In March Bob went to a conference in San Francisco, and while he had the trip booked a while in February I decided to bite the bullet and go with him. It's been 20 years since I went and I figured it was a good opportunity to take some R & R. We stayed at the beautiful Adagio Hotel, a Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel, which is just two block West of Union Square. Bob would be at the conference during the day, so I busied myself doing all the tourist things exploring the city and …
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Vertigo – My life is spinning out of control
Life has been insanely busy since coming back from the Oregon yoga retreat. I've been covering classes for vacation and sickness (tis the season), and also picked up a couple of new clients. Plus I was buy with the RYT300 planning our March yoga retreat in Ojai. My plate was very full!. A few weeks ago I was spending my first free afternoon at home and doing all those things you do when you have a free day: binge watching youtube videos; catching up on emails; household chores. I also did some …
12 benefits of yoga
This post is sponsored by Mambo Sprouts and prAna. Over the last 25 years I've tried just about every fitness trend thats come out. Heck I've taught most of them too. However the one staple that always remained in my program no matter whether my program involved weights, running or rebounding was yoga. Yoga just makes me feel good. Even bad yoga is good yoga. I walk out of every class feeling taller, and my joints feel like I took oil to a squeaky hinge. There are so many other benefits of yoga …
Wisdom teeth surgery, recovery tips & complications
At the beginning of the year I had so many plans. My word for the year was "DO" and I had so much I wanted to do. This year I wanted to post to the blog twice a week, do more YouTube videos and get my eBook finished. While things for the first half of the year were going slower than hoped I was still getting things done, then everything came to a screeching halt. I didn't post for three weeks. The reason? For almost a year I had been putting off wisdom teeth surgery, but it was time to …
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Vegan Taste Test: Gardein Crabless Cakes
When I first started this blog I was vegetarian. One of my missions since going Vegan 4 years ago was to show people how easy it was to be fit and healthy on a plant based diet. I started doing recipes, nutrition posts and food reviews... then somewhere along the way I kinda, well, stopped. Recently I've had no less than 5 people in the last month as me about a plant based diet. So I'm bringing back the food reviews, recipes, nutrition, and yes the workouts. Basically more blogging in general …
Living your yoga. Are you practicing yoga, or asana?
As a yoga teacher I try to live my yoga, but it's not easy. What does living your yoga mean? Following the 8-limb yoga path. When people talk of "doing yoga", what they usually mean the physical practice of asana. Practicing yoga isn't about headstands, backbends or bending like Gumby. Asana as a physical practice is just one part of yoga as a whole. Any spiritual practice has rules and the first rule of yoga is that you don't talk about yoga. Wait, no, that fight club sorry. The first 'rule' of …
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7 Reasons to use resistance bands in your workout
There are so many equipment options these days when it comes to working out. Dumbbells, barbells, kettlebells, bosu balls, stability balls, medicine balls but one firm favorite for me is resistance bands. When it comes to equipment, resistance bands are at the top for home workouts. You get a big bang for your buck as they can really help step up your game. As a personal trainer I recommend them for all my clients that workout at home. Why? Seven reasons I've outlined …
Trader Joe’s Black Bean Pasta Bowl
As soon as someone finds out I'm vegan, I get the question... "where do you get your protein?". My answer: I get my protein the same place you do, plants! Yes plants have protein. I just choose not to get extra protein from animals. People are way too obsessed with protein intake, when in reality they should be more concerned with the amount of fibre, fruit and vegetables they are eating. I get it though. People want to know if living on a plant based is diet achievable. I'm here to tell you it …
5 tips to staying energized all day, with Kicao energy bars
This post is sponsored by Kicao Energy Bars Just like most people nowadays, I live a full and busy life. Which honestly sometimes can be a little too busy. For example? I teach group fitness classes at Gold's Gym 3 days a week. Three days a week I also teach classes at Yoga Nook, and this year I'm also a part of the yoga teacher training faculty which I am thoroughly enjoying. Then, throughout the week I run my personal training business, training private clients, in-home and online. …
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