👋 Hi everyone, I'm Valerie. I'm one of those yoga people who also writes. I live in Santa Cruz, CA where I had a family-focused yoga center that catered to pre & postpartum moms, families with young kids, and also regular adults of all ages. We closed during the pandemic and have been trying to figure myself out ever since. A few years …
👋 Hi everyone, I'm Valerie. I'm one of those yoga people who also writes. I live in Santa Cruz, CA where I had a family-focused yoga center that catered to pre & postpartum moms, families with young kids, and also regular adults of all ages. We closed during the pandemic and have been trying to figure myself out ever since. A few years ago started driving racecars. I am also really good at trapping gophers and somewhat good at gardening.
✍️ My substack is a collection of thoughts and ideas about our bodies, our minds, intelligence, wellness, consciousness, all stages of personhood, and how strange, tragic and wonderful it is to navigate this thing we call life.
💬 Morning Tip: Lately in the mornings where I don't have to be somewhere I get dressed and brush my teeth first thing. Otherwise I'll lounge around in my pajamas for ever lost in substack, news or some other digital world. Habits I'm breaking: I'm not really trying to break any habits I have at the moment. However, now that you mention it...😳
I want to hear more about the race cars! Every time I get in my car I think "I should have been a race car driver". I too live in CA in the Bay Area and thankfully people do drive fast here. Over the winter my youngest son got sick and we binge watched the F1 series. Loved it! My dream is to go to a race in Europe.
Hi Katherine, I feel nothing but jealousy when I watch those young men get into those incredible cars! 'Why do those children get to drive those cool machines and I don't?' I started driving 3 years ago. My husband dragged me to the track. I didn't expect to like it. I LOVE IT!
A good way to start is with an HPDE event at Laguna Seca or Thunderhill. Hooked on Driving or Audi Club run great beginner events. You get an instructor for the weekend, and drive your own car. Any car but an SUV is fine for your first couple of track days. People drive fancy cars. But you'll also see Honda Fits. If you message me privately I'm happy to share more! I love getting women engaged! 🏎️ It's so fun!!!
Love what you are writing and sharing, and I am with you on still trying to find myself since the pandemic too. I found mindfulness, meditation and writing have very much taken centre stage in moving me forwards in a different way!
I'm so happy yo connect with other wellness folks! Are you in France? My last name has Hebrew origins. It means 'of the water'. There is also the Moselle Valley in France where lots of very nice wines are made!
She is, but having to caregive for her during the pandemic lockdown, and prevent her from taking the car for a spin, has given me quite the insight into how a 100-year-old could get into trouble if left to her own devices. 😱
👋 Hi everyone, I'm Valerie. I'm one of those yoga people who also writes. I live in Santa Cruz, CA where I had a family-focused yoga center that catered to pre & postpartum moms, families with young kids, and also regular adults of all ages. We closed during the pandemic and have been trying to figure myself out ever since. A few years ago started driving racecars. I am also really good at trapping gophers and somewhat good at gardening.
✍️ My substack is a collection of thoughts and ideas about our bodies, our minds, intelligence, wellness, consciousness, all stages of personhood, and how strange, tragic and wonderful it is to navigate this thing we call life.
💬 Morning Tip: Lately in the mornings where I don't have to be somewhere I get dressed and brush my teeth first thing. Otherwise I'll lounge around in my pajamas for ever lost in substack, news or some other digital world. Habits I'm breaking: I'm not really trying to break any habits I have at the moment. However, now that you mention it...😳
I want to hear more about the race cars! Every time I get in my car I think "I should have been a race car driver". I too live in CA in the Bay Area and thankfully people do drive fast here. Over the winter my youngest son got sick and we binge watched the F1 series. Loved it! My dream is to go to a race in Europe.
Hi Katherine, I feel nothing but jealousy when I watch those young men get into those incredible cars! 'Why do those children get to drive those cool machines and I don't?' I started driving 3 years ago. My husband dragged me to the track. I didn't expect to like it. I LOVE IT!
A good way to start is with an HPDE event at Laguna Seca or Thunderhill. Hooked on Driving or Audi Club run great beginner events. You get an instructor for the weekend, and drive your own car. Any car but an SUV is fine for your first couple of track days. People drive fancy cars. But you'll also see Honda Fits. If you message me privately I'm happy to share more! I love getting women engaged! 🏎️ It's so fun!!!
Love what you are writing and sharing, and I am with you on still trying to find myself since the pandemic too. I found mindfulness, meditation and writing have very much taken centre stage in moving me forwards in a different way!
Happy to find you here Valerie, is there a french roots in this name ?! 😇
My name is Johanna, I share about spirituality, ancestral wisdom, and sacred cacao + my own reflexions on life and my nomadic journey.
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I'm so happy yo connect with other wellness folks! Are you in France? My last name has Hebrew origins. It means 'of the water'. There is also the Moselle Valley in France where lots of very nice wines are made!
Hello 👋🏼 no i am Not in France but I am French 😌
Actually I travel through Europe, in a camper, heading to Portugal.
Nice to meet you Valerie. I'm in the bay area as well and write about wellness, among other things.
Hi Kevin, Nice to meet you too! Thanks for replying. Grandma Kay is inspiring. What an interesting family you get to be a part of and write about!
She is, but having to caregive for her during the pandemic lockdown, and prevent her from taking the car for a spin, has given me quite the insight into how a 100-year-old could get into trouble if left to her own devices. 😱