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uestion of what more can i do to inspire others and that evolves each and every day category yoga leave a comment tagged with inspiration teaching wisdom yoga yoga teacher training a visual image for the heart and or calm mind image i don t usually draw but i was especially inspired last night plus i am behind on my journal entries one a day from here on out through the end of november written on october 31 2013 detox days 2 and 3 october 7 2013 day 2 was much easier than the first day mainly because i knew what to expect regarding my emotions and energy levels i continued to keep it low key with physical activity but increased my water intake which helped prevent headaches i also cooked myself some delicious oven roasted chicken breast for my protein dinner only meal of the day which i chopped up and ate over a bed of lettuce i rarely pray before eating but this was definitely one of those times i spent at least a couple minutes in prayer and gratitude honoring one s own body can sometimes be a difficult task but yield excellent and rewarding results my one annoying pimple cleared up overnight i somehow felt more radiant i even kept my willpower and energy up after being talked into going to a beautiful rooftop lounge in downtown san diego with 3 girlfriends stuck to soda water with lemon lime and had a blast the last day was easiest of the three but by no means easy and found myself needing a protein bar midway through the day while i was in teacher training workshop the juice was hard to down hourly mostly because the only flavor i could really relate with was the lime i finished the day with some chicken and a huge smile this weekend s workshop was by far one of my favorites friday was meditation i saturday was anatomy i and sequencing i and sunday was philosophy i and ii on sunday i had a personal breakthrough in meditation where i learned to really connect with my inner true self and put all my focus on one object feeling during lecture i learned a lot about the upanishads and patanjali s yoga sutras which brought me much inspiration and i found myself reading a lot about non attachment through the teachings of pema chodron it s now time for me to be thinking about the level and theme for my final class came up with a few initial ideas last night that i need to meditate on also saw this incredible ted talk last night on body language and how it shapes who we are it helped me realize that all this self talk about how i m not sure if i can be a good teacher is just talk i do belong in this program and i know i will succeed just need to fake it til i make it day 2 detox dinner out with the girls friday night category uncategorized leave a comment tagged with body language detox inspiration juicing religion spirituality yoga 3 day juice detox cleanse october 3 2013 today i completed day 1 of the fountain of youth inspired 3 day juice cleanse this was my first attempt at a detox of any type and i couldn t do it without the participation and support of my bff thanks c it was a bit of a last minute decision a couple nights ago on my own initiative since i ve been having some weird stomach cramps bloating and just general fatigue last night we ventured to the nearest organic farmer s market and got all the ingredients to last us the three days we then prepared the ingredients and juiced 64 ounces which i consumed hourly throughout the entire day with plenty of water in between i won t lie it was one the hardest things i ve ever had to do both mentally and physically the only side effect i had was a bit of a headache around mid afternoon i treated myself with a small protein dinner of hard boiled eggs and steamed portobello mushrooms over a bed of cabbage as bland as that may sound i enjoyed every single bite much like someone who hadn t eaten in weeks i also honored my body by avoiding any vigorous physical activity today so instead i m heading to music meditation class tonight to clear my head then back home to prep for tomorrow s meals one down two to go category uncategorized 1 comment tagged with challenge cleanse detox fasting food juicing weekend 2 standing restorative pranayama october 1 2013 i know i m a bit late on this one but better late than never we ve been on a 2 weekend hiatus that i mostly spent celebrating my birthday week with my incredible boyfriend who flew all the way from md to spend time with me on our gorgeous oceanfront hotel room in pacific beach we did everything from attending a padres game to hiking at torrey pines to visiting the san diego zoo not to mention ate at some delicious exotic restaurants bonus he attending yoga classes with me every morning i m a lucky lady the second workshop weekend while less physically intensive was no less challenging than weekend 1 we spent saturday learning the first set of standing postures and sunday was restorative and pranayama breathing the restorative class further affirmed my love for that style and i am thrilled that my mentor jackie specializes in restorative because we only had time to learn 3 restorative postures i am inclined to get further training in this specific area after i m done at pilgrimage something for the future perhaps restorative poses are a place of rest and inner calm grounding cooling and rejuvenation these poses promote deep relaxation and letting go they calm the mind body spirit helping to relieve stress and fatigue they also help relieve anxiety depression insomnia and headaches on another note who knew breathing technique would be so for lack of a better word complicated ujjayi pranayama is the foundation of proper yogic breathing ujjayi helps improve life force energy it is said that life is measured by the number of breaths we take thus lengthening the breath will lengthen our life span ujjayi improves concentration and instills a meditative quality that maintains the rhythm of our personal practice during our teacher led ujjayi exercises i felt a bit of anxiety as a result of timing my inhales and exhales but found this anxiety to quickly dissolve when i learned that half the class was experiencing the same thing we were advised to stay in stage 1 and practice that for up to 3 months until we were fully comfortable to progress to stages 2 through 4 outside of workshops i found myself embarking on a 14 day challenge which i think i completed more on this later and i finally attended yoga church this past sunday with jen p what an experience yoga church was i was surrounded by some seasoned professionals and while i found this to be inspiring it was one of the most challenging classes i ve ever taken even moreso than bikram i could try and explain what was involved from drumming to chanting to writing our intentions down to add to an altar but i could not do justice for what the actual experience was like you just have to try it at least once headed to a meditation class in an hour need it more than ever namaste category uncategorized leave a comment tagged with bikram challenge inspiration pranayama restorative ujjayi yoga weekend 1 reflection and reason september 12 2013 after completion of the first weekend of workshops all i can say is wow inspiring intense informative these are the words that come to my head when someone asks me how the first weekend went i love nikole s style of teaching allowing her students to learn by doing with the huge volume of reading assignments we can only learn so much from what text can offer actually seeing each