Debbie's Profile

My Guru(s): Djeneba Sako (my dance mama)

My occupation: account executive

My favorite pose: anahatasana, handstand, and pigeon

My favorite Music: belle and sebastian, pulp, bright eyes, jimmy cliff, pj harvey, tilly and the wall, e.t. mensah, fela kuti, boards of canada, pan african orchestra, neko case, lush, mark kozelek, dezarie, laura veirs, ryan adams, the ramblers, peter tosh, talib kweli, gentle waves, patrice, al green, spiritualized, jolie holland, lot 6, sunburned hand of the man, cat power, john vanderslice, orchestra baobob, sharon jones, coco rosie, portastatic, against me, les nubians, manic street preachers, comets on fire, neko case, counting crows, calexico, les ballet africans, rokia traore, superchunk, les percussions de guinee, sergio mendes, rilo kiley, isobel cambell, howlin' rain, helms, iron and wine, m ward, curtis mayfield, compay segundo, bessie smith, mojave three, fully celebrated orchestra, john coltrane, modest mouse, joanna newsom, etta james, the shins, damien marley, antibalas, midnite, jeff tweedy, gravy train!!!, sambada, yerba buena, califone, gillian welch, fruit bats, magik markers, cheb i sabbah, bright black morning light, krishna das, bhagavan das, dave stringer, wild lotus string band

My favorite Books: bread and jam for francis, the big orange splot, the doorbell rang, angelina ballerina, weetzie bat, james and the giant peach, our sister killjoy, white teeth, their eyes were watching god, so long a letter, atlas of a difficult world, village of waiting, american smooth, the beautiful, homegirls and handgrenades, eat pray love, the bean trees, anthills of the savannah, dream songs, brown girl in the ring, moosewood cookbook, the heart of yoga, ganesha goes to lunch, yoga beyond belief

My favorite Movies: dirty dancing, dirty dancing havana nights, girls just wanna have fun, almost famous, can't buy me love, lilies of the field, amandla!, amelie, sixteen candles, city of god, mad hot ballroom, triplets of bellville, hairspray, footloose, pretty woman, cry baby, when harry met sally, crossing delancey, no reservations

My Heroes: sojouner truth, ronald k. brown, debbie stollar, ama ata aidoo, michelle tea, jarvis cocker, vivienne westwood, gravy train!!! savion glover, kwame nkrumah, alvin ailey, twyla tharp, djeneba, liza matlack, amma, my mom and my meema

My Favorite City: London, Accra, San Francisco, Santa Cruz

My Favorite Writers: Ama Ata Aidoo, Rita Dove, Michelle Cliff, Nadine Gordimer, Paul Muldoon, Louise Gluck, Erich Schiffmann, Elizabeth Gilbert

Things that make me smile: dancing, friends, children, afrique, drumming, the ocean

My favorite time of day: early evening

Moments in time you would like to visit, or revisit: living in ghana

Theory on life: love

Places I have lived: boston, ghana, san francisco

Companies I love: gaiam, lime, yogamates, lily lotus, manduka, feathered pipe foundation, spiraling hearts yoga games, be present, saddle creek records

My Interests: dancing!!! YOGA, exploring, drumming, talking, laughing, biking, green veggies, mint mochas, sunsets, red wine, omaha, bright pink, the ocean, mix tapes, ghana, african textiles, lavendar tea, farmer's markets, cute coffeeshops, making collages, dinner parties, samba, sunshine, proof reading, writing, bath salts, the MoAD, santa cruz, african oil paintings, sunday mornings, daylight savings, communities, anne taintor postcards, spontaneous dance parties, roller coasters, festivals, dance camp, slumber parties, giant chocolate chip cookies, christmas lights, sign language, hot tubs with outdoor gardens, poetry, oshun y babalu aye, rainbow grocery, bernal heights, 826 valencia, independent businesses, cotton candy, central square in the summer, kirtans, broccoli, ecstatic dance, leg warmers, knee pads, big hugs, taquerias, tulips

My Destinations: i'd love to teach yoga in africa at some point soon...