Not crabby

Eka Pada Ardha Purvottanasana - One Legged Reverse Table Top Pose

Eka Pada Ardha Catuspadapitham - One legged crab pose 

🦀 

Just hanging out, letting your light shine. 

Certainly we do not neeeeeed skin tight, synthetic leggings (or polyvinyl thermoplastic mats, tritan water bottles, laminate floors, foam blocks…) to train. 

Shrewd

 

Supta Padangusthasana - Reclined Big Toe Pose

Preserving energy is not underperforming, it is clever planning. 

Sweatpants

 

Eka Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana - Three Legged Downward Facing Dog Pose 

Move your body. Move your body. Move your body. 

Dirndl

 

Dirndl 

Liebe - Love

How do we, as women, find our personal UNIFORM in the current CHAOS of literally unlimited options?

You are yours 💘

 

What’s the next ITERATION of YOU?? Decide as though no one else gives a !&*% — because they don’t!! 💜💕💔

🌲 Tada !! 🌳

 

Paschimottanasana Namaskarasana- Reverse Prayer Pose, Reverse Namaste 

Wear what YOU like for your yoga or hike. 

Up the mountain a few 1000 feet 

💙 Swimsuit 💚 Linen 🧡 Crocs. 

Flush

 

Parivrtta Utkata Konasana - Revolved Goddess Pose

The DailyDooDoo - Jettison a substantial chunk of your closet, kitchen, garage, office or other chosen area of collection and notice vastly improved digestion and elimination. Sweet RELEASE !!! 💩 😊 

Lâcher Prise

Supta Matsyendrasana - Supine Spinal Twist

Why not release it for once and for all ??

Out

 

Kapalabhati Pranayama - Breath of Fire

Forceful exhalations, Passive inhalations.

Rhythmic abdominal contractions; intentionally push out, allow for a natural quick return. Sounds demanding? Involuntary? Imposing? It is.

Take the one next best step in the right direction. 

Overstuffed

 

Upavistha Konasana - Wide-Legged Seated Foward Fold

EMPTY yourself for Spirit to enter. 

SUPERficial

The Material World is frivolous and should delight. If it’s weighing us down, we must rethink our approach. 

How to lose 5 lbs

 

Phalakasana — Forearm Plank Pose, Dolphin Plank Pose

 

Personally, abstaining from TV is all it takes for me to eschew mindless noshing. How to curb snacky small screen marathons? Books! Lots of them. From the library. Stacked high on the bedside, the stories beckon me out of the chaotic kitchen to the orderly upstairs dormitory, sometimes as early as 8pm …

Beyond Asana

Tadasana. Next on the list to test - Yoga Rug.

It can be a matter of life and death to stay light on one’s feet. It also feels fantastic to float. But how is levity realized? YOGA. Practicing Yoga encompasses the stretching, weightlifting, meditating, chanting, but also all manner of healthy habits and beyond. 

Sorry, I’m still in my pajamas

Not Sorry PJ’s - Asteroid cotton front button-up with frills, hearts, and beads.

 “Sorry, I’m still in my pajamas”, is no way to go about your day!!

And yet, it was the way I presented myself this week. My inner script was therefore jumbled, the content of my hours scrambled, and my human encounters a missed opportunity. 

It is paramount to prepare in order to prevent poor performance. 

At the VERY LEAST this means : face, hair, outfit (teeth, skin, nails). Outfit includes defendable footwear and an inventoried purse. 

Often the above ‘very least’ is enough for a joyous sunrise to sunset. Diet and exercise need not be included, as with time, both will naturally follow. Let the presentation lead the way.

self-evidence

Research is occasionally productive, others' paths can be indicative, 'studies' are irrelevant; self experimentation is the way. Give heed only to those who embody what you desire.

clean is beautiful

First and foremost buff and polish. Enjoy the pampering on your journey towards immaculate and adorn only once spic and span. Trim, neat and airy is always enough. Bright, clear and elegant is on the horizon. Eventually you will shimmer and sparkle. 

take little; go a long way

A minimalist foray : pack extra specially light for your next excursion and enjoy the liberation of less is more. Return home with an enlightened perspective and the natural inclination to shed and evolve.

get over yourself!!

Eat whatever you like and get on with your life.

Be grateful to have food and choices. Be extra grateful if someone is willing to feed you. There is no such thing as a bad food. Stop taking yourself so seriously and for your soul's sake absolutely no dieting. Ever. Period.

Most importantly - Enjoy!!!!!

(That being said, also please be aware and educated on the current dangerous and dismal state of food affairs.)

Sorry, Coffee > Mama Body

To the coffee shop we go!

What did I do differently this second pregnancy and postpartum?  Many things, of course - I live in a different climate, am a homeowner and a mother to a 4-year old. Time has also passed. But there was something else that I couldn't quite put my finger on -- oh yes, my daily cup of jo...

Round one, playing it by the book - low caffeine.

Our adrenal glands govern our stress response, by secreting hormones relative to our stress levels. They actually help control many hormonal cycles and functions in our body. When the adrenal glands are overworked, the body prepares for disaster, by storing fat and calories.

When we have longterm stress, both insulin and cortisol remain elevated in the blood, and the extra glucose is stored as fat–mostly in the abdomen.

-Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP

Coffee stimulates the adrenal glands, which means that every time you drink coffee, you're activating the body's fight-or-flight response. But, instead of releasing adrenaline so the body can react to a true stressor, the adrenals are releasing this hormone in response to your coffee consumption.

How about skin aging and wrinkling? Caffeine dehydrates the body and elevates cortisol levels. This leads to dehydrated skin and premature wrinkling.

-Nancy Desjardins R.N.C.P.

Coffee is not a health beverage and this is a truth that we, especially women, do not want to face if we love it as part of our ritual. We aim to convince ourselves there are health benefits (yes, I've heard it all, too) in this habit, but that is justification for an addiction.

Fat in the abdominal area, premature wrinkling - check and check. Quitting coffee as a regular user - also, check.

HIGH ENERGY is of utmost importance when caring for bébés!!!

As for the wrinkles? Some of us just love the sun (and smiling).

hop it to the kangaroo

G is a jumpy girl - She is never ill and always full of energy and life...

'Rebounding' benefits are endless. So get a little spring in your step!