Some photos from the week to share with you. I started the week on my mat with a 6:30 a.m. yoga practice. It ended up being the best practice I’ve had in a really long time. I felt so good in my body for the first time in weeks. Pumpkin overnight oats in April. I [...]
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What I Love To Do
April 7, 2013 { 31 comments }I have had a really nice weekend. Spring finally decided to arrive in Charlotte and it’s been all blue skies and sunshine. I was able to take some space from work and spend the weekend doing things I wanted to be doing. One of my favorite things about this weekend was having long blocks of [...]
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On Renewal and Softening
March 31, 2013 { 10 comments }I hope everyone has enjoyed Easter. I had the honor of teaching yoga on this special beautiful Spring morning. Regardless of your belief system, I think that Easter and Spring encourage and welcome renewal and rebirth. I read the following passage to my yoga students at the start of practice today. German writer Johann Wolfgang [...]
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Sunday in Photos
March 24, 2013 { 12 comments }It’s been a good weekend but I haven’t stopped moving so I’m just now checking in with you. My weekend has been full of CrossFit, teaching yoga, Ikea trips, house project, social gatherings…busy but good and fun busy. Today’s biggest accomplishment was assembling my first piece of Ikea furniture all by myself. Like using the [...]
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Tips for Getting into Crow Pose (Bakasana) and Advanced Variations
March 18, 2013 { 34 comments }I haven’t done a yoga Monday post in a few weeks but I have one for you today covering a common request…tips for getting into the arm balance crow or bakasana. A lot of people think they aren’t strong enough to do crow but it’s not just about upper body strength but core engagement and [...]
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Yoga + Vacation + Friends = Paradise
March 1, 2013 { 25 comments }I arrived back in Charlotte around 7 p.m. tonight but not sad that vacation is over but incredibly grateful for the experience. The past seven days of vacation have been more amazing than I ever could have imagined. I think was more smiling, laughing, loving, happiness, peace and gratitude on this trip than there’s been [...]
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A Day in the Vacation Life…
February 26, 2013 { 20 comments }Good morning and happy Tuesday! Some of you have inquired about exactly what this trip is that I’m on. It’s a yoga retreat through the studio back home where I teach and practice. There are 24 of us who traveled down here together to yoga and vacation. Basically, adult spring break. We practice twice a [...]
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Snow + Yoga + Food
February 17, 2013 { 25 comments }What a weird weekend. On Friday I was running in a tank top and crops and less than 24 hours later… It was 30 degrees and unexpectedly snowing hard along with thunder…which has been coined “thundersnow.” I think we got like 2 inches in a matter of hours. It was so bizarre…snow is such a [...]
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Sunday Yoga Day
February 10, 2013 { 8 comments }My Sunday mornings have become pretty routine over the past couple of years. Light breakfast and coffe while finalizing playlist, sequence and message for my hot class, teach a 90 minute class to the most amazing yogis, post-yoga brunch with friends and then grocery shopping and house organization. I like it. I don’t like to [...]
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Slowing Down
February 3, 2013 { 26 comments }I’m not even a huge Beyonce fan and I have to say that her halftime performance was pretty fierce. I am parked on the couch under a blanket with a box of tissues. I have an annoying cold that is causing my nose to steadily stream. How is it possible for the human body to [...]
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So Hum Mantra
January 29, 2013 { 20 comments }I missed y’all yesterday but my work day ended up being a little cray and when I finally sat down to blog at 10 p.m. it was a no go. I am having issues with my server so I apologize if you have been experiencing long load times or database errors. My host assures me [...]
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Living The Dream
January 27, 2013 { 18 comments }I had a really awesome weekend with many highlights. – Teaching two packed yoga classes to the amazing yogis at Y2 Yoga. They flowed, they sweated, they learned a new mantra, worked on a new deep upper backbend (more on the mantra and backbend tomorrow for yoga Monday!) and listened to this motivational speech about [...]
