The 100 Squats a Day April challenge is whooping my butt into shape! I missed one day, I’m not going to lie, but I’m adding an extra day onto the end of the month to make up for it - nobody’s perfect! ;) My usual time is between at 3 to 4 minutes depending on the day. Yesterday’s was 3:02! :) 

This weekend I also went to an advanced yoga workshop with the founder of  Pranalife Yoga; Asia Nelson. I have to say I learned a lot about discovering and engaging those deep abdominal muscles and how to use them properly and effectively in a variety of balancing and strength postures. I also took another baby step towards conquering my fear of inversions and I rocked my first Sirsasana or headstand during the class with Asia’s guidance and assistance. I fell once, it was pretty funny actually. ;p

I’ve now tried twice to gracefully lift my legs from the preparatory sort of dolphin pose up into the full, and man alive I am never doing a boring old crunch again! I have never in my life had such a great, deep ab workout as just TRYING to lift my legs into headstand! Hahaa, I’m glad I’m enjoying it though, handstand is still an fearful pose for me, so I’m going to enjoy experimenting with the Queen of yoga poses first!  

Hope you guys all had a great weekend too! Happy Monday! :D 

Getting a little fresh air with the pup this afternoon, we stopped for a few minutes of practice. 

Really had a serious face for this one apparently. I used to hate any and all variations of Boat Pose. Now I almost enjoy it. ;)

This has been my afternoon in a nutshell. Been getting my om on in the blue room today. Also a little sad that in a month or two I won’t be able to practice in it anymore. :( But on to bigger and better things, and bluer rooms! ;)
Namaste ya’ll!

So - this is me in a nutshell for the next few days. I’ve been kinda stressing my body out lately, just letting usual day to day stuff build up and take over, so I’ve decided to start a detox of sorts. I don’t know how long it will be for or exactly what it will consist of, but for the next few days at least I’ll be focusing on raw foods, lots of juices & enjoying time in my favorite yoga poses. For some people this might not even be a detox, but for where I’m at with my diet & my body, it is. 

I’ve done fasting before (water & juice fasts on separate occasions for 3-5 days) and I’ve found it to be a very useful tool. After a fast or when I eat only raw foods for a period of time, my digestion is 100x better, skin problems like dryness or red spots disappear, and my hair is thicker & more bouncy! Naturally, it’s a goal of mine to eat mostly raw on a day-to-day basis but lately the cooked & unhealthy meals have grown in frequency. So at the very least, this will be a transition period to clean up my mess and ease my way back on the raw train! 

Today I fasted for most of the day. Started with organic mango & orange juice this afternoon & I’m going to be sticking with that for the rest of the day. Tomorrow will be all bananas, coconut water and tea if I want something warm. An hour of silent practice each day and no television. I think that’s a good start at least. 

Hope you are all having magical & seasonal adventures wherever you are! Sending lots of Love & Good Vibes your way! :) 

The more I just hang out with a wall, the more I want to experiment without it. I’m getting too comfortable with relying on something to catch me before I fall & that’s not the right way to learn to fly.

6 and a half sec :p #bakasana #crowpose #challenge #yoga #babysteps #progress #fitness