Hello time change. I’ve been up since the early hour of 4:30a with my little guy. We are feeling the “fall back” extra thanks to already being on CST here in Florida. I just keep telling myself that it’s really like 6:30a on my body’s clock as I sip my coffee. But really, I don’t [...]
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Dog Feelings
October 24, 2019 { 5 comments }Fellow dog lovers, I am here to brighten up your Thursday! This week, I was introduced to the amazingness that is the “Thoughts of Dog” Twitter and Instagram. I started following this account on Instagram a few days ago and it has made me laugh out loud. It started as a Twitter account and they’re [...]
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Yoga Inspired Core Workout
October 22, 2019 { 7 comments }I am in a great place right now with my yoga and fitness work. I currently have five permanent yoga classes, two group strength classes and I’m training a client twice a week. Yes, you read that right! I’m personal training after an almost two year hiatus. A friend of mine asked if I would [...]
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Leslie Kaminoff Weekend at Asheville Yoga Center
October 14, 2019 { 49 comments }You know the mind-blown emoji? That’s the perfect way to describe how I feel after spending a weekend studying with Leslie Kaminoff at Asheville Yoga Center. I joined around 50 other yoga students and teachers for a three-day training with Leslie Kaminoff. It was the first weekend module of my 300-hour teacher training (I have [...]
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Sunday Morning Coffee Chat
October 6, 2019 { 19 comments }With 12 minutes left until the clock strikes noon, I think I can still call this a Sunday morning coffee chat! I’ve actually been up since 5:50a when a certain little person decided it was time to get up but I’m just sitting down at my computer for the first time today. Finn is down [...]
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Weekend: Long Run + YTT
September 30, 2019 { 4 comments }I hope your week is off to a great start. After spending the weekend traveling to Tennessee and leading teacher training, I am taking it easy and keeping Monday low-key. I dropped this cutie off at preschool this morning to enjoy a few hours playing with his friends. Update on preschool: Finn LOVES it! Never [...]
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Yoga Weekend + My People
September 15, 2019 { 14 comments }I spent this weekend in Tennessee at VIDA Hot Yoga kicking off our second 200-hour yoga teacher training. My heart is full and I feel LIT UP! I am so grateful for this studio, its yogis and its management/ownership. View this post on Instagram We ❤️ all you VIDA yogis and having you [...]
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5 Tips for Boosting Your Digestive Fire
September 5, 2019 { 6 comments }During the last weekend of my Yoga Teacher Training at Charlotte Yoga, I had a friend come in and introduce my trainees to Ayurveda. She recently completed a year-long 300-hour training through The Shakti School to become an Ayurvedic wellness coach. She also has a degree in health promotion and nutrition from App State. I’ve [...]
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Who’s Your Guru?
August 25, 2019 { 0 comments }What comes to mind when you hear the word GURU? Probably a favorite teacher, spiritual leader, someone like Gandhi or the Buddha or a person like Oprah or Tony Robbins, right? Well, I’m here to tell you that YOU are a guru. In fact, you are your own greatest guru! In its most basic definition, guru [...]
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Everything All At Once
August 21, 2019 { 10 comments }I usually struggle with post titles but many came to mind for this one…Head Above Water, Steak and Potatoes, Finn at 15 Months, Must Love Dogs… HI FRIENDS! Things are nuts over here. Nuts in a good way but nuts. Mostly it feels like everything is happening all at once. Not a bad thing but [...]
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Summer Adventures
August 12, 2019 { 7 comments }This last week has been full of adventures for both Finn and myself. It started with some fun in Charlotte followed by a trip to Tennessee and has ended in Florida! SPLASH PAD EXPLORING Given Finn’s newfound mobility combined with his adoration of all things water, I wanted to explore some Charlotte-area splash pads while [...]
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Not Our New Normal
August 5, 2019 { 21 comments }From a happy Friday to a heavy Monday…here we are in the wake of not just one mass shooting but TWO in the the course of just 13 hours. What a heartbreaking weekend and what hard news to digest. I spent my weekend in the bubble that is yoga teacher training. It’s hard to put [...]
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Jamaica Retreat Photo Journal
June 30, 2019 { 5 comments }I’m back home after an awesome week in Montego Bay, Jamaica where I led a yoga and fitness retreat with Brittany Holtz of Studio B Power Yoga. We spent five nights at the Iberostar Grand Rose Hall. (Note: I will not be writing a formal resort review but if you have any specific questions, please [...]
