The Long Game
Julie SmerdonI write about feeling at home in yourself across the wild and tender arc of a human life. Reflections on presence in transition, and staying close to what’s real.
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Not Quite a Love Story
Photo: Pete Longworth
I was in a yoga training with my teacher. My head was on the mat, hands clasped, cranky and frustrated. For months, I’d been trying to ‘pike up’ into a headstand. It’s the version where you keep your leg...
I Haven’t Done This Since the 1900s
A treasured gift from a friend when I moved to Australia
As this lands in your inbox, I’ll be starting my new job. Apart from teaching, I haven’t worked for someone else’s company since the late 1900s. I’ve been writing about...
I Missed My Own Anniversary
Photo: Pete Longworth
On 9 September, The Long Game turned one year old, and it was nearly three weeks before I noticed.
If you read my piece a while back about Layne and his can of Coke, you won’t be surprised. I’m the one...
The Art of Not Falling Over
Photo: Pete Longworth
There is a story about an old martial arts master sparring with a much younger student. The student kept trying to knock him over, but the master couldn’t be moved, and from the outside, he barely seemed...
I’m Not Really Busy
Photo: Pete Longworth
Last weekend I ran into a friend I hadn’t seen for a while, a former member of my studio community. It was great to see her and hear about life with her teenage daughters, and it was fun to hear about th...
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I write honestly about the second half of life, while right in the thick of it. Thirty years of teaching people to trust themselves enough to feel at home wherever they are. Brisbane, via Chicago, via a lot of living.
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