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10 Minute Stretch Video
January 21, 2013 { 18 comments }***If you signed up to participate in the 26 random acts project…your random acts are DUE TO ME ASAP!*** Okay, yoga Monday officially kicks off today! I put together a 10-minute stretch video for you that is great to stretch it out post run or workout or just anytime you feel tight and need a [...]
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Remembering An Amazing Yogi
January 19, 2013 { 13 comments }Last Saturday morning I attended a baby shower to celebrate a new life. This Saturday morning I attended a funeral to honor a beautiful life. One of my fellow yogis, Jennifer McManus, lost a long fight with colon cancer on Tuesday morning. She leaves behind two young boys and her husband of 15 years. When [...]
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6.3 Percent
January 18, 2013 { 35 comments }Happy, happy, happy Friday. I am so very excited to see the arrival of the weekend although I still have a really tough CrossFit workout to complete and client to train before I can officially call it the weekend. I bundled up and braved the pouring down cold rain last night to teach BodyPump 84 [...]
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The Evolution Of A Half Moon (And News)
January 10, 2013 { 58 comments }I am so happy right now. The weather gods must have heard my rant on Monday about working out when it’s cold because it’s 70 degrees and sunny in Charlotte right now…and it’s supposed to stay like this for the next four days. I could cry! Thank you weird southern weather for always bringing us [...]
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Eka Pada Friday
January 4, 2013 { 15 comments }Wow, you guys are AMAZING. I am blown away by the response and how many of you are in for the 26 acts of kindness. It’s looking like we’re going to have 4-5 groups of 26 and that is awesome! I cannot wait to hear about all of the things that we all go out [...]
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Cookies For Dinner
December 20, 2012 { 17 comments }Today was a great day. I have been working on the 2013 plan for the gym for the past few weeks. I presented it yesterday and the meeting went really well. The plan couldn’t have been better received. I am so excited to kick off a new year and have a solid plan/strategy to work [...]
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A Better Way
December 15, 2012 { 18 comments }Good morning. I am a bit lost with myself right now. Part of me wants to hop in the car and head to Asheville for the day to hang out, eat and take a yoga workshop (the carrot cake from French Broad is reason enough to make the drive…no, really) but the logical side of [...]
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Deep Stretch At MOGA Yoga
December 13, 2012 { 11 comments }I really enjoyed reading your responses to my “On Showing Up” post. They were very thought provoking and insightful. I will be responding to all of them and also writing a “Part 2” post because I have a lot more to say about the topic. I also appreciate the concern and kind words about my [...]
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On Showing Up
December 12, 2012 { 30 comments }I am currently under a blanket with ice on my hip. It’s really inflamed right now. It was feeling pretty okay despite the running I did last weekend until I decided to do a CrossFit workout yesterday consisting of box jumps, running and kettlebell swings. The last time I did a CF workout with a [...]
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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 Festive Sunday
December 2, 2012 { 20 comments }I taught yoga this morning, took from my favorite teacher this afternoon, baked gingerbread, bought holiday candles, had brunch with friends and am now curled up on the couch under a blanket with wine and How The Grinch Stole Christmas on TV. I think that classifies as a good day? Breakfast before teaching yoga this [...]
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On Being Gentle
November 30, 2012 { 22 comments }Sometimes I am amazed by how the universe seems to deliver at just the right moment. When you don’t think you can take anymore and find yourself at your breaking point and then relief finally comes. I have had several people tell me to be “gentle with myself” over the past week. Blog readers, friends [...]
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How Not To Deal
November 25, 2012 { 47 comments }I don’t know that there is much more I can say about myself over the past few days other than the absolute fact that I have been a little bit of a disaster. In all fairness, I do have quite a few stressful/emotional situations occurring simultaneously but I can’t say that I’m doing the best [...]
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Butterball And Butternut
November 21, 2012 { 3 comments }Happy Thanksgiving eve! I hope preparations are going well and travels are safe. I kicked off my day by participating in Butterball Bootcamp at Y2 Yoga. It’s an annual tradition the day before Thanksgiving. This was my third year participating. Last year I taught, this year I got to practice with 70 other yogis. Pretty [...]
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The Weekend In Photos
November 18, 2012 { 22 comments }I had such a nice weekend with a great balance of downtime and fun/friend/yoga time. Here’s a look in photos. Friday night dinner was seared sea scallops with an herb wine butter sauce, pine nut cous cous and sauteed greens. Lots of hot tea with my ingenuiTEA pot. It’s such an easy way to use [...]
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This Yoga Thing…
November 16, 2012 { 48 comments }I have been anxiously waiting all day to sit down and write this post. So many of you have shared with me lately how much your yoga practice is impacting your life in a positive way. And for every one of you that has shared those feelings, an equal number have told me how interested [...]
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This Is How You Do A Monday
November 12, 2012 { 24 comments }Thanks for all the input on the paint. I realized that I was having a temporary bout of insanity when I considered painting the bedroom green. I don’t even like the color green. Why would I do that? Today has taken me in a whole new direction…currently considering Sherwin Williams Amazing Gray or Benjamin Moore [...]
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Can’t Do It All
November 11, 2012 { 37 comments }I went into the weekend knowing that it was full of work and social commitments along with a list of things I wanted to get done around the house. Around 3 p.m. on Saturday I came to the realization that there was no way that I could do everything that I committed to doing and rather [...]
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$4,000 Raised – The BEST Sunday Afternoon
November 5, 2012 { 39 comments }Wow, what an amazing Sunday. I am continually impressed by the yogis in Charlotte and the amazing things that we can do to benefit the community. It’s a really cool thing to be a part of. My “home studio”, Y2 Yoga, hosted a donation class yesterday afternoon benefiting Carolina Breast Friends. We had three teachers, [...]
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Inversion Flow Weekend With Briohny And Dice
October 28, 2012 { 30 comments }Hi there…I know it’s been a few days since you’ve heard from me but I spent the weekend in the yoga studio. I had the amazing opportunity to attend an Inversion Flow Weekend with Briohny Smyth and her husband Dice Iida-Klein. Briohny is a well-known yoga teacher who is famous for her Equinox yoga video [...]
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Substitute Teacher
October 24, 2012 { 47 comments }It’s 10 p.m. I just finished dinner and killed a gigantic spider, breaking a glass in the process. I desperately need to shower. I thought my morning client was at 10 and our appointment was actually at 9. I subbed a yoga class tonight and two girls got up and left before class even started. [...]
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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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Sweet Friday
October 19, 2012 { 28 comments }http://oascentral.blogher.org/RealMedia/ads/adstream_jx.ads/ECU/OID3372_FOTL-VF_ECU_029/@x13 I don’t know if there are words to describe how insanely happy I am that it’s Friday night. How happy I am that the week has finally ended, that I got to take a yoga class tonight and that I have zero plans this weekend other than doing whatever it is that I feel [...]
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5 Vacation Highlights: 30A, Steak & Cake, Yoga and More!
October 10, 2012 { 25 comments }It was so nice to receive your positive feedback on yesterday’s post. I didn’t intend to write it. I actually sat down to write a normal post recapping what I was doing on vacation and then the words just started flowing. I think that’s exactly why that post worked though. It wasn’t planned but instead [...]
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Yay!
October 5, 2012 { 5 comments }Happy Friday! I’m so excited! I’m at the airport on the way to go visit my mom in Florida this weekend. My dad is in Georgia so we’re going to have some girl time! I bought her a yoga mat and she’ll soon learn that we’re going to have a yoga private lesson every day [...]
