Yoga

If you would like to donate to one of the relief funds for the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombings, here are a few suggestions: The One Fund set up by our Mayor and Governor – http://onefundboston.com/ Owner of the Patrios will match the first $100K donated – http://special.patriots.com/offers/index.cfm?UUID=NEPCFDonations One of the first funds set [...]

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I love New York City in quick doses so when DietBet asked me to come down for a little brainstorm session, I of course accepted! I went down a day early so that I could see a few of my “In Real Life” blog friends. Rebekah Borucki, aka BexLife has become one of my favorite [...]

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On my list of studios to visit was CorePower Yoga. I first heard about this mega studio on the Oakley Women’s Summit from Lacey Calvert. She is an instructor and also helps train new teachers too! It was fate that her 8:30 AM CorePower Yoga Sculpt: Heated Power Yoga with Weights in Costa Mesa fit [...]

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On Day 2 of Wanderlust I woke up a little late and barely caught my first session at 8 AM. I decided to go for two hikes in one day since Timberland was hosting them and they invited me to the festival. We met at the Timberland booth which was made of plastic bottles. Timberland [...]

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On Thursday of last week, I headed up to Stratton Mountain in Vermont for Wanderlust Festival as a guest of Timberland. Timberland was a major sponsor for this year’s event, hosting hikes, meditation sessions and recycling efforts and more. I was excited to be invited but with a wedding on Saturday could not stay the [...]

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Do I like yoga? Yes. Do I like being outdoors hiking? Yes. Am I always up for trying new food if claims to be organic or vegan or healthy even if it’s not really? Obviously. Do I like listening to live music? Of course. All these things are being rolled up into one and I [...]

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Exhale Spa is a popular mind-body spa that has 3 locations in Boston alone. It also has locations in New York, California, Texas, Chicago, Florida and Georgia! In addition to providing spa treatments, they also offer fusion fitness classes. Their claim to fame is Core Exhale which is like a Barre Workout but they also [...]

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Should you stretch before you workout?  Back in grade school, before soccer games we ran around the field and then as a team performed a series of static stretches yelling out “ONE, TWO, THREE…” all the way up to 10 and then “SWITCH.” This is no longer what is recommended to prevent injury.  In fact [...]

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In January, I decided that I wanted to do an experiment doing yoga.  Would daily yoga be enough exercise to maintain (or lose) weight by creating a greater sense of self awareness and allow me to tune in to my actual hunger levels? Studies have shown that yogis tend to be leaner than non practicers. [...]

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My New Found Love For Yoga

January 28, 2011

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  I have found a new love for Yoga.  In my teens and early twenties, I focused on cardio.  It burned the most calories and I didn’t like wasting time.  Then I discovered Pilates! Perhaps this would get rid of my soccer thighs, I thought!  When that failed, I turned to strength training.  While it helped me [...]