20 Questions with Monica Stevens

 1. What’s your hometown?

Chicago/Chinatown

2. Favorite book?

Charlotte’s Web. I still cry when reading it.

3. Screensaver on your phone right now?

My son Sean wearing a tuxedo.

4. Doppelgänger?

My mother back in the day… people would stop me and call me by her name.

5. (3) Hobbies/Interests

Jogging, biking, enjoying life.

6. Besides teaching yoga, what other job could you see yourself being good at and enjoying?

Actress or psychologist.

7. Favorite yoga posture to practice?

Savasana!

8. Do you have a pet? If so, what’s its name?

A cat named Ali.

9. Who is your favorite author?

Bill Bryson.

10. What’s your most enjoyable mode of transportation?

Walking today, teleporting someday.

11. Astrological sign?

Virgo.

12. (3) songs that will forever be on your playlist:

Thriller, Dream on, When I Look In Your Eyes (sung by Paul Marinaro).

13. Any food aversions­?

Cilantro because it tastes like soap, and lamb because it tastes baaaaaaad.

14. Favorite Chicago neighborhood: give three words why.

South Loop: lakefront, walkable, Tejas :­)

15. Any siblings? If so where do you fall into line?

Yes, two sibs. I’m the middle child and only girl.

16. Most influential person/people in your life (living or passed)?

My teachers and their teachers.

17. Greatest joy?

My son Sean.

18. If you could get on a plane and go anywhere in the world today, where would it be? Give three words why.

Hawaii: Hawaiian shaved ice.

19. Oddest job you’ve ever had?

Court reporter at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse.

20. What book are you reading right now?

The Myth of Freedom by Chogyam Trungpa.