| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
I notice the mosquito bites. And some Man Ray crime scene aesthetic going on here :) | |
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| Mexico |  | | Long walks on the beach |  Leah / -  |
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The sunset on this day was incredible. A gentle dust storm washed the entire sky in a soft foggy cotton veil. The sun took the form of a full moon and dipped behind the line of a barely perceptible mountain range. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Upside down looks great with yellow.
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
As always, a pleasure inverting with you! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Good alignment and home appliances are two things that go well together. Congratulations on the new place! | |
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| Mexico |  | | Under the tree | | Leah / - |
| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Love this shot. Even more successful than the first one, I think. Getting really creative with the angles. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Is that Neptune or Poseidon? Where is Chalchiuhtlicue? | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
This handstand bookends an epic road trip story that perhaps is best not elaborated here. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Morning after catching a wonderful Saturday evening performance. Marta Becket was not dancing this time, but her stories were captivating nonetheless. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
It felt like the recent rains were giving the sand some firmness. | |
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| Argentina |  | | Handstand in the beach | | Cristian / - |
| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
I imagine the water looks just as wonderful upside down as it does right side up :) | |
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| Greece |  | | Into the blue | | Ju / - |
| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Great handstand. What a lovely destination. I hope to visit someday! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Nice hat! Where is this big tree? | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Creative! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Sexy, full stop. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Hiked to this formation in the southern part of Death Valley. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Hmm, mythology. Handstanding must be from the realm of Hermes the trickster. Hermes is one of the few gods who moves in both the above world and the below world. He invented the lyre and it symbolizes an instrument that allows us to express the moving power of soul. As scholar David Tacey notes, "Hermes awards Apollo the lyre which will bring a universe of lyricism, poetry and rhythm into the psychic domain of this solar and upright God." Stuffy Apollo even calls upon the brilliance of inversions when he beats Marsyas in a contest of musicianship. By turning his lyre upside down and playing a tune just as masterfully, Apollo demonstrates a prowess that is simply beyond this upright world. This brings to mind the antics of Jimi Hendrix, another master performer who could play his instrument upside down. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Looking good! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Our day trip into this wonderful part of the city included about an hour or so out on the water on one of these boats. Was quaint and charming, apparently unlike the pandemonium typical on weekends. We came back in when it started raining. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
I am inspired by this photograph! Handstanding for peace feels contagious. | |
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Awesome skill ... | |
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Many cheers from the inversions posse at yeahstudio ... | |
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| New York |  | | Garden of random things | | annevan / - |
| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
I think I see a gnome hiding in those big leafy plants. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Hilarious! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Lovely timeless quality to this image. Feels like I could have grown up in this neighborhood where you are inverting! | |
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I pull afternoon duty as upside down troll of the bridge at Rangalibanza. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
This is near the back garden, behind the ampitheatre. I think this view offers a good comparison of the two styles of wall panel surfacing on this unconventional building. The wall on the right side of the photo features panels with a polished, reflective finish. The wall on the left side of the picture has panels that are brushed down to a dull matte finish. When the concert hall first opened in 2003, the entire building looked more like the mirror-like wall on the right. But neighbors complained about sunlight being reflected into their windows. The mirrored walls were overheating nearby offices and apartments, and blinding the people who occupied them. So the walls had to be refinished to something less reflective, like the way it is on the left wall. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
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Love the boots ... | |
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| India |  | | One handstand deserves another | | - / Eugene Ahn |
| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
The kids responded to my handstand with their own. They took turns. This kid was second. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Thought about climbing it as part of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing but ran out of time in the area and the whole trek attempt was scrapped. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Awesome display of skill ... | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
I welcomed the last sunrise of the trip with a handstand. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Looking good Alex! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Simply lovely, Rachel. The beach never looked better! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Wow, daring! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
You make skill look so graceful :) | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
What a great photo. What a great way to think about two friends who are across the country and beyond. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Seems like the yogi awakens ... | |
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The day was a little windy and a lot of fun. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
I like how this inversion aligns the green shirt closer to the earth and the blue shorts closer to the sky. Way to harmonize with the environment, dMs! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
This must be a way to become one with the peanut butter. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Sometimes when you find yourself up against a brick wall, you simply must take the opportunity to do a handstand. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Happy birthday Casey! | |
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| Syria |  | | Nothing but right hand | | WM / Kamel |
| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
These look perfect. Looks like you have it mastered. | |
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Gutsy! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Incredible! | |
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First inversion of the trip! | |
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Lovely! | |
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| La Jolla |  | | Handstanding for dummies | | - / babu |
| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Clever take on global handstand documentation. | |
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Handstand outside the Kali temple on the Indian side of the border with Bhutan. These kids joined me on the nearby lawn shortly after this photo was taken for some headstands. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Our train ride back from Assam to West Bengal made an unexpected stop in this town because of delays on the railway.
