga regularly, but I have not been practicing at all for quite some time. I managed to attend one Yoga class on the beach in May and one in June. Realizing that this was not a regular class, last Saturday I went to my first Yoga Works class. There was a discount for a 2-week pass of unlimited Yoga classes, and I took it.
I’d love to go oodles of times a week, but I know that if I set an outlandish goal, I will most likely fail to meet it and feel demoralized. Setting a realistic goal to attend once a week is still healthy and allows me to feel successful. This way, if I do more than that, I can feel extra proud, and if I don’t, no harm has been done. Here, “regularly” means no less than once a week.
We put a bid on a beautiful little house on a corner lot. It is two blocks away from our favorite Farmers’ Market, and a short walk to our Pet Supplies store, a library, and a fire station. We love the neighborhood and the potential of this older house. It was built in 1952 and is shaded by enormous trees.
Our bid was accepted, and the process of buying the house is ongoing. It was disappointing to see our termite report recommended the most toxic possibilities for fumigation. Luckily, we were able to request healthier alternatives.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, we will have bought a house by the end of July!
