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Moksha Madness – The second best thing to do while laying down

Last week I tried Yin yoga for the very first time.  I had been meaning to hit up Moksha Yoga for awhile and finallllly got my life together and made it happen.  I was told this was a passive, restorative practice….just that in itself made me feel all weird and nervous.  Little did I know [...]

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Training Like a Boss – Competition?

One of my colleagues from  Oranj, Ryan Brown, is my new trainer.  Starting this week he will be training me Monday thru Thursday at 6 :00 am.  Ryan and I met up last week to talk about working together and during our meeting the topic of fitness competitions came up.  I explained my concerns about [...]

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New Kid on the Block – Roomie – Motivator

In August a friend introduced me to Manda Watt, a teacher and trainer from Nova Scotia who was considering a big move to Kelowna.  As we sat at Blendz on Bernard and pulled out our tupperware containers of food, I knew we were destined to be friends  We talked excitedly about training and teaching and [...]

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Yoga for a Cause

Yoga, the latest love of my life.  I have decided that it’s time for me to complete my yoga teacher training people.  About a month ago I learned that I have fully healed from my knee injury and I attended my first yoga class in over two months.  From that day forward I was basically [...]

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Paleo Pumpkin Granola

So there’s this blog, it’s called PaleOMG.  I legitimately read it every single day.  I rarely make the recipes, mostly because I am lazy and often don’t have all the right ingredients.  The writer, Julie, makes me spit food/water/ saliva, basically whatever is in my mouth at the time, all over my computer screen on [...]

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Bucket List Flailing

Soooo the other day I went downhill mountain biking at Silver Star for the first time.  It was on my summer bucket list and my bestie Christina has a serious infatuation with the sport.  I should probable note that some of the very best, most terrifying, exciting, and dangerous moments of my life have been [...]

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Bulldog determination-Bengal Tiger Strength-Lock the Knee

I started reading a new book recently called “The Happiness Project”  That’s what teachers do on holidays, read more books, i’m such a nerd.  In hopes of finding even greater happiness the first thing the writer does to improve her life is declutter.  This inspired me to do the same.  Upon rummaging through some drawers [...]

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Spreading the Love – Blogs and Websites I Love!

This is me sharing my love of reading/watching fitness related stuff!   Here are FEW of my go to websites. PaleoOMG – This blog is ridiculously funny.  The girl who writes it is a Crossfit athlete and  trainer and she posts delicious recipes that are based on a pale diet, I read it daily.   http://paleomg.com/ [...]

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Addicted Fitness Photo Shoot

A few shots from the Addicted Fitness Photo Shoot – These shots were taken two weeks after my accident when I was unable to work out.  This is a another testament to the fact that diet is 80%! – I love these trainers!    

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Addicted Fitness Photo Shoot

Two weeks deep into my recovery I had a little photo shoot with the boss lady (Stacy Lynn Zeman and Roz Huber other trainer from Addicted Fitness.  It was a beautiful Friday afternoon and I was determined to do everything my injured body would let me without over extending myself – resulting in possible set [...]

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