pose applying what we read practicing teaching cues to one another and learning how to make proper adjustments that s where the real learning takes place by the end of each workshop i was so mentally exhausted i was asleep by 9pm monday was my off day where i didn t do any studying or physical exercise just watched some good ol monday night football go eagles mentor selections are due this friday i ve been taking as many classes as possible to meet the 13 available instructors and explore the various styles i m most drawn to the more advanced athletic heated styles with the occasional gentle class here and there i really hope i get paired with one of the mentors i ve selected so far i ve connected with 2 incredible yoginis only time will tell but i m sure whoever i m paired with will be an excellent match in my last post i explored the reason i do yoga so why do i want to teach yoga i want to share the benefits that yoga has shown me and share that with others ideally i d want to help professional women of all ages escape from the stresses of their daily jobs and help them seek relief from symptoms of anxiety and depression that said i m really open to teaching any and everyone the joys that yoga can bring my biggest challenge is getting over the mental barrier that i m not a natural teacher i ve tried private tutoring english to foreign students and casual swim piano lessons to young kids here and there but for some reason i never really got into it perhaps it was because i wasn t passionate about what i was teaching after six years of personal yoga practice i can honestly say that i m passionate about it and ready to share that enthusiasm with others on a final note i studied underneath a beautiful tree in balboa park this afternoon i periodically would look up from my book to absorb the material to breathe deeply and to take in the utter beauty of the world around me with each breeze that swept through my hair i felt more and more gratitude radiate throughout my entire being looking up for a moment i noticed the branches of the tree dancing above me and snapped a quick picture this summed up how i felt at that very moment and thought i would share it with you tree in balboa park san diego namaste category yoga leave a comment tagged with balboa park blessed gratitude pilgrimage of the heart san diego teacher training trees yoga ytt the beginning of an era september 8 2013 this past year has been filled with many ups and downs with the inevitable downs i ve consistently stepped out of my body to evaluate myself and what i want since 2005 the answers to my own questions have been the same i want to travel and explore new places perhaps living in a new area at some point and inviting new experiences so with the many signs pointing to moving out of my comfort zone including numerous failed short term relationships and getting laid off at my job i took the leap last week and crossed across the country to do my passion yoga yoga has been a spiritually healing tool for me for the past 6 years originally with the purpose of coping with a bout of depression and severe anxiety with yoga i found peace by letting go of the past and i learned to love myself more and more each day many years of experimenting with various styles brought me back to the core practice of hatha and flow yoga i found the most amazing studio and teacher training program pilgrimage of the heart located in the north park and normal heights areas of sunny san diego california from the moment i stepped foot in the studio i immediately knew this was where i needed to be after some meditation i followed my heart and put down the deposit for fall 2013 yoga teacher training ytt led by the beautiful nikole one week later i found myself sitting in a room surrounded by 3 teachers 2 admins and 16 other students chanting the cosmic sound ohm but this wasn t just any ohm with the direction of the studio s founder we were all gazing with half open eyelids into the center of the room and i witnessed the circle of beautiful souls around me undulating almost vibrating to the voices and radiant energy around me i ve never experienced anything like this in my life and so many emotions came up as a result excitement nervousness hesitation fear ambition calmness the next day consisted of a 6 hour workshop where we broke down in meticulous detail the first half of sun salutation although the volume of information was overwhelming at first i was constantly brought back to feelings of awe for the positive supportive non judgmental energy around me in fact i kept stopping to reflect and count my blessings for this incredible opportunity so with the intro class and first full workshop day complete i continue to bring myself back to my intention which may or may not change while i embark on this transformative journey let go of the past and make way for new and positive experiences namaste category education health health and well being yoga 1 comment tagged with peace pilgrimage of the heart san diego serenity teacher training transforation yoga yoga teacher training ytt sports injuries what a pain july 31 2012 i ve been a little frustrated recently with the increased incidents of sports related injuries i ve been having last fall while volunteering for the run for your lives zombie run all dressed up as a zombie prom queen chasing after helpless victims i slipped on a rock and sprained my left ankle badly it swelled up to about the size of a baseball and took months for me to recover i m pretty sure that injury was due to not having enough activity leading up to the event thus leaving my ankles vulnerable to damage last night after a 5 day streak of running tennis boxing etc i showed up to kickboxing class at la boxing rockville feeling great and ready to take on the challenge halfway through class i was stepping back in the midst of a punch block kick combo and landed straight on my right ankle it happened so fast and i caught it quickly but had to take a timeout to massage it and do my sssssssss ahhhhhhhhhh moment but i shortly thereafter continued with the class being a little easy on that ankle i even went for a sprint with my parents dog later that night to help him get some energy out probably a bad idea because i was in a lot of pain this morning even after rice ing my injury late last night so what s the midway point here i do too little exercise i get injured i do regular exercise i get injured i need to have physical activity at least 3 5 times a week to stay mentally sane and physically strong attractive with my work and social schedules i ve been having a hard time spacing out my workouts and find myself exercising for days on end only to burn out and rest for days on end maybe i m just getting old any suggestions here what s your experience been like re injuries in sports i know that consistency is key but what gives category uncategorized 4 comments ramadan inn july 24 2012 my dear brother sepehr is taking a 30 day journey through his very first serious spiritual ramadan fast follow his journey here category uncategorized leave a comment search go blogroll adulthood declined alive in the fire at home in the hot room cooking 4 carnivores dinny s blog house music 4 life in the raw my yoga online blog one wrighteous chick post secret rachel maddow show blog ramadan inn read write poem shey s blog the grateful yogini the picky eater vegetarian on the cheap woot the blog older posts create 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