This was a really, really, really good yoga week on the teaching front. I am grateful every time I lead a class but this week my yogis went above and beyond with their energy and focus. They showed up BIG. I can’t even describe what it’s like to be a part of but it makes [...]
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Easter Yoga + Playlist
April 20, 2014 { 10 comments }Happy Easter! For the last few years I have spent my Easter Sundays the same way I always spend Sunday mornings…teaching my 90 minute hot class at Y2. After two days of pouring rain I woke up this morning to find the sun shining, the air crisp and everything green and vibrant. It’s the perfect [...]
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This Week’s Yoga Readings + Playlist: On Taking Care
April 13, 2014 { 11 comments }Last week I shared that I’m going to start posting my weekly readings/discussion topics that I use for my yoga classes. I thought that in addition to that I will also post my playlist. Many of you have told me that you enjoy seeing my playlists (students, fellow teachers and readers looking for new music) [...]
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For Your Entertainment: Zombies, Books, Movies & More
March 24, 2014 { 26 comments }Thanks for all of the thoughtful discussion yesterday’s strength training post. Keep those questions coming and again, please let me know if there are any specific fitness topics you’d like me to address in these “weekly workout” posts. I’m going to take a little more of a lighthearted approach with today’s post and share with [...]
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The BEST Playlist I’ve Made in Months
March 13, 2014 { 29 comments }This week has flown by in a haze of teaching, training, writing and photo shoots. My photographer and I decided to knock out all the photography for my book in one week to try and get as much consistency as possible. We’ve done two days of shooting and have one left to go tomorrow. It’s [...]
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Saturday with Jay Z & Dinner Uptown
January 6, 2014 { 13 comments }Hello and happy Monday. I think it’s back to reality for most of us after two weeks of holiday schedules. This is definitely the busy season in the fitness industry. The yoga studios were unbelievably packed over the weekend thanks to a new year and really cold, rainy days. I had over 60 yogis in [...]
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This Week’s Workouts + New Playlist
January 5, 2014 { 16 comments }This was a much lighter week for me on the workout front. A lot of yoga, minimal running and only one CrossFit workout. Also, two complete rest days. I say this all the time but I really listen to my body when it comes to structuring my workouts. I try to stay true to whatever [...]
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Favorite finds to snack on, listen to and read.
November 14, 2013 { 15 comments }Morning! Today’s post is going to be a hodge podge of recent favorites from music to food to reading material so let’s get right to it. Perfect early morning coffee sipping activity! :) To snack on… This artichoke spinach “hommus” from Cedar’s. So tasty! These crackers from Glutino. I tried this brand a few months [...]
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Real Life Friday + 3 New Song Picks
October 25, 2013 { 15 comments }Happy Friday! Just a few updates for you before I go brave Ikea. If you don’t hear from me tomorrow send out the search teams. :P The first noteworthy item to share is that I am wearing regular people clothes to work today!!! This might be the second time ever. I took a 6:30 a.m. [...]
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Playlist + Bachelorette + Food
October 13, 2013 { 24 comments }I hope that you all enjoyed your weekend. The highlight of mine was definitely my presentation to the gymnasts on Saturday along with my friend Lina’s bachelorette. I did nothing on Friday night. I just made the granola bars and sat on the couch with some cheese, wine and a bowl of soup. I was [...]
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Wednesday Workouts & Eats + 3 Songs I’m Loving
October 10, 2013 { 15 comments }http://oascentral.blogher.org/RealMedia/ads/adstream_jx.ads/SocialBoom/OID5175_GreenMountain_Q3-Q4_SocialBoom_073/@x13http://ads.blogherads.com/75/7551/campaigns/13/1342/1342743/x93.js Good morning! I had an early wake up call for a 6 a.m. client. It’s always tough to get out of bed when the alarm goes off in the five o’clock hour but once I’m up, I love it. Early morning has always been the most productive time of the day for me. When [...]
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Sweet Sullie + Yoga Love + Run Inspiration
September 16, 2013 { 8 comments }I hope your week is off to a wonderful start! Sullie’s certainly is! She has been camped out in my office playing with her toys…one of her favorite things to do is play with multiple toys at one time. Today it’s laying on her duck while she chews her bone. I cannot tell you how [...]
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My First Mumford!
September 13, 2013 { 31 comments }Several weeks ago some of my girlfriends decided to get a group together to journey down to Simpsonville, South Carolina for the sold out Mumford & Sons concert. We gladly overpaid for tickets on Stub Hub and started making plans. It started with just four of us but before we knew it our group doubled [...]
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Muse Madness
September 5, 2013 { 9 comments }I received a text from a friend on Monday afternoon that another of our friends had backed out on her Muse ticket and asking if I wanted it. I immediately replied “YES!!!” I have loved Muse for years. I saw them in Atlanta a few years ago and it was one of the best concerts [...]
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Exciting Thursday
August 29, 2013 { 42 comments }It’s an exciting Thursday over here! First , after a flurry of text messages this morning between me and some of my girlfriends we decided “you only live once” and bought tickets to a sold out Mumford & Sons concert in two weeks! (source) The concert is on a week night, an hour and a [...]
