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Day 18: The Yoga of Capuchin Monks

If love, art and spirituality are the words of Florence, there is really only one word for Rome: Power. The Renaissance artists of Florence revered something greater than their bodies could contain. The giants of Rome, convinced of their glory … Continue reading

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Day 13: The Yoga of Tourists

Carly and Zach have arrived and it’s time to be a bit of a tourist in Italy. But what a lovely fate that is here in Florence. With only 4 full days to experience the life and art of a … Continue reading

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Day 12: The Yoga of Martyrs, Monks and Me, Part 2: San Marco

Thanks to the outer guidance of friends and the inner guidance to just keep my feet moving, I find the Museum of San Marco at the other side of the Ponte Vecchio where I have been wandering, yet so close … Continue reading

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Day 11: The Yoga of Martyrs, Monks and Me, Part 1: Santa Croce

I wandered into Santa Croce today. That’s my yoga here in Florence: wandering. I find what I have been asking for, or it finds me. Today I was asking for direction, the kind you can’t find on a street map. … Continue reading

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Day 10: The Yoga of the Jewish Ghetto

“Most of us are so worried about death that we don’t really live.”  Abraham-Hicks Even here in the joy of Florence, religion, in its many expressions, is preoccupied with death. December 8 is the Festa Della Annunziata, the celebration of … Continue reading

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Day 9: The Yoga of Teachers and Students

If art is the soul of each day for me here in Florence, my Italian lessons with Elisa are the heart. Everyday, Elisa and I meet at different times, at different cafes in different Piazze, to sample the many different … Continue reading

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Day 8: The Yoga of Michelangelo

Galleria Del’Accademia  is a small museum by Florentine standards:  just two floors of Renaissance sculpture and Renaissance paintings. Except for one thing: the sculptor in residence is Michelangelo. This the the morning I am going to see Michelangelo. There is … Continue reading

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Day 7: The Yoga of Overwhelment

You can, as it turns out, feel too much. Here in Florence they not only know this, they actually recognize a malady called, The Disease of Overwhelment, caused by experiencing too much art, too much beauty, too fast. According to … Continue reading

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Day 6: The Yoga of Family

A surprise that is sweeter than my favorite coconut gelato, heartier than yogurt cake from the local pasticcerria, richer than caffe alla panna at Cafe dei Artigiani: I have been invited to the home of Elisa’s step-nonna (grandmother) to partake … Continue reading

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Day 5: The Yoga of Prayer

I am not Catholic but I have attended three Masses in Firenze in the past five days. First in ancient Orsanmichele; last night in Santissima Annuziata in Piazzo di Santissima Annunziata vicino del’Osepdale Degli Innocenti; tonight in San Lorenzo. I … Continue reading

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