Apparently a train ahead of us had been bombed. These local kids were very charming. They were all smiles as they practiced speaking English with me. When it was time to go, they brought me some food to take on the trip. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Omahandstand! | |
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| India |  | | One handstand deserves another | | - / Eugene Ahn |
| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
The kids responded to my handstand with their own. They took turns. This kid was third. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Incredible rainbows have this kind of influence on people! So much delicious freedom I think any nearby leprechauns just fainted from the all the heat. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Brilliant! Fountains invert water ... | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
That amazing building in the background is a railway ticketing office. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
We saw lions, baboons, monkeys, elephants, white rhinos, giraffes, buffalo, kudu, antelope, bats, etc. etc. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
All those other trees must be giggling! | |
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| Mexico |  | | Triple upside down | | Leah / - |
| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Looks like fun for all! | |
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This workgroup seems to be under the influence of a Steve Jobs fashion sense. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
My houseguests generally find themselves doing handstands by the end of their stay. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
One of the first things that may strike a visitor upon arrival to Kolkata is how the interior floors are never carpeted or porous. | |
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Two workshops down, two more to go. And then the performance. Who needs sleep when you have adho mukha vrksasana nidra? | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Like a rail ... | |
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Clementine soda -- yum. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Session breaks provide fresh opportunities to practice inversions with a mythic perspective. | |
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Crazy. You really capture the spirit of what it means to be a downward-facing tree. Brilliant! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
The van ride from Bagdogra to Birpara was a pain in the ass but I still had a handstand in me upon arrival. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
The Australians are going to love you! Safe and joyful journey! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Such swank digs proved a temporary deception from the reality soon to come. Nice breakfast buffet, though. | |
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| Copper Harbor |  | | Peace, Love, Pink | | annevan / - |
| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Everything in this photograph looks perfect! | |
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| India |  | | One handstand deserves another | | - / Eugene Ahn |
| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
The kids responded to my handstand with their own. They took turns. This kid was the first. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Kind of looks like you guys were shot out of the cannon :) | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Brilliant! | |
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| India |  | | One handstand deserves another | | - / Eugene Ahn |
| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
When we were at the Kali temple near Makrapara, the kids responded to my handstand with their own. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
I have to second that comment :) | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Congratulations Kathy and Jonathan! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Very graceful ... | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
She showed up at my place after having driven all night from the California-Oregon border. She told a story of saving a family of pitbulls from neglect at an abandoned meth lab and what she needed now was a shower and a place to rest. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
When my feet were on the floor it was November 29. Then, suddenly, upon raising them into the air, November 30 was suddenly upon us. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
After lunch, the fog began to lift, revealing the mountain range. I did a handstand and found myself literally leaning toward what this place has to offer. | |
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That world you are upside down in feels so ancient and underwatery! | |
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A wall of hit songs from the 1980s, bumped to hearing-aid-friendly levels, literally pushed us from the dance floor out onto the outdoor lounge, where handstands and headstands ensued into the night. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Sang Shi likes to say that I am a "Nice cool guy." Ku Shi is holding a grocery bag full of kimbap, which I heated in a frying pan and ate for dinner the next evening. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Way to take it to the source! | |
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The street outside this fort hosts an interesting craft market every Saturday. Definitely worth checking out if you find yourself in Maputo with some free time on the weekend. Make sure to negotiate all prices. The merchants expect haggling. | |
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It was really challenging finding balance while wearing snowboarding boots. I was also probably on the tired side. It was at the end of a full day on the mountain. Carey and I were waiting for the others. The mammoth statue was our meeting place. Turned out I had plenty of time to find ways to accommodate the extra weight on the feet. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
I snuck in an inversion after the morning "Vikram" hot yoga class. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Found out today that Google has discovered the website. Listing currently appears on page 6 when searching for "handstands." | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
My down time in Narita was only a few hours. Too short to head into the city. And too long to just sit and wait. So for a while I practiced doing handstands in the departure terminal. No one seemed to mind.