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We Finally Meet + A New Playlist
August 26, 2013 { 29 comments }Sunday was a really special day for me. I finally got to meet three women who I have been interacting with via social media and the blog world for years. I sent a group message to Teri, Miriam (formerly of Bellaspire which she has stepped away from…you’ve seen her on this blog before) and Leslie [...]
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OneRepublic in Charlotte
August 18, 2013 { 12 comments }I have been playing a lot of music from OneRepublic’s new album in my yoga classes. I didn’t even know that I liked them so much until recently. I honestly had no idea that they sing that song Apologize and I’ve liked it for years! I heard on the radio on Thursday evening that they [...]
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Currently Loving: Moisturizers, Music, Reading Material, Chocolate
August 6, 2013 { 24 comments }Lots of things I’m currently into that I want to share. Two Body Products I’m OBSESSED with. Johnson’s Baby Oil Gel. I discovered this stuff about six months ago and it’s been a staple in my bathroom ever since. It’s unbeatable in its moisturizing abilities…especially during dry winter months and for exposed summer legs. It’s [...]
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Currently…
July 7, 2013 { 42 comments }Currently… – The only workout I feel like doing or can get excited about is yoga. I need it in a bad way right now. I’ve done one strength workout in 2 weeks. Running requires extreme amounts of mental motivation. I did it on vacation because it was my only choice but other than that…nada. [...]
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A Private Andy Grammer Concert
June 27, 2013 { 3 comments }We were very lucky yogis at Y2 Yoga on Tuesday night…Andy Grammer played a private charity concert at the studio benefiting ALS. It’s kind of a crazy story…Andy played at the studio three years ago when it first opened to all of about 10 people. The studio was lucky to have 5 people in a class [...]
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Friday Stuff: Google Reader Alternative, Read This, Music, Summer Love
June 21, 2013 { 13 comments }Happy Friday everyone. I’ve got nadda to show you on the food/life front although I assure you that you aren’t missing anything. My life has been extremely photo unworthy over the past couple of days. I’m just doing the best I can to even get through this week right now. However, I do have several [...]
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WOD + Eats + New Yoga Playlist
June 6, 2013 { 11 comments }Workouts this week have been good. Lots of yoga, lots of strength and little running. I’m just really not feeling the running right now. But I did have to get some running in on Wednesday in honor of National Run Day. I did this WOD but substituted a 500 meter run for the rowing. This [...]
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Til I Collapse
March 29, 2013 { 14 comments }I find music to be incredibly motivating when it comes to workouts. There have been studies that show that music can increase performance and enhance endurance. While I can sometimes listen to audio books, podcasts or nothing at all when I run outside, music is a non-negotiable for me when I’m working out in the gym. [...]
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Winter Weather + Workout Tunes
January 25, 2013 { 23 comments }It’s a gray, cold and icy day here in Charlotte. It’s 27 degrees and we are supposed to get a lot of freezing rain and ice this afternoon. Of course that has caused the closure of many schools and businesses but our plan here at the gym is to stay open and run classes as [...]
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So Much To Share
December 9, 2012 { 17 comments }I love Sundays. They inspire me. Always. I woke up before my alarm so I had some time to lounge before teaching my 9:15 hot class. I made espresso and oatmeal and got back in bed. It was a gray, rainy morning so it was so cozy to hang out in bed. (And that’s one [...]
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A Weekend Alone
October 22, 2012 { 32 comments }Oh, Monday. It seems like I was just gushing over how happy I was about the arrival of Friday night. The weekend passed so quickly and I’m proud to announce that I did…pretty much nothing. I spent a lot of time alone and loved it. I took myself to yoga, Starbucks and the farmers market [...]
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lulu Staples + Workout Tunes
October 4, 2012 { 30 comments }Good morning! Yesterday was completely insane…as Wednesdays usually are…so I didn’t post but there wasn’t much to share anyway. I taught an early yoga class and then spent the remainder of the day alternating between sending rapid fire e-mails, sitting in meetings and working the front desk at Metro CrossFit. Luckily, the day ended with [...]
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Baby I Like It
September 28, 2012 { 10 comments }It only seems right to bring in the weekend with a post title courtesey of Enrique Iglesias. Haha. Although every time I hear that song it puts me in BodyPump mode because it’s a triceps track. I just want to yell out “singles.” Okay, so let’s actually discuss the relevancy of the title. This post [...]
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Listen Up
August 30, 2012 { 21 comments }Food has been a little boring. Peanut butter, honey and banana on a gluten-free Trader Joe’s frozen waffle. I am loving using these as an alternative to toast in the morning. Thanks to whoever recommended the TJs brand. I like it better than Van’s. Leftover Mexican Quinoa. I can’t get enough. This stuff is so [...]
