My Practice this Week
Oftentimes, when I tell people how many classes I teach a week (10, but who is counting), they’ll say wow, that’s great to get to workout all the time! Well…not so much. When I instruct a class, it’s not my workout. I …
Category: Yoga
Fitness Friday #43 How to Chaturanga
This week, as part of my Pro Tip series on the facebook page, I shared a how-to video on a basic yoga form, the chaturanga. The chaturanga is the one move I recommend to all clients who are looking to …
Fitness Friday #34: 5 Favorite Yoga Postures
I’ve been practicing yoga for a little more than 4 years now. At first, I started slowly, taking a class here and there as it was convenient. About 2.5 years ago, I started an at-home practice. Now, I practice a …
Fitness Friday #26: Yoga in ________
If you follow me on instagram or facebook, you might find that I take yoga pictures in all kinds of places. I don’t talk about it much here, but I travel frequently for my day job in admissions. I’ve been …
Fitness Friday #25: Daily Yoga Challenges
I love following a daily practice. The ritual of creating a goal and referring to (and tracking) it daily is one of my favorites. For quite some time, I’ve hopped on the instagram yoga challenges train. My favorite challenges are initiated …
Fitness Friday #23: 108 Sun Salutations
This weekend, in celebration of the summer solstice, a few PiYo buddies and I will practice 108 sun salutations. Say what? On the morning of the summer solstice (which falls on Father’s Day this year, too), we’ll gather early and perform …
Fitness Friday #20: Getting Started with Yoga
Yoga practice has changed my life. I started an at-home practice 4 years ago. My love for yoga has expanded in ways I never thought possible. Because of the impact yoga on my life, I’m eager to share its …
Fitness Friday #5: Heart Openers
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I thought it would be fitting to dedicate this week’s Fitness Friday post to heart opening postures! Here are a few of my favorites (remember attempting any of these postures should only be …
Fitness Friday #3 – Sun Salutations (PiYo Live version)
This is one of my favorite combos in PiYo Live class. We call it a sun salutation, which is a collection of movements that can vary from class to class. In our basic PiYo Live sun salutation, there are four …
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2014 in Review
This is one of my favorite posts to write each year (here’s 2013 in review, for fun). I’m not always a fan of ‘looking back’ — I much prefer looking ahead. But I think it’s important to understand where you’ve been …