Yoga designed for you
In a few short weeks I will be leaving on a jet plan to see my bestie! It got me thinking about recent trend of yoga rooms in airports and I thought I needed to put together a list to see if I was could visit some of these rooms on my trip. Without further ado my list of US […]
Learn more →I know it’s been a while. I’ve been dealing with a few things. The medical terms are sequelae and arthralgia. In regular English it means I have been getting a host of new joint pain from the chikungunya. I think I’m on the mend but we shall see. In the mean time I have been using my down time to […]
Learn more →I got chikungunya and took a forced hiatus from the blog. I’m not quite back to normal. My body still feels like mush. My muscles are not as strong as they used to be. For this and other reasons I have made two important decisions about my running. 1. I deferred the San Juan divas half marathon. I just don’t […]
Learn more →I’ve been trying to incorporate this pose into my practice because it looks cool and has a cool name. It’s also a great way to strengthen my legs while working on my balance. Here’s a little flow showing one of my favorite ways to get into the pose: For more on bird of paradise see these articles: Yoga Journal Gaiam […]
Learn more →The last two weeks have been rough on my body. TMI ALERT. The new thing that happens is that when I’m exposed to something that I’m sensitive to, like perfume or fabric softener, I get these crazy intestinal cramps. This has left me with a few days where I was in too much pain to run. Also I was very […]
Learn more →This week my plan was to achieve last week’s goal of four workouts. I was doing really well until Wednesday when I had to slow down to let my icky stomach heal. That was ok because I did not have yoga at Ti Kaye which meant I could run on Thursday. My body had other plans though. I lay […]
Learn more →This week my plan was to have four workouts. I didn’t get to do it because I had to spend Thursday and Friday resting because I did not feel well. I still taught all my yoga classes. I find that just teaching and doing restorative postures at night has really helped my running. Also I am loving my new […]
Learn more →2 Sundays ago, my feet didn’t hurt so I taped them and went for 4 glorious miles. That Wednesday my new shoes arrived and I immediately took them for a spin. I didn’t get as many runs or swims in that I wanted. On Saturday I went to church and a funeral. I forgot how much sitting for hours on […]
Learn more →Other than realizing that I have no idea where my good running shoes are this week went well. I swam a lot more. I was really surprised my endurance while swimming. To think I only learned to swim 10 years ago. Also is there any easy way I can figure out my mileage while swimming. I realized that I had […]
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