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The Soundtrack Of My Life
July 31, 2012 { 50 comments }After yesterday’s post about workout music I thought to myself, “they might think I have terrible taste in music.” Pop, dance and club remixes certainly have their place when I’m working out, running or teaching but they are not the soundtrack of my life. Far from it…the soundtrack of my life is actually more “cook [...]
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Workout Motivation – A Playlist And New Music Sources
July 30, 2012 { 25 comments }I don’t know about you but the Olympics sure are motivating me to work extra hard in the gym. Yesterday’s workout involved lots of fun with kettlebells, sled pushes and dragging a plate across the turf by walking on my hands. It was amazing and I am so sore today! I find a killer playlist [...]
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Pizza And The Biebs
June 19, 2012 { 55 comments }Thanks for the great feedback on yesterday’s yoga post. And thanks again to Brittany for the inspiration. :) I really enjoy writing posts that aren’t so “this is what I ate, this is the workout I did today” so it was a fun one for me! Now, back to “this is what I ate.” Ha. [...]
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Eat, Drink And Be Merry
May 24, 2012 { 31 comments }I did something last night that I haven’t done in 10 years. (source – I was not that close to the stage.) I went to a Dave Matthews Band concert. I actually cannot believe that it’s been so long since I’ve seen Dave because to say that I was obsessed in high school would be [...]
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Tuesday > Monday
May 22, 2012 { 23 comments }I’m happy to report that my Tuesday outlook has been much sunnier than my Monday mood. The day started off on a good note when I decided to sleep until 7 a.m. rather than get up in the five o’clock hour to practice yoga. I love yoga, immensely, but right now my practice has taken [...]
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Loving Lately
May 14, 2012 { 31 comments }I’m short on time but full of inspiration. You’re going to have to be patient with me over the next few weeks because so much of my attention is focused on work and opening our new location right now. Exciting but consuming. So here is a quick look at some things that I am loving [...]
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What The Weekend Looked Like
April 1, 2012 { 30 comments }It was a low-key weekend in Charlotte and just what I needed in preparation for a busy April. Here are the highlights in photos. Saturday lunch. Trader Joe’s Masala burger on an English muffin with avocado, spinach, cheddar, sprouts and ketchup. Finishing up the 7-day green smoothie challenge. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-dRbzPrhvE&feature=youtu.be Sullie gets a bath. And is [...]
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Noteworthy
March 1, 2012 { 51 comments }My peanut butter consumption is at an all-time high. In the last 24 hours I’ve eaten… Peanut butter toast on Great Harvest Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin with honey, bananas and cinnamon. Plain Greek yogurt with apple butter, Trader Joe’s Trek Mix Granola Cereal and peanut butter. Apple cinnamon oatmeal with pumpkin in the Trader Joe’s [...]
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Sometimes I Eat Croissants, Sometimes I Eat Salads
January 13, 2012 { 23 comments }HAPPY FRIDAY!!! It is a beautiful day here in Charlotte. Although it’s rather cold, the sun is shining and the sky is cloudless. My day is going to be pretty relaxed and low-key. I am only teaching one lunchtime yoga class and then computer work (must catch up on email), blog stuff, a Trader Joe’s [...]
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Thursday Fun Day with Food and The Civil Wars
December 8, 2011 { 12 comments }Today has been a good day. Started with an early morning ashtanga practice followed by a peanut butter and jelly smoothie and a yoga private with my amazing client who touched his toes with straight legs this week for the first time since his teenage years. Happy heart. Peanut butter and jelly smoothie = peanut [...]
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Loving Lately
November 28, 2011 { 20 comments }Soup. Specifically Earth Fare’s Carrot Ginger. Addicted. I am so cold natured and once it gets cold out all I want is hot. Hot soup. Hot oatmeal. Hot yoga. Hot showers. M83. Brandon left this French band’s CD in my car and I am obsessed. Some of it is a little mainstream but most of [...]
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NoDa Night
August 13, 2011 { 13 comments }Hey, hey! Hope everyone is having a great weekend! I owe you a Friday recap…it was a really good one so let’s get right to it. First, I got to start my day with yoga, which was amazing. I have been so busy lately that I’ve been limited to practicing 2-3 times per week. I’m [...]
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Three Happy Things
May 24, 2011 { 19 comments }I missed y’all last night but Monday was a little rough. It started at 3:45 a.m. with a wake up call from Sullie. She wasn’t feeling well and kept pacing and staring at me while I was trying to sleep. Poor thing. I was up with her until I had to teach BodyPump at 6 [...]
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Unexplained Hunger
April 20, 2011 { 20 comments }I popped out of bed this morning at the early hour of 5:30 and made my way to the yoga studio. There was no class this morning but I was craving quiet time on my mat. I plugged in my iPod with a mix of some of my favorite chill songs and got to work [...]
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Rocking College Style
April 15, 2011 { 7 comments }Happy Friday! I loved the comments on the beauty post…I’m happy to know that I’m not the only waxing fanatic. I also got quite a few comments about you guys having to color for gray hair. I responded to those comments saying that I definitely have my fair share. I’ve had them since I was [...]