by John McConnell | Aug 7, 2017 |
Something that inspires me as the Director of the Yoga Teacher Training program at UVM over the last 5 years is following what the students do after the training is done. I feel so lucky to get to meet these amazing people and then see them go head out into the world...
by John McConnell | Nov 14, 2014 |
Springlike weather was forecast for last Tuesday, it was probably the last semi-warm day until April. With that in mind I rode my motorcycle to the morning class I teach in Shelburne, my plan was to take a nice ride to Burlington afterward. When class ended I headed...
by John McConnell | Apr 24, 2014 |
I recently bought a 2009 BMW G650GS motorcycle. It’s awesome! I never thought I’d own a motorcycle, and definitely not a BMW. But, my son has got me excited about motorcycles, so we concocted this idea of him, my wife and me all having BMWs and...
by John McConnell | Jan 31, 2014 |
Sometimes what you think is a huge disaster, is actually almost nothing at all. As an example, I taught one of my Fabulous Fridays! recently. For about a week before the class I was putting together a 2-hour playlist for the class. I put the playlist on my phone, and...
by John McConnell | Jan 15, 2013 |
Over the holiday break my wife and I decided to take a short vacation across the border to Quebec. From where we live in Vermont the Canadian border is only about an hour away. Not too far to go to experience a whole different culture and language. I found a nice Bed...
by John McConnell | Dec 7, 2012 |
I play in an Ethiopian rock band called New Nile Orchestra. It’s pretty great, and something I never thought I’d musically end up doing after growing up in white, rural Wyoming. Anyway, the band has been together for 15 years, and at this point we only...