"Every moment you are on this planet, every moment that your heart is beating and your breath is flowing, is an opportunity to celebrate. So many wonderful blessings come into our life, and when we're present, we see them. When we're strong and disciplined we push away the garbage, and when we're bold we make the big choice to light up the world around us, to celebrate..." - Outlaw Yoga Happy Friday & last day of September! Speaking of September, it's deemed National Yoga Month by the Department of Health & Human Services. It's the month where the worldwide yoga community celebrates the practice. As a yogi, I think that every month is yoga month, but this month I've definitely been thinking about my motivations for getting my Om on most days. Lately I've popped ... [Read More]
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My Workouts Lately + Foot Injury Update
Hi there! It's been 6 weeks since I shared with you guys about my foot injury, so today seemed like a good time for an update post + to chat about my workouts lately! I've been kicking my exercise routine up a bit in the last few weeks since taking it easier for a solid two months after getting my foot injury diagnosis. Some recent workout highlights lately include: My first (baby) hike in months! When my cousin was in town last week, we went to my favorite nearby park for an hour-long walk. I've been taking my pup there and just doing the trail around the lake and skipping the little mountainous climb, but this time we went for it. Even though it was just an itty bitty hike, it felt great! I miss hiking so much and it just makes my soul happy. Getting back on the ... [Read More]
Aurorae Yoga Mat Towel Review & Giveaway!
Hi there! Today I've got a fun giveaway for you guys! Recently the folks at Aurorae sent me a yoga product of theirs, called the Synergy Mat Towel, to try out. I was intrigued by the mat because of its built-in non-slip microfiber towel. I had never seen a yoga mat with a built-in towel before, and it sounded like a brilliant idea to me. I had owned a few yoga mats already, but wasn't in love with them because of how I seemed to find myself slipping around on the mat once I started sweating and getting into my workout. I was interested to see if Aurorae's mat would eliminate this annoyance. Aurorae is a yoga, fitness & aromatherapy e-retailer that has recently expanded into a number of new divisions, including apparel and outdoor accessories such as beach towels. They're ... [Read More]
My Yoga Practice Lately: Poses I’ve Been Working On
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]
{Throwback Thursday} Warrior Pose: How Yoga (Literally) Saved My Life *Book Review & Interview*
Hi friends! Since my week of posting is a little out of whack due to my traveling on Monday and not posting as I usually do, and since my friend Brittany just started a Throwback Thursday link-up, I decided to join in on the fun with her today! The gist of Throwback Thursday is for bloggers to revive older blog posts that we like, and today I'm republishing a post that I originally shared in June 2013 about the book Warrior Pose: How Yoga (Literally) Saved My Life. The author owns a yoga studio here in San Diego, and I really want to visit there and meet him in person sometime. This original post was a book giveaway, so I edited that section around this time around. But I really enjoyed reading the book and interviewing its author, so I wanted to share my review of it and ... [Read More]
Getting My Zen On at La Jolla’s Trilogy Sanctuary [Yoga Studio Review]
One of the many reasons that I dig living in San Diego is all of its awesome local businesses geared towards healthy living. There's no shortage of juice bars, veg eateries, fitness studios, spas, yoga centers and lots more around to explore. Being the wellness lover that I am, I experience these places as much as I can. I've teamed up with ClassPass again for a blogger project (more on that to come soon!), so lately I've been a fitness class maniac, booking classes at studios all over San Diego County in my never-ending attempt to find the best workouts in the area. Last week I journeyed over to the beautiful beach town of La Jolla to meet up with a girlfriend of mine for a yoga class at Trilogy Sanctuary. Immediately when I walked in, I was like all, Ooooh! So cute, I love ... [Read More]