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Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
August 27, 2012 { 33 comments }My Sunday activities consisted of sleeping in, making brunch, baking cookies, blogging, hot yoga, house cleaning and a meeting at lululemon. While I did keep myself busy, none of these were “have to do’s” and everything was done at a relaxed pace. It is still weird for me to wake up on Sunday morning and [...]
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Hands On
August 22, 2012 { 42 comments }Over the past two days my yoga experiences have run the gamut from taking an intense 100-degree class with three rounds of sweaty flow to teaching a small class consisting of two friends during my weekly class at Metro to subbing a very mixed-level class at the Y. The three classes couldn’t have been more [...]
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Santosha
August 19, 2012 { 18 comments }Santosha – “Contentment, peace.” Santosha names the practice, or niyama, of seeking joy and serenity in life, perceiving the perfect state of balance and perfection in God’s creation.” – source I almost did not practice yoga today. I went back and forth for hours about whether or not I was going to go to my favorite [...]
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From Student To Teacher
August 8, 2012 { 15 comments }My day of rest and meds helped. I feel much better today! I think that I’ll be able to avoid this turning into cold/sinus infection and I am so thankful for that. I mentioned this in my last post but I haven’t been sick in a very long time (knock on wood). I think that’s [...]
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The Little Things
July 22, 2012 { 71 comments }Sometimes life can feel a little overwhelming. It seems that when things are good, they’re so good. You’re happy, work is good, everyone around you is happy, blessings and opportunity abound. At the other end of the spectrum, there are those times when you literally ask yourself if one more thing could possibly go wrong. [...]
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Welcome Weekend
July 14, 2012 { 22 comments }The weekend is off to a great start. Good food, killer workouts, friends, yoga and the farmers market. It’s so nice to be in town and back to the normal weekend routine. I really enjoyed my Friday. I spent the morning shadowing/observing personal training sessions before coming home for lunch. Lunch featured the leftover Grit [...]
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Halfway There
July 2, 2012 { 29 comments }I arrived home from the beach on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. By 7 p.m. I was on a rooftop preparing to practice yoga to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House. My yoga practices have been few and far between lately and this one felt good…and right. I wasn’t even planning on attending the event [...]
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Saturday Stuff
June 23, 2012 { 11 comments }My Saturday included everything from yoga to cleaning baseboards to pool time with friends. It was pretty nice, especially since I started the day by sleeping until 9 a.m. I actually had to drag myself out of bed and over to the gym of our very first Saturday class at the new location. We had [...]
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Changes With The Solstice
June 21, 2012 { 47 comments }Today was the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and the mark of the changing season from spring to summer. Growing up in the south, late May always felt like the start of the summer because school was out and the temperatures were usually well into the 90s. It’s a little strange to [...]
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Answers From A Yoga Teacher
June 18, 2012 { 35 comments }Last week fellow Charlotte blogger Brittany from A Healthy Slice of Life wrote a post titled, “Questions for my Yoga Teacher.” When I read it I immediately knew I wanted to write a response post, “Answers from a Yoga Teacher.” Brittany posed a bunch of random questions/thoughts that she had for her yoga teacher. I [...]
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Zico Coconut Water Review and Giveaway
June 4, 2012 { 340 comments }It’s no secret that I live a pretty sweaty existence. Between teaching and practicing hot yoga, running and CrossFit, most days require multiple showers and outfit changes. But it’s not just staying clean and dry that I have to pay attention to due to my high activity level, I also have to be mindful of [...]
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A Happy Place
June 3, 2012 { 44 comments }I’m home from Asheville where I spent the last three days eating, drinking, hiking, yogaing, wandering and eating some more. It was a beautiful weekend with temperatures in the 70s during the day and the 50s at night. Asheville is one of my favorite places to visit and when I’m there I always feel content [...]
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Working Through It
May 8, 2012 { 22 comments }I had a horrible ashtanga practice this morning. I could blame it on my back being tight or on being pressed for time but the real issue was what was going on in my head. That said, I’m not really sure what was going on with me but I was in tears before I even [...]
