Fear in the Body

Went to Pure Yoga's  class yesterday and it was packed. When I quipped about personal space later on, Cindy reminded me that yoga is the art of ignoring; she expanded on the idea by encouraging me to make personal space in my mind, a concept I totally dig...

Gloria (a.k.a. Pure Yoga) usually conducts a mixed-level class so she threw in elephant's trunk and crane poses. I have the whole squatting part of crane down but elevating? And we won't even discuss elephant's trunk.

Gloria said it best: Sometimes there's fear in the body when we turn upside down. I immediately recognized the feeling as I attempted crane. Of course, that tiny moment of fear was mixed in with so many other good feelings... Gloria also told us about a yin yoga class that she teaches at 6 a.m. and I chuckled softly because I don't do anything at 6 a.m. but adjust my pillow...

Saw this video about recycling on The Today Show. Check out what you can do with your yoga mat when it's time for a new one.

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Blame It On The Butters?

Someone gave my friend pajamas which she gave to me. Shhh! While they are a little snug on me, they are snugger on her and therein lies the non-scale triumph. Not even a year ago would I have dreamed of getting into an article of clothing that said friend owned.

Maybe my new mantra should be:

The scale is not moving but the clothes are loose.

By the way, I plan to lounge in said pajamas at some point tomorrow for a lengthy amount of time...

I had quite the losing streak going in blog giveaways but I finally won a $5 dollar coupon over at A Life Less Sweet Reviews! for MaraNatha Nut Butters. I needed that coupon too.


I know what you're thinking. The butters are the reason that 'Drea's scale won't move but I never have more than one tablespoon per day.

By the way, is it worth it to wash out these containers for the purpose of recycling them? It's hard to know what the lesser evil is at times.