a fitness professional's attempt at living a yoga life….one breath at a time
For me and my body I first wanted to focus on health because of all that has gone on with my body in the first few months of this year. Now that I have resolved a few things with my health: The cyst is out and my leg is still healing The final lupus tests …
Continue reading Happiness Project Month 2: Strength – My Second Big Truth
You all remember the Meatloaf jam from back in your middle school days.....I will do anything for love.....but I won't do that! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X_ViIPA-Gc Well, welcome to another TOLT hosted by Amanda at Running With Spoons. Today I want to expand off of my post from Monday and continue with a series on my own Happiness …
I've been reading Gretchen Rubin's Happiness Project book this year. I haven't quite finished it yet and that's why you haven't been privileged to a Fave Reads Friday post on the book yet. But, I thought that it was time for me to define my own Happiness Project. The book has been very inspiring in …
Continue reading Meditation Monday #30 – My Best Body: A Happiness Project
In the past I have been very upbeat about my weight. Part of this has been due to the privilege of being "thin" for most of my life. I didn't come by being thin easily, but I have been thin for most of my life due to periods of restrictive eating and periods of taking …
Another Friday, another reflection on my Yoga Life..... How has your week been? Mine has felt like catch-up due to late flights and sick kids. I have skipped all of my workouts so far and this has added to a feeling of unease and chaos. What's going well? I've been on task this week when …
Yesterday I wrote a post about the election that has garnered at least one email response. It's a post that is not the usual for this blog and I second guessed myself several times as I wrote. I still think that it reflects the use of Yoga in my life and I am glad that …
Happy Thursday Everyone! I'm a little late to the TOLT round up today due to the massive amount of things I'm trying to accomplish before the end of this month so that I can start with a new clean-ish schedule for November. My mornings are trying to get started earlier and activity is getting squeezed …
Two years ago I decided to make a very short but sweet PSA about October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month while on a trip for NETA. Later that same year I visited a new doctor who mentioned something to me that I had heard a few times before over the years....I have rather lumpy breasts. …
Continue reading Annual Public Service Announcement – Breast Cancer Awareness
This sounds silly, I know, but I put off writing this post until I had all of the things I wanted to say ready for it. It is my 300th post! So, here are two things you need to know from the last week: 1.It's Official! I am registered for the race that I'm doing …
Today is my 7th straight day of Yoga! Don't know what I'm talking about? Read here to find out: 30 Days of Yoga Yesterday I spent some serious time in Wide Leg Forward Bend or Standing Straddle Fold. The pose has a million English names. In Sanskrit it's Prasarita Padottanasana "prah-sar-ee-ta-pah-doe-than-ah-sa-na". While there I was contemplating …
