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• Fire the Grid: Global Meditation Tonight!

  A friend sent me info on Fire the Grid earlier in the week. I admit that I thought "heck no!". I thought the idea of global meditation (everyone meditating,... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2011 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• The Yoga Conference - Restorative Yoga

  This year I just went to The Yoga Conference for 1 day (Sunday). I took a 6 hour workshop called Learning to Teach Restorative Yoga and Nourish Bone, Blood and... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2011 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING

• Preoccupied

  I admit it, I'm rather preoccupied right now. Tomorrow I'm going to Vancouver for The Yoga Conference. Monday I've got a photo shoot with Jne Photography. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2011 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Yoga and Weight Loss

  This is a topic that some have asked me: "Will I lose weight doing Yoga ?" The short version of my usual answer is "Not directly, but Yoga can help you get to... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2011 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Looking Forward To...

  5 things I am looking forward to:Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth by Peter Kelder. I'm already doing the Five Tibetan Rites each morning, but I look... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2011 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• The Wonder of Change

  I am alternately drawn towards change and drawn towards routine. I often describe myself as someone who loves a rut, until it's time for a new rut. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2011 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Technology - a Fickle Love Affair

  I don't know about you, but I have those days. When I think it would be good to go back to the days before electricity. That moment is fleeting and I come to... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2011 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• How to Sit for Meditation - the Drama!

  I've been regularly meditating for a couple years. And the saga is ongoing on how to sit for meditation and what I sit on. I'm not a chair meditator or a lying... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2011 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• October Love List

  Seems to be a week of lists. 20 things I'm loving right now:Spicy food; could be that I just had a great lunch at Delicados.My morning sadhana (spiritual... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2011 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• 13 Things - My Take

  I came across a link to this article: 13 Things Your Yoga Teacher Won't Tell You, and wanted to give my take on their list.I don't have all the answers - That... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2011 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Happy Thanksgiving

  In honor of Thanksgiving, I thought I'd do a gratitude list. There are, of course, all the conventional things I'm grateful for: family, friends, cat,... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Sharing My Sadhana

  I'm feeling a lot of energy lately and I think that I owe a lot of that to my spiritual practice (Sadhana). So I thought I'd share what it looks like right now... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2011 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Exploring Impatience

  I'm generally a very patient person. I don't feel as if I came by this patience naturally, but have cultivated it throughout my life. I'm a natural teacher, so... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2011 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING

• Quiet, Cozy Day

  It's one of those curl by the fire days. I love rainy, cool weather like we're having right now.Even when I'm relaxing I have a tendency to be up and down a lot... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2011 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Is There a Right and Wrong?

  My City of Nanaimo Parks Recreation classes started up again this week. It has me thinking about right and wrong.Phrases I hear from new students:Am I... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING

• Cleaning Up Our Coastlines

  If you aren't already involved, I encourage you to get involved in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. You can search by postal code for a public clean-up nea... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• September Love List

  20 things I'm loving right now:My mom for making relaxation eye bags for my students to use during Savasana.Fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and strawberries given to... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING

• What I Want Vs What I Get

  Ah, expectations! They really can mess with the mind.I injured my legs last week. Two pulled muscles, I believe incurred from my workout program. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2011 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Who Inspires Me?

  I was thinking today about who inspires me? Here is a short list of some of the people who inspire me. I've chosen to leave friends, family and my students off... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• It Is What It Is

  I love this post from The Joy of Yoga: How I am not really all that neededI'm sure all of us Yoga teachers would love to be in top form every day. But some... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2011 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING