Noon with Nova
Hello my Bunchkie. Today we celebrated Thanksgiving. Your mom and dad were the hosts at your house on the river in Oxford. It was a lovely… Read more
Hello my Bunchkie. Today we celebrated Thanksgiving. Your mom and dad were the hosts at your house on the river in Oxford. It was a lovely… Read more
Messages from a Jewish Grandmother to her Granddaughter Hello Bunchkie. It is almost Thanksgiving time; in our world that is every day. This year, Hanukkah starts… Read more
Messages from a Jewish Grandmother to her Granddaughter Happy Friday Bunchkie. The world seemed to move slower when I was your age. While this may or… Read more
Messages from a Jewish Grandmother to her Granddaughter Good day my Bunchkie. I love you.. Your momma really got me thinking with this prompt…and using the… Read more
Messages from a Jewish Grandmother to her Granddaughter Hi bunchkie. Be aware of the insidious levels of antisemitism. Educate yourself on the history of the Jews…yet… Read more
The antisemitism of the yoga & wellness world. Let’s start this chat. None of what I point out will be new to anyone who has been… Read more
Messages from a Jewish Grandmother to her Granddaughter This week, the question was: if you could teach Charlotte about only one Jewish value, which would it… Read more
Thoughts on public schools & the false narrative of “Jewish Christmas” I shared this recently as an instagram post, but felt it deserved a permanent home… Read more
Messages from a Jewish grandmother to her granddaughter Hello my sweetest bunchkie. When I was 6 years old….not so very long ago…I had bangs! ..and I… Read more
My mom is Jewish. That’s what I would have told you had you asked me about it even just 2 years ago. This was my attempt… Read more
On my second to last evening as a 32 year old, I have some things to say. This year, my yoga practice changed profoundly. I consistently… Read more
The lessons we receive in life are often not the ones we set out to find. Though far less often nowadays, I sometimes wake up thinking… Read more
Quick background: I exclusively nursed my daughter until she was a little over 3 years old. With my son, he’s 5 months and we have started… Read more
I was raised blue. When I was growing up, my mom was a die hard Democrat. Or so I thought she was. She was always adamant… Read more
5am. I am awake, laying in bed going over choreography for my 7:30am class. I turn on my side and whip out a boob so I… Read more
my thoughts are super jumbled right now, but I’m finding writing things down to be very therapeutic and positive. I may go back and edit these… Read more
So, I have a lot of thoughts and details I’ll organize into other posts down the road, but for now, here’s the general story. I wanted… Read more
I was driving the same route through my little home town that I’ve taken so many times. I thought about how when I was younger I’d… Read more
I was writing a list for myself of all the things I wanted for birth and post-partum this time around, and I thought back to all… Read more
Prior to the coronavirus taking over the country/world, I was relishing in how calm and easy this pregnancy has been. My overall demeanor has been so… Read more
I haven’t been big into writing for some time now. I felt I didn’t have anything worthy of documenting. In the beginning of this pregnancy, I… Read more
I haven’t felt pulled to write for a while, but today I started writing a long facebook rant and realized it would find a better home… Read more
Today marks 6 years my little yoga studio has been in business. My husband (boyfriend at the time,) and I had just bought our second house.… Read more
A collection of thoughts on this delightful year… I’ll likely add to it over the next few days 1. Most of the things I worried about… Read more
I haven’t shared my unasked for opinions in a while, but here I am. First of all, I want to say that I am in awe… Read more
I worked in a restaurant for many years. Our management team always used to tell us to, “fear the fine,” which meant to dig deeper to… Read more
Know you aren’t wrong. Know that the only closure you need is your own forgiveness for allowing yourself to stay as long as you did. Know that it does not get better. You read that right – it does not get better – but you do. You get better. It is your story, part of you and that does not change. How you react can change. How you love again, how much you tolerate, how you allow someone to treat you right from the beginning. That changes. And there is so much light on the other side.
By Niccole Guarino I was never a big yoga guru. In fact I didn’t come into yoga until much later in my life (late 20’s). My… Read more
I don’t know if it’s the season changing, hormones, or what, but I’ve been a handful lately. It’s getting rather exhausting for me to deal with… Read more
It’s so very odd To think of a time when I didn’t know you. The truth is, I always did. Before I knew your face My… Read more
The majority of my blog posts and poems stem from things people have said to me in the past. Their words seemed rather insignificant at the… Read more
Like a wave, you crash and retreat Lingering for a moment Forward and back as you please In the only patterns you know Never staying at… Read more
Thinking about becoming a Yoga Teacher? Both my 200 & 300 hour trainings completely destroyed me. They broke down naive, stubborn, denial loving me, and replaced… Read more
Come home to meAnd I will put your feet back on the groundAnd if the ground isn’t where you long to beWe can improviseSweat is sweetBut… Read more
I’ve taught yoga/dance to kids and adolescents with anxiety since the year I graduated college. I’ve always done well at my job(s), and have been able… Read more
Kicked in the door to your old house And invited yourself to tea A new occupant sitting blissfully In the nook you always passed by Breaking… Read more
And suddenly, it woke me like sirens in the night All of my silver linings, glowing vibrantly in front of me I stopped looking for the… Read more
She took a deep breath and pausedWith fresh eyes, she peered at a younger version of herselfShe saw less wrinkles, brighter skin, and shinier hairBut that… Read more
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