Greetings from the northeast! My red eye arrived bright and early this morning. Between seeing my family, my hubby's family, my girlfriends, and my friend's wedding that I'm in next weekend, there is a lot of fun to be had on this trip. Today is also my hubby's birthday! I'm sure I'll be filling you guys in on all of the excitement going on here, but today I want to talk about my life lately when it comes to yoga. My yoga practice is always an interesting journey. Some months I slack off a bit on practicing as much, and then some months I really get into frequent and heart opening yoga sessions. July was a case of the latter. I went to a few yoga classes on the beach and at my favorite studio in my town, but mostly I practiced at home. Sometimes I get into following a ... [Read More]
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My February Yoga Practice: Three Poses I’m Working On
Happy Friday!! Are you feeling excited for the weekend? You could say that I'm a bit overly excited because my hubby and I are going on a weekend getaway! We're taking a road trip up to the Santa Barbara Wine Country area, and I've been looking forward to it all week long. Have I ever mentioned that I love wine country?! ....oh, probably only about 2,700 times! I'm sure I'll be sharing all of the details of my weekend with you guys later, but for today, let's get a little zen & talk about yoga. February has flown by in what feels like the blink of an eye, but my month has had no shortage of yoga practice! ... [Read More]
My 2015 Yoga Practice Thus Far + prAna & Fit Approach’s #TaketheLeap Challenge
Happy February! Whew! I can't believe that the first month of the year is already gone, but I feel like my year is off to a great start. On the fitness front, my 2015 has included a lot of movement and a lot of yoga practice. At the egging on of my sister, whose in training for her yoga certification, I decided to take part in an Instagram yoga challenge throughout January. Basically every day of the month, the challenge hosts - both amazing, beautiful yogis - would post a photo or video of them doing a yoga pose, and everyone participating in the challenge would post a photo of their best attempt at doing the same pose. Deemed the #BeStrongin2015 challenge, I certainly felt strong & healthy practicing these poses, and I enjoyed the sense of community I felt via social media ... [Read More]
10 Yoga Poses I’m Loving
Hi friends! Today I'm talking about the most relaxing form of exercise I do: yoga. On average I do yoga once or twice a week, but lately I've been wanting to devote more time to my practice. Yoga is all about embracing where you're at, but at the same time, I'd like to do so while also focusing on how I can improve my practice. In the spirit of stepping my yoga game up, today I'm sharing 10 of my favorite yoga poses. Let's get to it! ... [Read More]
My Favorite Yoga Poses
"Yoga is so universal in its principles and so holistically beneficial, it is possible for any person, young or old, religious or agnostic, to embrace and enjoy a practice." - Christy Turlington Ever since I can remember, my grandpa has been a yoga instructor. I used to participate in his classes when I was younger. But as I entered my teen years, I remember thinking that yoga was too boring and slow for my liking. In recent years, I've discovered more challenging forms of yoga that are more my style because they have me breaking a sweat, while making me feel long and limber. I now do yoga a few times a week, and love to practice it on days when I'm feeling sore from my more hardcore workouts. I also enjoy doing a bit of yoga when I wake up feeling sore and stiff, and will do anywhere ... [Read More]