tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242729181960370292024-02-20T15:32:21.562-08:00Beyond the MatLittle snippits from my life. Also information about the classes I teach. Intended to inform and inspireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024272918196037029.post-53542837190887801572010-10-09T20:02:00.000-07:002010-10-09T20:02:02.544-07:00Live for the momentJust here in the ATL, settling into my deluxe suite at the Super 8. Yoga Teacher Training is going well. Every weekend is invaluable pertaining to what I want to do with my life. Luckily, this weekend is heavy on postures. Last weekend was just straight up intense, it took me a few days to get back to some state of normal!<br />
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My thoughts keep redirecting to you know who. How long is that going to happen? Luckily, after I go through a some sad moments remembering the wonderfulness, I ease into being happy with all the possibilities. I am so glad that we can be friends, moreover I'm so glad for the chance to feel. Maybe part of love is letting go. I am really looking forward to the day we can hang out and I don't immediately feel the urge to cry.<br />
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And it's not like I'm totally alone- I have fantastic, wonderful, spectacular family and friends close by. Speaking of family, my mother is coming this week. Sometimes we have good visits, sometimes we don't. I'm thinking positive thoughts.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024272918196037029.post-74213170977125710142010-10-06T10:12:00.000-07:002010-10-06T10:12:11.802-07:00TransitionHi there! I said I would update, so here it is. Sorry it's taken so long. When the weather is beautiful I pretty much have to force myself to do anything on the computer.<br />
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I have had so many changes in my life recently. The biggest- breaking up with the one of the greatest men ever. It has been so hard, but I knew it was something I had to do. I miss everything about him, but I know that it would have never worked out completely since I want to have kids (I hate to leave out details, but it's a little too much to put in the post). But I am so grateful for what our relationship was, I feel like I learned how to really love without holding back. I really, truly hope that we can be great friends always, but right now I can't hardly think about him without giant tears rolling down my cheeks.<br />
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On a brighter note, I've been able to sit with my 4 month old niece. She is a sweet little baby! And I'm not just saying that because she's related. I've sat with many a baby, and she is fine company.<br />
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Fall plants are in the ground- mums, pansies, and dianthus, aesthetics. Kale, cabbage, collards, broccoli and brussel sprouts. I'll keep you posted on how they turn out. Currently we have tons of jalapenos from our late summer plants!<br />
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I'm going to be teaching some new classes in November- Group Power and Water Aerobics at Sportplex in Roebuck. I met the group exercise manager this morning and she is awesome! I also looked at the facility, and the group ex room is huge (bonus). I'm looking forward to meeting the members and pumping it up!<br />
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Lastly, I'm going to California at the end of the month. The present plan is to fly to San Fransisco, rent a car, hang out in the city for a day and then spend the rest of the weekend at the Mount Madonna Center. Mount Madonna is a yoga center not too far from Santa Cruz. I'm currently debating on whether I would rather camp or stay in a room. Sleeping on the ground is kind of appealing to me.... I've never been to Cali so I am so ready and so excited. Wish I could stay longer, but I am kinda constricted by my ATL trips and other obligations. Hopefully this will be the first of many trips.<br />
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In the past couple of weeks, I've continually reminded myself to have faith. I believe in higher consciousness, I know that everything is already OK and I already know everything I will ever need to know, and I know that I am loved and have the ability to love. Life is what you make it, so live it up!!!<br />
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Thanks for reading!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024272918196037029.post-14615077610618666332010-09-07T15:11:00.000-07:002010-09-07T16:43:21.063-07:00First Post!Wow! A new day, a new blog. I feel like I should say a little about my purpose, but I think I'll post my class schedule and granola recipe instead. Happy reading!<br />
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<tr> <td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-background-thememso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:text2; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="162"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Meditative Yoga<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-thememso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:text2; width: 78.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Tuesday<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-thememso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:text2; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="128"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">6:30- 7:45 pm<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-thememso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:text2; width: 69.15pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Christina<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-thememso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:text2; width: 135.0pt;" valign="top" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Blissful Heights<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="162"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Resistance Stretching<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Wednesday<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="128"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">8:15- 9:00 am<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 69.15pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Naomi<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="top" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Blissful Heights<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-background-thememso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:text2; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="162"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Water Aerobics<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-thememso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:text2; width: 78.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Wednesday<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-thememso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:text2; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="128"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">9:00- 10:00 am<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-thememso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:text2; width: 69.15pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Christina<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-thememso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:text2; width: 135.0pt;" valign="top" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Trussville YMCA pool<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="162"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Gentle Postures<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Thursday<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="128"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">6:30- 7:45 pm<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 69.15pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Christina<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="top" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Blissful Heights<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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<b><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Dry Ingredients:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">5 cups organic oats</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">¾ cup pumpkin seeds</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">1 cup sliced almonds</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">¼ cup sesame seeds</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">1 Tbs. poppy seeds</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">¼ cup ground flax seeds (I like golden, personally)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">½ cup flaked coconut</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">2 Tsp. cinnamon</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Dash of nutmeg</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Wet Ingredients:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">1Tbs. oil (I would vote for coconut , peanut, or safflower)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">½ cup each applesauce, agave nectar or honey, and molasses</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">1 tsp. vanilla extract</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">½ tsp. almond extract</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">1 tbs. good cocoa powder</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Dried fruit to add after baking: 1 cup each raisins and craisins</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Mix dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Heat wet ingredients in a small saucepan over low heat until thoroughly combined (add cocoa at the end). Mix wet ingredients into dry and stir to combine. Spread granola out evenly onto two cookie sheets sprayed with nonstick spray or lightly oiled. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and stir, then reinsert and bake an additional 20 minutes. Remove and let cool. Once cooled, mix in dried fruit and enjoy! This makes a lot so keep some and give some away.</span></div></b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0