Hey Reader, This past week, I was sicker than I've been in a long time. What started as a mild cold suddenly morphed into something much less mild plus a 2 day migraine. I'm ok now -- no more migraine, no more coughing jags waking me up in the middle of the night -- but at the peak of that nastiness, all I wanted to do was rest. Well, not all. I actually did still want to move my body. That might sound absolutely nuts. If rest was what my body needed, shouldn't I have given my body that? This...
11 days ago • 3 min read
(not interested in the Daily 5? Scroll down a bit so you can opt-out of these Daily 5 specific promotional emails) Hey Reader, The DAILY 5 starts tomorrow. If you join the DAILY 5, tomorrow morning you'll receive an email from me with a 5 minute yoga practice. When one of the past participants took that first class, she emailed me to say, "What a way to begin! All of my favorite poses in a simple beautiful flow." Here's what a few participants said over the course of the month long program:...
18 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, I'm about to head out on a hike with my family, so I'm going to keep this quick: I used to love eagle pose, back when my legs weren't quite as strong and my muscles were less defined. That allowed me to get my foot behind my calf muscle fairly easily in eagle pose. But even when I was a newer teacher, I was aware that not everyone could do eagle pose with ease. So whenever I taught it, I reminded my students that the goal is not foot behind leg; the goal is balancing in a...
18 days ago • 3 min read
(not interested in the Daily 5? Scroll down a bit so you can opt-out of these Daily 5 specific promotional emails) Hey Reader, I hate jumping jacks. That might seem like an odd way to start, but it's mostly to say that even though I love to move my body, jumping jacks are one of the ways I do not love moving my body. Spoiler alert: there are no jumping jacks in the DAILY 5. The reason I mention this is that not everyone likes moving their bodies in the same way. Some people love lifting...
19 days ago • 2 min read
(not interested in the Daily 5? Scroll down a bit so you can opt-out of these Daily 5 specific promotional emails) Hey Reader, Just sending you a quick, Friday note to let you know that the DAILY 5, my 28-day easy, breezy movement program begins 3 days from today on September 1st. This program is a game changer in terms of daily movement because it liberates you from the pressure longer yoga or strength classes and gives you the freedom to move in the way that best works within your life. The...
20 days ago • 1 min read
(not interested in the Daily 5? Scroll down a bit so you can opt-out of these Daily 5 specific promotional emails) Hey Reader, Today I did a 30 minute workout of heavy lifting (back squats), some supplemental weight lifting, and impact training. I'm working with a coach and she's programming all of it for me. I love it. But working out for this amount of time is somewhat new for me. For a long time, I found myself squeezing in 5-10 minute strength training practices because it's all I had the...
22 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, I've been working out hard lately. I started working with a coach who designs a week of fitness programming for me at a time -- and it's been incredible. Working with her has shifted the way I have been moving my body (more on that in a few weeks!) But it hasn't always been this way. In fact for the past 10 years or so, my movement practice has been consistent but brief. Some days I'd manage 30 minutes of movement, but others were closer to 10-15. Some days, I'd squeak out 5...
25 days ago • 3 min read
(not interested in the Daily 5? Scroll down a bit so you can opt-out of these Daily 5 specific promotional emails) Hey Reader, I want to tell you a bit about why I created the DAILY 5. As someone who loves to move her body, movement comes naturally to me. I don't have to convince myself to do it. Whether I'm lifting weights or doing yoga or taking a dance class or going for a run, I love to move. But after I had kids, what I found difficult was making the same space for movement that I had...
27 days ago • 2 min read
(not interested in the Daily 5? Scroll down a bit so you can opt-out of these Daily 5 specific promotional emails) Hey Reader, Can you believe summer is almost over? My kids are back in school and we're slowly getting back into the rhythm of the routines that make up the school year. Some of them are the same -- earlier bedtimes, the morning scramble to get to the bus stop on time, checking backpacks for folders and uneaten food after they walk in the door after school. And some are new --...
30 days ago • 2 min read