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Go for it! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Where I work, defying gravity in an attempt to serve our customers is routine. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Lovely summer fun moment! I am also very intrigued by the news that this photo is from one-handed handstand territory ... | |
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Happy spring! | |
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The desert will never be the same ;) | |
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Nice, the tree flows up and out from your toes. The floating roots of the Tree Man get really connected with the Earth, with some help from the goddess of the downward-facing tree. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
I was at work today when I got the news that Kurt Vonnegut passed away. I found out from an e-mail advertisement from Borders, featuring a list of his books and a 20% off coupon good at the online store. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Handstand at 12,388 feet above sea level! | |
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The sand at Wangsan Beach is the consistency of hard seeds. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
After reading the news, Galust said to me, "If you are happy, then congratulations. If you are not, then sorry." And then I did a handstand.
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Leave it to an engineer to figure out how to do a handstand without having the hands touch the ground. It looks as if you might float away from dear mother earth at any moment! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
What better way to recognize Cinco de Mayo in Shanghai than with some yoga? I caught a Yogic Arts basics class over on the west side of city center with celebrity yoga master Duncan Wong. It was a fascinating practice. Lively, unexpected, entertaining, challenging, and very different from his ultra-slick DVD that I reviewed for Yogi Times magazine last year. The class atmosphere was part love nest, part boot camp, and part culture clash mash-up. The practice left me feeling extremely in touch with my body. Testament to that: lifting up into handstand in the chill-out lounge after class happened seemingly without any thought or effort at all. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Chasing storms again. Fresh powder in the mountains along the central valley. This was my first time taking Highway 41 from Kettleman City to get to Sierra Summit. Just before entering the Fresno area, we stopped at this gas station to switch drivers.
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We took the students from both Saturday morning photography classes down to a local studio for a photo shoot session. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
This was my last activity before leaving the office. Let it be known I was handstanding up until the end!
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Southern California winters are kind of like this. Sunny days, blue skies. A balmy warm feeling even though there might be snow on the ground. I spent three hours the day before inverting at a yoga workshop. This morning, I woke up, did a handstand, spent forty-five minutes trying to find a way past the L.A. Marathon, another forty-five to get the the mountain. Less than the time of a typical commute. Top of the mountain on a beautiful day. Desert on one side, urban grid on the other. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Dig that clawing action ... | |
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Great story. Sales types love to come across as people who will bend over backwards for you. You did it for them, for real ... | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Coconut sorbet in a coconut shell ... could anything be cooler on such a scorcher of a winter day? | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Seems like a good reason to me :) | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
I am smiling! Dig the way you interact with public art. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
The barnacles on the jetty were super hard on my hands. Cut me up pretty good. But it was worth it. | |
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By early afternoon, the tiles on this balcony had become quite hot. My palms felt like an omelette being pressed onto the surface of a frying pan. They were bright red | |
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This might be one of the last photos around that show the two of us together. We had driven down to the airport that day to pick up Lulu. It was a good thing we took my Subaru because Lulu had a lot of luggage. It was her first visit to the United States. Those are not our cigarette butts on the ground. | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Imagine my surprise seeing Mrs. Kim not just in the airport terminal, but at the very same departure lounge. Turns out she had a seat on the same Korean Air flight out to Asia. Her destination was Seoul. I would be finding a connecting flight in Incheon and continuing on to Ho Chi Minh City. We had a short, cordial chat before boarding the plane, and she agreed to take a picture of me doing a handstand. She seemed a little skeptical about the whole thing, but I managed to stick a good long handstand on the first and only try, and she took just one shot before becoming bored with it all.
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
I am learning that snowboard boots, while heavy, can be made to act as counterweights to each other to assist in finding balance. It helps to lift up into handstand with a little bit of momentum and hold the legs straight in a scissor formation, with each foot on either side of upright. | |
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Handstanding at high altitude is asanaprima! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
Straightening the arms helps make it happen! | |
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| | Eugene Ahn says | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:15AM
This airport was a very chaotic place and I recommend preparing yourself if you have to travel to or through its operations. I spent an unexpected 36+ hour layover because nobody could locate my baggage. It turns out South African Airways had forwarded it on to my final destination without me and without telling me. | |
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