Challenge Update #1

Since I pretty much blabbed to the entire world about my challenge and what brought it all on, I figured I should probably keep you all posted on the progress! 🙂 Today is the 7th day of the 60 day challenge, and so far, I’m on a roll — five classes in seven days! In … Continue reading →

Challenge

All my life I’ve struggled with food, weight, food, weight, food, and weight, but mostly weight. I have relatively stayed the same weight since I was a senior in high school. Now, I was not a slender young lady, so don’t go thinking I am a svelte 125 or anything. In the long run, though, … Continue reading →

Camel

Camel is a very challenging, yet invigorating yoga pose, and it is a great counter pose to rabbit, which likes to kill me! One evening, quite a while back, we were leaving trivia night at one of the illustrious places in downtown McKinney when this photo was taken. I had just finished teaching a yoga … Continue reading →

Death by Rabbit

As most of you know, I loooooove doing hot yoga!! Tonight during Sunstone Yoga’s Fire class, where Rabbit is a constant, I realized my life was hanging in the balance. And it’s a constant threat to my life! (Yes, I’m being dramatic, kinda.) This is a lesson for all yogis, new and practiced — some … Continue reading →

Yoga Siri

Tonight I was at Fire class at Sunstone Yoga, which is basically Bikram Yoga (aka Hot Yoga), and I was OFF my game. In fact, I was nowhere near the game. I couldn’t have spelled game tonight if I tried. Usually, I wouldn’t be disappointed or concerned … I would just accept where by body … Continue reading →

A Hot 25 Yesterday, a Cold Gain Today, and a Side of Perspective

Around Christmas time I decided to try hot yoga, and you can read more about the “hot” experience here. I needed about 12 additional hours to finish my 200 hour certification, and Sunstone Yoga was running a special $10 for 10 days…PERFECT! Well, I got hooked and have been going ever since. Sunstone rewards its … Continue reading →

Hot Yoga, Arm Pits, & Methane

Heat — ugh!! It can be 30 degrees outside, and my armpits will find a way to perspire. And when I sweat, I feel like a football player. My face sweats the most, and that’s just strange. Oh, excuse me, my face glistens. ( I almost forgot my Southern roots.) I hate heat. I love … Continue reading →