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Round Here
June 18, 2019 { 9 comments }Remember that song? Can you believe that it was released in 1993? I used to be a Counting Crows fan. There hasn’t been a ton going on around here. My mom arrived last Thursday and leaves this Thursday. I think this has been our most low-key visit to date due to Finn being sick the [...]
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Self-Love Slow Power Flow + Falling in Love with FAGE
May 30, 2019 { 3 comments }This post is sponsored by FAGE, however all thoughts and opinions are my own. During the first weekend of the 200-hour yoga teacher training that I am leading this spring/summer, we spent time sharing how we got started with yoga and what “hooked” us. I always enjoy hearing all of the various ways that people [...]
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Week in Review + New Strength Classes + Lessons from Dan Harris
April 5, 2019 { 6 comments }Hi friends! Happiest of Fridays. After two weeks with a lot of travel, I am looking forward to a chill weekend in Charlotte with my little guy. I don’t know what has gotten into me but I spent this morning on an organizational tear. I have a feeling I’m going to be doing a lot [...]
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Hello from Hershey
March 29, 2019 { 5 comments }Happy weekend friends. I hope the week was kind and that you are feeling some ease going into the weekend. I am back in Hershey, Pennsylvania for a weekend of yoga. I was here in January to lead a teacher training weekend for Studio B Power Yoga and I’m back to lead a workshop weekend [...]
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Little Pizza Lover
March 18, 2019 { 5 comments }It is such a beautiful Monday here and I’m so looking forward to the week ahead. I am working on some great projects and really digging my weekly groove/schedule right now. I’m also excited that my week will end in Florida. :) The only thing I am not really looking forward to is a CPR/First [...]
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Pi Day in the Life
March 14, 2019 { 15 comments }Since y’all love a good day in the life, Pi Day seems like a great occasion to do one! :) It’s interesting that I’m choosing to recognize a math holiday given that math is LITERALLY the bane of my existence. I’ll tell you more about that at some point in time. But for now… 6:15a [...]
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2019 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Trainings and Upcoming Events!
February 26, 2019 { 3 comments }I have been working hard behind the scenes on some exciting yoga opportunities for workshops and teacher trainings and I’m thrilled to share them with you today! I am leading two 200-hour power yoga teacher trainings in 2019. One will be in Charlotte in partnership with Charlotte Yoga and the other in Tennessee in partnership [...]
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9 Months + Weekend + Last Week’s Workouts
February 18, 2019 { 8 comments }Happy new week friends! I’ve had two cups of coffee and I’m feeling ready to tackle the day. I don’t have much planned for it…but I’m ready to GO! :) I HAVE A NINE MONTH OLD! The news of today is that I have a NINE month old! Today marks nine months in the world [...]
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Yoga Weekend in Hershey
February 10, 2019 { 3 comments }I’m sitting in the Harrisburg, PA airport waiting for my (delayed) flight back to Charlotte. It’s actually been not the worst thing to sit in an airport restaurant restaurant, eat and unwind but I am ready to be home with my girls and my boy. This weekend’s training at Studio B Power Yoga was so [...]
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A Warm February Weekend
February 4, 2019 { 11 comments }After a very cold week, it was sunny and warm in Charlotte this weekend. We stayed close to home and spent tons of time outside. WEEKEND OUTSIDE The weather was so nice that I wanted to be outside as much as possible. Finn seems to enjoy the fresh air as much as me and the [...]
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A Busy 24 Hours in the Life
January 31, 2019 { 7 comments }Wednesday afternoons and Thursday mornings are my “cram as much into 24 hours as possible” since Finn spends this time with his dad. We just transitioned to this schedule so we’re all getting adjusted to it. I have received so many messages and emails from other single moms (many also with babies and small children) [...]
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Right Now + Next Up
January 29, 2019 { 14 comments }In the words of Dave Matthews, “so much to say.” (I could write a whole post about my high school DMB obsession but we’ll save that for another day.) I wanted to share a little peak into what I’ve been up to the last couple of days as well as some big things that are [...]
