Balancing Life with Love, Laughter, and a Little Bit of Moxie!
I love to meditate. When I entered my yoga journey three years ago, I was given the opportunity to learn the art of meditation. Throughout my journey, I have practiced silent meditation, noble meditation, mantra meditation (called Japa), and guided meditation. Meditation is an essential tool in my daily self-care ritual that allows me to achieve […]
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Hi there! How is everyone holding up? Hopefully, everyone is adjusting ok to having to stay inside a little bit more. It’s normal to feel a little overwhelmed as we all try to navigate what this means for ourselves and our families. While most of us are (at least) a little worried, we are all […]
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When we lived in California, we homeschooled our children. It was an exciting, fun, and interesting time in our home. Our kids loved being able to do their schoolwork in their pj’s and being finished with “school” by noon and I didn’t have to deal with school drop offs and pick ups. Win-win! However, when […]
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This morning, as I had my breakfast date with my daughter, I came across an article that I found surprising. I usually don’t read/watch Fox News but I found the report interesting. It stated that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and how long it lives on surfaces, something I hadn’t previously seen in the media. I […]
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It’s Wednesday and that means its Chili Day in our house! I love chili. I can eat it when it’s cold outside or hot. I can eat it when it’s dreary or sunny. I love it all the time. Jazz great Harry James said, “Next to jazz music, there is nothing that lifts the spirit […]
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If you’re like me, you want a full-body workout, but you just don’t have enough time in the day to spend doing separate exercises for each body part. An elliptical workout may be just what you need. Elliptical trainers present total success; it comes to working your whole body. What are Elliptical Trainers? Elliptical trainers […]
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To transform our dharma— the moral universal order and a code of living that personifies the fundamental principles of thoughts, ethics, and purpose—into action, we must first identify and discover our own personal dharma. Yoga journaling is a powerful tool to accomplish this, as it strengthens our awareness of ourselves and our yoga practice. Writing […]
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Yay! I’m so happy to present the a venture that was a long time in the making. I had been thinking and scrutinizing over this for some time now and finally made the leap today. In December 2018, I finished my 200 hour yoga teacher certification through LifePower Yoga in Roseville, CA. At the time, […]
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Do you know what the secret to success is? It’s not dumb luck or privilege. It’s not who the hell you know or being in the right damn place at the right time. It’s hard fucking work. It’s unwavering persistence. It’s working on YOUR damn goals and not worrying about what others are doing. It’s […]
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I’ve been following the keto way of eating for a while now. It started as a way to get my joints to feel a little better after beginning a six day a week training program for a 39 mile walk, I had planned to do for Avon39 back in 2017. It gave me the nutrients […]
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