Maybe a Little More Excited…

So the torch is now in BC. Its on the cover of every newspaper each morning and I am starting to feel the excitement. I am letting it creep in. Last week, while dorking out on some Olympic merchandise at the official store in The Bay downtown, I watched as two young girls giggled uncontrollably [...]

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How is Your Heart?

  When you think of heart health, what pops into your head? A stereotypical image of a middle-aged male sporting a belly? Well, ladies, you might be surprised to hear that you or I could be just as likely to develop heart disease. In fact, cardiovascular disease is an equal opportunity killer. It is Canada’s [...]

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Forty Days of Yoga – A Brief History of the Number 40

The halfway point has come and gone. Only 14 days to go…but does anyone even know why forty is the number of choice in the Semperviva 40 Day Yoga Challenge? Why not 25 days of yoga, or 11, or 72? Figuring there must be more to the number forty than someone simply deciding that it had [...]

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Forty Days of Yoga – Sorer than Sore

“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.”                                           Ovid(43BCE-c.17CE), Rome Just as I was feeling all fabulous and like a brand new gal, I went to class and hit the wall. I did one plank, moved into downward dog and turned into Gumby. My shoulders were sore and weak and felt [...]

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Forty Days of Yoga – Still Laughing

I was searching on the web today for some yoga images that I could use in my blog and I found a few that I wanted to share. Laughter is the best medicine right?  

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Forty Days of Yoga – Still Going Strong

Despite the lack of chatter on here the last few days, the challenge is still on (DAY 16). Still bending, still stretching and absolutely loving it. My girlfriend commented the other day that I am glowing…and I am pretty sure I am not preggers, so it must be the yoga.  A Force of Energy I [...]

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Forty Days of Yoga – Day Nine

Tonight will be my ninth yoga class in a row. My co-worker was asking me this morning how it is going, if I am noticing any changes physically or mentally. I joked that I am a little less irritated in the morning at having to structure my day around my fuchsia yoga mat, but joking [...]

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Forty Days of Yoga – Day Five Recap

Yesterday was a scramble. It was jam-packed, it was stressful and somewhere in the day I needed to find a 75-minute window to escape to my mat. I felt like a juggler with work, family and boyfriend all part of the act…not wanting to drop any of them. Somewhere, someone was timing me with a [...]

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Forty Days of Yoga – Day Four

It was a dark, cold walk to yoga this morning. Being up while it is still dark, let alone being out of the house, is something I usually avoid at all costs. The only reason I attempted to bend before my morning coffee was because I am going to the U2 concert tonight, so an [...]

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Forty Days of Yoga – Day Two Recap

Yesterday was rough…in a good way. I awoke to find my abdominal muscles virtually useless. They were feeling the love burn from the day before. I tried to sit up, but my body wasn’t really responding. It was intensely sore and stiff. I almost resorted to sliding feet first out of bed onto the floor, [...]

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