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18 Days into 2019 + 8 Months Old
January 18, 2019 { 7 comments }TGIF! I’m sitting here at the end of the week like whoa. I’ve crammed a lot into these first 18 days of 2019 with two weekends in Tennessee to wrap up teacher training and returning to a regular teaching schedule in Charlotte. I just tallied them all up and I’ve taught 18 classes so far [...]
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Graduation Weekend at VIDA Hot Yoga
January 14, 2019 { 4 comments }On Sunday I graduated my first ever 200-hour yoga teacher training class as lead instructor. It still feels unreal that this opportunity came my way at both the worst and most perfect time ever. These 12 souls touched my heart and changed my world in ways that I will never be able to adequately express [...]
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Climbing Out of the Hole
January 7, 2019 { 20 comments }I’ve mentioned it in almost every post I’ve written in the last couple of weeks but I am entering into 2019 feeling full of hope, healing, inspiration and courage. 2018 was the best and worst year of my life. I only wish I could truly share with you the extreme of highs and lows that [...]
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Best Workouts of 2018 + Best of 2018 Workout Playlist
December 31, 2018 { 9 comments }Happy New Year’s Eve! Mine is going to be pretty wild and crazy with an early baby bedtime, a 7p social at my parent’s condo development and plans to be in bed reading by 10. I’m hoping to snooze through the clock striking midnight. Related, I’m reading Kristin Hannah’s “The Great Alone” and I can’t [...]
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Marvelous Moments
December 10, 2018 { 5 comments }Whew…it’s been a whirlwind few days between the 24 hours in Tennessee + the winter weather. I was disappointed to have to cut my teacher training weekend short, but grateful to get home safely and for the excuse to hunker down with my crew. It was very cozy. Some highlights and things of late to [...]
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I Bend So I Don’t Break
November 20, 2018 { 10 comments }One of the most valuable lessons that I have learned through my yoga practice is bending and softening. My first instinct is usually to close off and shut down and that tendency has caused me a lot of pain and struggle in life. Through yoga and self-discovery, I am learning new ways of being that [...]
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Going to the Dark (Pre-Lit) Side
November 15, 2018 { 47 comments }Hi friends. I feel like we haven’t really caught up this week. It’s passed in a flash given that I got home from Tennessee late Sunday night and am turning around and heading back on Friday. Also, between the 5:30 p.m. darkness due to the time change and the four days of cold rain that [...]
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Yoga + Fitness Retreat in Montego Bay, Jamaica
October 17, 2018 { 2 comments }I have all the details for you on the yoga and fitness retreat that I am co-leading next summer! Escape with me to beautiful Montego Bay, Jamaica for the vacation of your fitness dreams! Enjoy six days and five nights of yoga practices, yoga workshops, group runs, HIIT workouts AND plenty of fun in the sun [...]
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A Dream Come True: VIDA Teacher Training Weekend One!
October 1, 2018 { 18 comments }I assisted my first 200-hour yoga teacher training back in 2013 and went on to organize, plan and co-lead (in various capacities) five other trainings. Over the summer I was invited to lead a fall/winter 200-hour teacher training at VIDA Hot Yoga in Kingsport, Tennessee. I was equal parts excited and terrified to finally take [...]
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Back to Yoga + Fall Power Yoga Flow (35-minute online class!)
September 24, 2018 { 16 comments }This post is sponsored by Mirum, but opinions expressed are my own. This week I am emerging from the longest hiatus I have ever taken from yoga, both teaching and practicing. I haven’t taught a yoga class in over four months. My final class before maternity leave was on May 16 at 41 weeks pregnant. [...]
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After Maternity Leave: Up Next
August 7, 2018 { 82 comments }I have received so many questions about what direction I’m going with my career post-maternity leave. Great question and I’ve been working very hard behind the scenes on figuring it out! I’m excited to share some details with you today. MATERNITY LEAVE This Friday will mark 12 weeks of maternity leave, although I haven’t taken [...]
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7 Amazing Yoga Poses for Pregnancy
July 26, 2018 { 8 comments }My yoga practice changed a lot during my pregnancy but I was so grateful to have it as part of my prenatal fitness routine. From a physical standpoint, practicing yoga several times a week throughout my pregnancy helped keep my body strong and agile while also alleviating discomfort that can come with growing a human [...]
