by Jeni Martinez | Feb 3, 2019 | Caregiver/daughter, Dogs, Family, Yoga
I’m a planner. I’ve scheduled my yoga classes, workshops, teacher training, retreats and travel through November of 2020. I also outline all of my yoga classes in advance. Admittedly, once I get there, I usually have to adapt my class based on the needs of...
by Jeni Martinez | Jan 24, 2019 | Caregiver/daughter, Family
When I walked into Mom’s Alzheimer’s facility today, the room was decorated with balloons and streamers and flowers. Mama was sitting in the middle of the room, wearing one of her new outfits from Christmas and looking wonderful. Her hair was combed and...
by Jeni Martinez | Jan 20, 2019 | Caregiver/daughter, Family
You held my hand and taught me to wait before crossing the street. Later you watched as I crossed the street all alone, only looking back for a moment before running off with my friends. Was it difficult to let me go? When I was older, you taught me how to bake an...
by Jeni Martinez | Dec 23, 2018 | Caregiver/daughter, Dogs, Family, Travel, Yoga
“Inside everyone is a great shout of joy waiting to be born” David Whyte With just days left of 2018, I dug out the list of intentions that I wrote in January to see how the year stacked up. Being a planner and list maker, I look forward to this year-end...
by Jeni Martinez | Jul 22, 2018 | Caregiver/daughter, Dogs, Family
Jack Nicholas, professional golfing legend, used the mantra, “The good is coming,” whenever he found himself falling behind in a golf tournament. According to the story, this helped keep him from spiraling out of control with self-judgement and frustration...
by Jeni Martinez | Jul 14, 2018 | Caregiver/daughter, Family, Yoga
Mama was the undisputed Scrabble Champ of The West Ashley Branch Library in Charleston, South Carolina from 1999-2004. Growing up, she taught us words like “Oe” (Faroean Wind) and “Jo”(Sweetheart). She collected words the way...
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