YOGAGIRL: As a mantra of fact.......

March 2008



the inevitable happened...

Monday, 31 March 2008 1:33 P GMT-08
yep. I split my workout pants in class today. Luckily it was water aerobics where I face the crowd up on deck and don't tend to turn around if at all. I was demonstrating jumping jacks when suddenly I felt that certain....I don't know...rush

off to the mountain...

Saturday, 29 March 2008 12:56 P GMT-08
Winter will simply NOT slip quietly into the night around thsee parts. It's been snowing for the last week and conditions are the best they've been in over a decade in the cascades. Typically you'll find 13+ feet at lodge levels! We&

spin, spin, spin wheel spin

Friday, 28 March 2008 11:44 A GMT-08
I've officially taken over the Tuesday and Thursday night cycling classes at my local gym. It's been awhile since I had my own class, having only subbed here and there for the last year. It felt good to get back on the bike, let's hope th

dirty hands...

Thursday, 27 March 2008 11:16 A GMT-08
I've seriously been knee deep in yardwork this week. Well in between rain, snow, hail, and sunbreaks. We have this HUGE area of our front yard that has been a complete eyesore since we bought the house. The land adjacent to us is built up almost

in summation....

Saturday, 22 March 2008 7:36 P GMT-08
our week? Good friends, good food, good wine. Good times.

no expectations...

Friday, 21 March 2008 1:00 P GMT-08
I find the best yoga students of all ...are those that have never taken or even seen a yoga class before. And as long as they come into my class with an open heart and an open mind..generally they come away with a good experience. Such was the c

bowling down memory lane....

Thursday, 20 March 2008 3:23 P GMT-08
Our house guests this week are OSU alumni too.  Have I ever told you how nice it is to be back in Oregon where everybody knows I'm from Oregon State and not Oklamhoma State when I wear my lettered gear? At any rate...We all had a hankering t

random questions...

Wednesday, 19 March 2008 1:11 P GMT-08
as a fitness instructor, I get asked A LOT of questions before and after class. Here are some I received today: 1. Before water aerobics a member asked me what I eat, because she said I surely don't eat hamburgers and potato chips

review...

Tuesday, 18 March 2008 12:53 P GMT-08
I just finished reading "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan. After connecting with my friend Rebecca (see her blog HERE or in my side bar) regarding my own nutrition ...I've suddenly become very interested in our food cultu

red whine...

Monday, 17 March 2008 2:31 P GMT-08
Whew. I went a little heavy handed on the vino this weekend. Saturday night we attended a 6 course St. Patrick's Day winemaker dinner just up the road at Eola Hills. Wine pairings are in bold text. Amuse Bouche: Smoked trout ravioli with fig

resolution..

Saturday, 15 March 2008 11:45 A GMT-08
well after a little soul searching ....which included more information about the situation, the decision was probably made for me. I found out that none of the other instructors at the local gym could take on the open cycling class and that left

dilema...

Friday, 14 March 2008 12:28 P GMT-08
Ugh. I've got a doozie on my hands. Perhaps just writing it all out will bring some clarity. Our evening cycling instructor at the local gym gave her resignation last night. She teaches Tuesday and Thursday nights at 6:45pm. Our gym is small and

Feed me Seymour...

Wednesday, 12 March 2008 7:42 P GMT-08
The seed package on my "Mammoth Russian Sunflowers" said I should plant them indoors 3-4 weeks before I plan to transplant them outside, and that they would germinate within 10-14 days. Uhhhhh....I planted them last Friday and by Sunday nig

redemption..

Tuesday, 11 March 2008 8:47 P GMT-08
We spent Saturday night this past weekend at Willamette Pass..night skiing/boarding. It just didn't sit well with me closing the season on such a bad note from our Ski Bowl experience. Getting back to the pass was just what I neede

Upside down..

Monday, 10 March 2008 2:15 P GMT-08
a fellow yoga teacher held an "advanced asana" workshop at the studio yesterday. There were 6 in attendance plus me. I actually got paired up with one of my regular students which was fun...I've helped her get into headstand a coup

young minds

Thursday, 6 March 2008 3:57 P GMT-08
A friend of mine from the gym is a lecturer at the local university. What? You didn't know my small town of 9000 people was home to a state university? Poor kids they have NOTHING to do around this place but study and heck until a

overheard from the chairlift last night.....

Monday, 3 March 2008 3:30 P GMT-08
(( cheers and applause after a snowboarder caught some serious air on a jump )) From one of the dudes sitting on the sidelines of the terrain park: "Hey! You made it! ...pause.........F*&$'er!!" Mr. Yogagirl and

In like a lion...

Saturday, 1 March 2008 3:28 P GMT-08
March 1st. Complete with thunder and HAIL this afternoon. Ah early spring..... it can never really make up it's mind. Went to a fun class up at the wellness center yesterday morning. Dubbed 'Innergize' it was a free-form-dance-around-get-