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Let’s Talk Yoga: Favorite Resources and Posts
June 21, 2018 { 7 comments }Happy Summer Solstice and International Yoga Day! Two of my favorite things. I am not currently teaching yoga right now due to maternity leave but I have a new yoga project that I’m working on involving online classes coming later this summer/early fall so I’m excited about that! Look for more details on that in [...]
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Not My Favorite Start to the Week + Weekend Things
May 7, 2018 { 16 comments }Happiest of Mondays to all of you! :) No baby yet! ;) I’ve been up since the early hour of 4 a.m. I got a batch of granola baked before I went to teach this morning and the rest of my day has looked like cleaning, laundry and starting to car browse. Remember last year [...]
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Weekend: All the Feels
April 23, 2018 { 3 comments }Happy Monday! I hope you guys like the dumbbell workout that I posted on Sunday night! It’s a good one so definitely give it a try if you’re needing some strength training motivation and direction this week! I had a busy but good weekend. It was the final weekend of our Winter 2018 200-Hour Yoga [...]
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A Happy Birthday + A Yoga Weekend with Carmen Aguilar
April 9, 2018 { 15 comments }I have to kick off this Monday morning by wishing a VERY special lady a VERY happy birthday! It’s my Mema’s birthday today so y’all give her lots of love in the comments section. She tells me that Peanut Butter Runner is always her first stop when she turns on her computer! :) I mean, [...]
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Weekend Things
March 19, 2018 { 3 comments }Happiest of Mondays to you guys! I hope you enjoyed the weekend and are feeling energized by all the possibilities for this week that is ahead of us. :) Here’s a weekend recap! FRIDAY I am so happy that it’s staying light longer because I can get back to my Friday evening strolls with my [...]
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10 Frequently Asked Prenatal Yoga Questions
March 18, 2018 { 8 comments }I have received so many questions about prenatal yoga over the years and even more now that I am expecting myself. I have compiled a list of 10 frequently asked prenatal yoga questions so that you can have a one-stop resource for your common questions. I have been practicing yoga for nine years and teaching [...]
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Three Days of Peaceful Bliss at the Art of Living Retreat Center
March 16, 2018 { 7 comments }This post is sponsored by Booking.com. Use this link for $30 off any Booking.com stay! Last week I had the awesome opportunity to spend a few days at The Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina as part of a partnership with Booking.com. This solo trip couldn’t have come at a better time [...]
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Weekend + The Best Reading on Happiness
March 5, 2018 { 13 comments }Hi guys. Thank you so much the love that you offered on yesterday’s post. I have to say again that I am grateful for a space where I can can share both the highs and lows of life openly and be met with support and understanding. My week is off to a brighter start. Tanner [...]
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30-Minute Fast Power Yoga Flow Video
February 14, 2018 { 17 comments }I’m back with another yoga flow video, as promised. This time instead of a deep stretch I’ve got a 30-minute fast power yoga flow for you. I’m working on a new yoga project behind the scenes and I can’t wait to share the details with you guys very soon! :) Let’s talk about what to [...]
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12-Minute Post-Workout Yoga Flow Video
January 24, 2018 { 31 comments }I have received so many requests for yoga videos over the years and given how much I teach, I haven’t done a super great job delivering on that! Today I have a post-workout yoga flow video that’s just 12 minutes and something you can easily tack onto the end of your workout (or workday!) to [...]
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Weekend: Biscuit Love + New Books
January 22, 2018 { 19 comments }Is it sad if the highlight of my weekend was biscuits? I’m only partially joking. These are the flaky biscuits from Immaculate Baking. I get them at Whole Foods and they are organic and have no bleached flour, no artificial flavors, no hydrogenated oils and no preservatives. When it comes to canned biscuits, this is [...]
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Weekend: From Charlotte to Florida
January 15, 2018 { 19 comments }Hi and happy MLK Day to my U.S. readers. I hope that whether you’re spending the day working or enjoying a day off from work that you take a moment to remember how much power you have in using your voice when something matters to you. My weekend began in Charlotte and ended in Florida. The [...]
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Yoga Weekend + Carrot Cake Love + Trader Joe’s Finds
January 8, 2018 { 24 comments }Hi and I hope you all had a nice weekend. Mine passed by in a blur of yoga. Twice a year we hold 200-hour teacher trainings at the studio. These are the trainings that people complete if they are interested in becoming a yoga teacher or just learning more about themselves and the practice. You [...]