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I had a very low key but nice weekend. After continuing education all day on Friday, I crashed Friday night and didn’t do much of anything. I had hopes of getting up and practicing at Om Yoga on Saturday morning before I taught my hot vinyasa class but then I slept until 8:30 so that didn’t happen!

After teaching the beautiful Om yogis I headed to Metro Fitness Club to train two clients. As a rule, I do not train on the weekends but since I had to cancel on them Friday I made an exception.

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I spent the rest of the day treating myself to things like cupcakes, pedicures and friend times so I made it a relaxing afternoon after working!

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So did Sullie…I did some yard work and she supervised like a champ.

One of my yoga students who just graduated from teacher training invited a group of girls over on Saturday night for a homemade vegetarian dinner. She is from Mysore, India but has lived here in the states for years. We all jumped at the offer for dinner in her home.

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The food was INCREDIBLE. Seriously, it was the most flavorful and best meal that I’ve had in a long time. She spoiled us with a spread of delicious spicy and cooling dishes with homemade dosa (the crepe/flatbread thing you see above). I wish you could grab a fork and dive into this picture because it was that amazing.

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I am so happy and grateful for all the connections yoga has brought into my life. I love my network of friends! 🙂

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I taught my hot class at Y2 on Sunday morning and then came home to hibernate and relax. It was dark and rainy so I made a batch of blueberry banana muffins that turned out wonderfully (recipe to come).

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And then I spent hours on the couch with my laptop, coffee, candles and Sullie. It was pretty perfect.

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Then I had this great idea to take my favorite teacher’s hot yoga class at 4 p.m. and then go see The Fault In Our Stars. That pretty much resulted in a copious amount of tears. Yoga + a sad movie is not a good combo! I read the book so I thought I was prepared but still left the theater weeping.

Indian Food…love it or leave it? 

 

The Fault In Our Stars…read it or seen it? Thoughts? 

 

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