Music Flow Yoga!

One of my most fun classes of the week is my Sunday afternoon class, because it's Music Flow. That means I get to put together an eclectic mix of non-traditional yoga music, and we experiment to moving and flowing to different beats.

I spent most of Saturday and Sunday morning coming up with a new flow, as I had found a few new songs I really wanted to try. I struggled with this playlist, and didn't end up using several of the songs I had picked. I finally let it rest Saturday night and returned to the playlist Sunday morning, where it finally all came together.

I tried it out on the class today, and everyone loved it. It felt very good and inspiring to me, which always makes for a terrific class. So, for those who have been asking me to post my music flow playlists on my blog (are you reading this Megan?), here's this one... my new favorite. :) The length is 59:42.

Dreaming With A Broken Heart, John Mayer, Continuum
Stay Human, Michael Franti, Songs from The Front Porch
Love Love Love, Tristan Prettyman, Twentythree
Love Remains The Same, Gavin Rossdale, Wanderlust
Sunday Morning, Maroon 5, Songs About Jane
Forget About The Future, Sting, Sacred Love
What About Now, Daughtry, Daughtry
Butterfly, Jason Mraz, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
Breathe (2am), Anna Nalick, Wreck Of The Day
I'll Be, Edwin McCain, Misguided Roses
Breathe Me, Sia, Breathe Me
La Mar (The Ocean), The Beautiful Girls, Learn Yourself
Angel, Jack Johnson, Sleep Through The Static
I Shall Not Walk Alone, Ben Harper, The Will To Live

Enjoy!

B

Reno Air Races

Last weekend we made a super quick trip to Reno, NV to attend the last two days of the National Championship Air Races. After spending Friday in the ER with Bill, he still wanted to go, so I packed us up and we headed out. Here we are Saturday morning in the bleachers, after about 3 hours of sleep.


We saw a whole lot of exciting races, beautiful and screaming fast planes, and a whole lot of sun. It was a jam-packed full two days and Bill made it through in spite of the fevers and painful elbow. We saw awesome demos by the Thunderbirds, the Air Force's F22, and quite a few incredibly talented aerobatic pilots. It was a very exciting and exhausting weekend.

Now that we are back home and back to a regular schedule, Bill isn't quite healed, but he is heading in that direction.

Megan and I were trying to take a few self portraits that would show our brightly colored hair, but we weren't too successful. You can see a tiny bit of my pink and her red here.


When she walked away, I got a really good picture of her red. It's faded a lot now, and the shampoo we used in the hotel stripped the red out pretty bad (live and learn), but it was a really great color red for about a week. :)

The Reno Air Races are really exciting if you get the chance to attend. Especially if you have a passion for airplanes like Bill does. I've gotten all the pictures posted on our family site, and you can see them here: http://www.strahanfamily.com/FamilyPhotos/RenoSep08.asp.

B

Veria Thursday evening class

My Thursday evening 7:00pm class at Veria will be canceled as of October 1st. We just haven't had much luck getting regular students into this class, and the summer was very, very slow. Since Megan cheers at football games on Thursday nights, it works much better for me to cancel this class and have Thursday evenings free.

The lunchtime classes at Veria area doing great and will continue at least through October. If you haven't had a chance to try a class at Veria, definitely try it out. It's a great little spot! They are currently running a special for September that is buy one unlimited month of classes, get the next month free! It's a great deal and they have added a lot of new classes to the schedule. The first class is always free.

B

Handstands and Birthdays

Katie has been working hard on her handstands the past few weeks. She's gotten them very stable and can hold for a few seconds at a time. Here's yesterday's practice.



Katie's birthday and party were also within the last couple of weeks. With school starting at the same time, it has made for a very crazy few weeks. Katie had her party at Jumptown, and it was really a lot of fun! Jumptown is a really great place for kids parties. The kids can go crazy on the inflatable bounce stuff, and the staff does a great job of hosting the party. Jumptown is closed on Saturdays and Sundays for parties only. They typically allow three parties at a time, but we were lucky enough to be the only party scheduled for Katie's chosen time. We had the entire place to ourselves and the kids had a blast!




And just so we don't forget how quickly they grow, here's one of my very favorite pictures of Katie as a little girl. She's about 14 months old here, ready for Halloween in 1998.

B

Lightening the Load

Over the summer I have added quite a few classes to my teaching schedule. I'm currently teaching ten classes per week as of last week. Add in subbing classes for some yoga teacher friends and I'm at full capacity.

Now that my kids are back in school, teaching in the evenings has become particularly difficult. In an effort to lighten my load a bit and make my home life less hectic, I have decided to give up my Wednesday evening classes at The Girls Room. It was not an easy choice, as I really love The Girls Room, and I especially love my Wednesday night students there. They are such a joy and make class so much fun. I will miss them very much.

Karyn has found a terrific teacher to take over this class, and I'm sure these lovely girls will be well taken care of. This week will be my last week at TGR, and while that makes me very sad, I am looking forward to a little more flexibility in driving the kids around to all their activities without relying on other parents every Wednesday evening.

I hope to be able to sub some classes at TGR, and perhaps I can return to teaching there at some point in the future if a class is available that works better in my schedule. I have truly enjoyed teaching in such a beautiful studio for the last ten months.

B

Fun in the Lululemon Window!

Last Saturday, my friend Karyn (owner of The Girls Room) invited me to join her in the Dallas Galleria Lululemon window for a little yoga. After a quick discussion, we decided to look through my Partner Yoga book and have some partner yoga fun. We spent a little over an hour having a blast, laughing hysterically and stretching our bodies further than they wanted to go.

It was really funny how many people walking through the Galleria stopped to watch and gawk. :) I've posted pictures on my Photos page (click the link in the menu at the top of this page).

It was a total blast, and I was very sore for several days. If you can find a partner yoga class, I highly recommend it. Karyn and I had so much fun that she's talking about offering a partner yoga workshop at The Girls Room. Email me if you are interested in taking a partner yoga workshop and I'll let Karyn know.

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