Do you follow any yogis on social media? (Besides me, of course.) I definitely do, and it seems like my Instagram feed is full of yogis practicing beautiful and seemingly impossible arm balances or sitting with a leg behind their head. I'm always inspired by these beautiful photos, and then a little … [Read more...]
Monday Motivation: Accepting Yourself
Happy Monday, dear readers! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! I'm still working on putting together my Ragnar recap, which I'm hoping to publish tomorrow. Today I want to write a bit about loving and accepting yourself, since that's something that a lot of us, including myself, struggle with. … [Read more...]
Quick Ways to Reduce Stress
On average, I think most of us are pretty stressed out. There's a lot of pressure to be a lot of things to a lot of people: parent, spouse, friend, employee, and the list goes on. And we'd love to get a massage or have a spa day, but often we don't have the time. Luckily there are things you can do … [Read more...]
Take Care of Yourself
I've been thinking a lot lately about overextending yourself for the sake of others. I've certainly been neglecting my needs lately in order to help other people out. I was raised to always help out if I could, but trying to help everyone out is also leaving me feeling a little burnt out. So, when I … [Read more...]
Letting Go of Your Ego
One theme that seems to flow throughout many yoga classes is the theme of letting go of your ego. We tend to be raised to compete and perform, to be the best and win the shiny trophy. Pushing yourself to achieve new heights can be a good thing—it's how we finish our first marathon or get promoted to … [Read more...]
14 Ways to Love Yourself
Happy Valentine's Day! So often we get wrapped up in doing nice things for others around Valentine's Day. We make sure that we have a nice dinner planned, send valentines, and maybe even pick up a gift or two. But, we should also be sure to make some time to give ourselves some love. Since I'm a … [Read more...]
Finding Balance With Snowga
It's snowing like crazy here in Chicagoland, so I decided to try some snowga for the the first time. What better time to take some lovely snowga photos than in the middle of a nice snowstorm? Of course I had my mind set on a balancing pose. I put on my snow boots and trudged But the moment I … [Read more...]
Paradigm Shift
Things were slow when I was at work at the running store a few weeks ago, so I decided to have the guys take a video of me running barefoot on the treadmill. It had been about a year and a half since I last saw my feet running and I was just curious to see what I looked like running. I was … [Read more...]
A thought for the day…
Thank You Body.
I wrote a little while ago about how running changed the way I look at my body—how focusing on what my body does and can do has given me more confidence... Many people, including myself, like to take the month of November to reflect upon everything I have to be grateful for. I wanted to start off … [Read more...]