How I Fell Back in Love with Yoga After Falling Out.
It all began years ago, my love of weight lifting. I used to lift tiny weights for many repetitions and run my butt off, literally—I actually had an eating disorder and, on top of...
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How to Know Whether to Take a Day off from Exercise or Push through (and Rest Day Suggestions).
It took me many, many years to learn whether or not I need to take a day off from exercising—or push through. At one point in my life I ran a 13-mile loop every...
Date a Girl Who Likes to Shovel.
Date a girl who likes to shovel—she’s not afraid to dig deeply into life. She’s not afraid to get red and sweaty in a way that has nothing to do with sex, and while...
How Yoga Helped Me Accept That I’ll Never Have My Pre-Baby Body Back.
Don’t ever Google “post-baby body” and expect to find something uplifting. Also, I shouldn’t have Googled my weight and height, what’s “normal” weight-loss post-baby or anything else along these lines, like I did. The...
When We Must Be Okay without an Ending.
I didn’t make it to savasana today. I always finish my yoga practice—even if I clip it short, I still have some form of closure, like child’s pose, savasana or seated meditation. But today,...
How Yoga Really Changes Your Life.
It’s kind of easy to explain how to practice yoga breath-work to other people. It’s feasible to relay the benefits of “open” hips and limber leg muscles. It’s possible, too, for anyone to learn...
How to Let Go and Choose Love.
I was sitting on my little girl’s bed. Decked out in pink and multiple pillows, she sat underneath the crook of my mommy-wing. Next to me, on the other side, was my newborn little...
What Happened When I Took a Breath Instead of a Drink.
I like a good drink. It’s in my bio—my love of hoppy beer. I also love a glass of wine after a long day and a shot of tequila on a Saturday afternoon. But...
How I Recharged My Soul.
It’s one of those weekends where my soul feels deeply the need to recharge and replenish. My skin feels thirsty for the sun’s warm kisses, my face hungry for touches from my husband’s hands,...
The Coolest Yoga Pose Ever. {Photos}
Nope, it’s not that one. Or this one. Or even this one. Actually, it might be this: Or this: Or maybe even this: Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind. What...
