Time is a precious commodity. When you have a million different things that you want to get done and not a lot of time to get them done, you need to learn to be efficient; especially when time is money. As soon as that babysitter shows up, it’s go-time! Freedom only lasts a few hours, which seems to me to be a mere blink of the eye. So as to not get too carried away in frolicking/daydreaming/meandering without a stroller, [...]
Tags: burn calories, quick workout, running
Pay attention and listen to your body. Find the version of the pose that works best for your body today. When I’m a student in any yoga class, this is the kind of thing I love to hear. An acknowledgment of the fact that we all have different bodies, that what works for some bodies may not work so well for others. Permission to modify. Options. When I hear that kind of language, my body immediately softens. It’s that feeling [...]
Tags: bakasana, crane pose, finding your own pose, yoga
IT’S SUMMER! Here’s what’s happening in my world right now: giant iced-coffees. Home improvements. Afternoons at the pool. Road trip preparations. Things are no less busy because it’s summer, but everything is moving along in an easier, oozier, sun-baked kind of way. I love that about summer – PROBLEMS become more like, eh, ok, we’ll figure it out at some point but right now we’re at the beach so…pass the sunscreen! Since I’m in that summery (read: heat-stroked) frame of [...]
Tags: acroyoga, colorado, rockies, telluride, travel, yoga
Here we go, another holiday weekend (or week… July 4th on a Wednesday is just weird. Do you take Tuesday off, or Thursday… or just throw in the towel and skip out on the whole week?) Regardless, here come the potato salads, the chili cheese dogs, the american flag cakes, all sorts of chips and dips, cheeseburgers galore and of course, the warm, sweet apple pies. And let’s not forget the sweet teas, the lemonades, Budweiser beer and frozen drinks [...]
Tags: belly fat, buffet table, holiday weekend, July 4th, weight loss
