Life Long Learning – Whether You Like it Or Not
Lavinia Plonka
by Lavinia Plonka
2w ago
I have worked my entire life on softening. Whether it’s my DNA, my upbringing, my astrological destiny, my Human Design, my karma, my Chinese designation as a Dragon, or the fact that I grew up in NJ, I’ve always been a “hardass.” The post Life Long Learning – Whether You Like it Or Not first appeared on Lavinia Plonka ..read more
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Time is On My Side
Lavinia Plonka
by Lavinia Plonka
1M ago
It started innocently enough. I was working with a retired client and asked how she had done with her movement practice during the last week. I had given her 5-10 minutes of movement explorations to support her learning. She sighed, “I haven’t done it once. I just have to make the time, otherwise it doesn’t happen.”  […] The post Time is On My Side first appeared on Lavinia Plonka ..read more
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I Smell You
Lavinia Plonka
by Lavinia Plonka
2M ago
I was on a walk the other day and passed a woman who smelled like she had just stepped out of the shower. The fresh, pleasant scent wafted down the street, making me smile. Why would that scent make me happy?  We live in a world of smell: the scent of bread and comfort emanating from […] The post I Smell You first appeared on Lavinia Plonka ..read more
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Get Real
Lavinia Plonka
by Lavinia Plonka
3M ago
Merriam-Webster has announced that the word of the year is “authentic.” Apparently it was searched more than any other word this year. You’d think we know the definition: not false or imitation: REAL, ACTUAL. The folks at Webster explained that humanity’s concern over AI prompted the mad searches for definition.  I’m immersed in a fake world: […] The post Get Real first appeared on Lavinia Plonka ..read more
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What’s Yours Is Mine
Lavinia Plonka
by Lavinia Plonka
4M ago
The harvest is done. The deer got all the grapes. The voles feasted on the sweet potatoes (I rescued eight). The tomato hornworms had their way with, yes, my tomatoes – in spite of my propitiating the devas, thanking the parasitic wasps who laid their eggs on some of them, and hurling many into the woods […] The post What’s Yours Is Mine first appeared on Lavinia Plonka ..read more
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Who lurks beneath the mask? ?
Lavinia Plonka
by Lavinia Plonka
6M ago
Shortly after I had given up my performing career, I was invited to a Halloween party. I had just spent the last 25 years donning costumes, performing on stage and at hundreds of parties as everything from a Florida retiree to a Star Trek character. The idea of costume and mask was as appealing as […] The post Who lurks beneath the mask? ? first appeared on Lavinia Plonka ..read more
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If you know what you’re doing….
Lavinia Plonka
by Lavinia Plonka
7M ago
I bought a new office chair. On sale. Good deal. It arrived in a box. Weighed a ton. When I opened the box, and saw the pieces, it seemed like a no brainer. The illustrated instructions had no words at all, just a bunch of letters and arrows pointing to parts. I began to attach […] The post If you know what you’re doing…. first appeared on Lavinia Plonka ..read more
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Who’s Complaining?
Lavinia Plonka
by Lavinia Plonka
7M ago
I wasn’t allowed to complain as a child. Each time I whined because I wanted a parka like Kathy H’s or a Barbie like Mary J’s or at least pizza, I was admonished. “You have no right to complain. You have not been captured and tortured by Nazis. You have not had your home taken […] The post Who’s Complaining? first appeared on Lavinia Plonka ..read more
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Movement Alchemy
Lavinia Plonka
by Lavinia Plonka
9M ago
While I love how the Feldenkrais Method helps improve the way we move; improving balance, flexibility, and resilience, I’ve always been much more impressed with how it has improved my inner balance, my mental flexibility and my emotional resilience. The simple and profound truth that the body and mind are a unified system, as Feldenkrais said […] The post Movement Alchemy first appeared on Lavinia Plonka ..read more
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What Was I Thinking?
Lavinia Plonka
by Lavinia Plonka
10M ago
Last night, one of the raccoons that have taken up residence under my shed discovered the cat door. What had previously been a lovable pack of rascals had now become a potentially harmful intruder.  I try to live in harmony with nature’s insistence on introducing chaos into my life, from the relentless growth of pokeweed to […] The post What Was I Thinking? first appeared on Lavinia Plonka ..read more
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