My husband refuses to speak Starbucks. While I found it frustrating at first, since I am fluent and enjoy practicing my language skills, it’s now kind of funny. My drink: a grande-soy-no water-chai. His drink: a grande-triple-nonfat-latte. When my husband orders, it’s a medium-chai-made-with-soy-milk-and-no-water and a medium-skinny-latte-with-an-extra-shot. The baristas correct him ruthlessly, every time, with me snickering in the background. To me, ordering in Starbucks is easy and rolls off the tongue, since that’s where the majority of my chai ordering has been. For him, he worked through college as a barista at an independent coffee shop (truly yummy coffee, and my many thanks to our friends Matt & Kelly for the caffeine that kept me going through college) and has a festering dislike for the man, aka Starbucks, and Starbuckese makes absolutely no sense to him.
Well, this looks cool! I was just sent an email from a friend about Yoga Rocks Mountain Fest ‘09 in Lyons. Check it out – and I hope to see you there!
Well, that sounds a little Oprah-ish, don’t you think? Although I’m not able to give these to you just for reading… 
Upon requests from students/fellow yogis, below is a list of DVDs for home practice, CDs for inspiration, and a wonderful new website for yoga gear and clothing:
Anusara DVDs
Yoga Foundations with Hillary Rubin
Yoga to the Rescue with Desiree Rumbaugh
Vinyasa DVDs
Shiva Rea’s DVDs
Beginner DVDs
Rodney Yee’s DVDs
New CDs that are rockin’ my world!
Jai Uttal, Dial M for Mantra
Cheb i Sabbah, Devotion
Yoga Gear/Clothing:
www.theycatalog.com
Below is the Power Yoga class sequence from 4/10/08 (a modified level 2 practice). The sequencing in this class is credited to Elsie Escobar, an Anusara teacher in AZ who publishes “live and unplugged” classes via podcasts. I will be posting thumbnail pictures of poses in future sequences for your reference. Enjoy!
Sukhasana: prepare for practice and chanting
Surya Namaskar A: 5x
Vinyasa to Virabhadrasana I, alternate bowing with hands clasped behind back: 3x each side
Vinyasa to Utthita Parsvokonasana, alternate with Virabhadrasana II: 3x each side
Vinyasa to extended runner’s lunge with forearms to floor
Vinyasa to crescent, then revolved crescent twist
Vinyasa to Utthita Trikonasana, then Ardha Chandrasana, then extended runner’s lunge with open twist