December schedule is posted

My new December schedule, including vacation subs and holiday class cancellations through New Year's Day, is posted. The new schedule will be sent out via email this evening, so add yourself to the mailing list if you'd like, by clicking the button on the right side of the page.

The only change this month is the removal of the Sunday Music Flow class at Express Fitness in Plano. I will miss that class so much! I begin my new teacher training program in mid-January, so letting this class go frees me up to take that program (on the weekends).

As the busy holiday season is now upon us, please remember to take time to take care of yourself. Placing a priority on your own personal yoga practice is a terrific way to do that.

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And the braces are off!

Today is the day Megan has been looking forward to for the last 18 months. This morning, she got to skip Biology class. And this is what she looked like when we left home.




A mere 1.5 hours later (not to mention about $5,000 and 18 months), no more braces (and probably make-up Biology homework). She is so excited to have them off!


That's three kids out of braces and one more to go. Woo-hoo!


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Music Flow Yoga - My God Is Real

For all my Sunday students, here's the music flow playlist from today's class. If you weren't there today, yep, I did play Led Zeppelin and Guns N' Roses in yoga class. :) It was awesome! A huge thanks to Yeah Dave for all the new music ideas from his workshop.

Guaranteed, Eddie Vedder
What Am I To You?, Norah Jones
Gone Till November, Wyclef Jean featuring Canibus
Santeria, Sublime
Ramble On, Led Zeppelin
Hip-Hop Saved My Life (feat. Nikki Jean), Lupe Fiasco
Stay (Wasting Time), Dave Matthews Band
Sweet Child O' Mine, Guns N' Roses
Wiseman, Slightly Stoopid
Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring, Traffic
Sullivan Street, Counting Crows
Society, Eddie Vedder
Marry Song, Band Of Horses
A Sunday Kind of Love, Etta James
My God is Real, Krishna Das

Next week is my last Sunday class at Express in Plano. I will miss all of you so much!

Enjoy!

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Yoga + Chocolate + Yoga + Wine + Beautiful + Funny + Delicious + Chocolate Chakra Tour

This weekend was the workshop I've been looking forward to for months... David Romanelli's Yoga + Chocolate + Yoga + Wine + Beautiful + Funny + Delicious + Chocolate Chakra Tour. Click here for details. I had no idea what to expect, but I figured anything combining Yoga, Chocolate, and Wine must be good. And it far exceeded my expectations.

Dave is a terrific yoga teacher, is very funny, led four terrific workshops, gave incredible adjustments, and provided absolutely incredible wine, chocolate, cheeses, olives, and other snacks. I went with a couple of girlfriends and we all had an outstanding time. I have never laughed so hard while trying to hold yoga poses in my life. :) At the end of the weekend, I was sad to see the workshops come to an end.

If you get a chance to take a workshop with Dave, I highly recommend it. He also has a book coming out early next year, and based on some chapters he read us during the workshop, I expect it to be terrific and very, very funny. You can find Dave's website here: http://www.yeahdaveyoga.com/.

Several of my students are asking why I've had so many subs this month. I think this post and the previous one provide all the answers. :) What a terrific month! And thanks to my sweet yogi friends who have subbed my classes so I could enjoy so much of life these last few weeks. :)

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Yoga by the Way

Having just returned from four beautiful days in Playa del Carmen, I had the incredible treat to be able to practice yoga in a brand new studio in Playa, owned by Ellen de Jonge, called Yoga by the Way. I have taken a yoga class once from Ellen, probably about 7 years ago, and was excited to hear that she had opened a brand new studio.

Ellen's studio is absolutely beautiful. Her teaching is just as wonderful as I remember from all those years ago, and the setting makes this an incredible yoga experience. Ellen's expertise in teaching is obvious, but it is her sense of humor and her incredible ability to make you feel like a lifelong friend from the moment you enter the studio that makes her classes truly special.

I only got to practice with her twice while I was in Playa, but I am already looking forward to going back and taking class with her again. Here are a few pictures of this gorgeous yoga studio on the northern end of Playa del Carmen. Her website is linked above and will be on my links page shortly, along with a few more pictures on my Photos page.

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