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My journey in pictures. This is me. From sick and tired to healthy and vibrant! From a place of self-loathing, to a place of self-love and acceptance. What did it for me? Plant-based nutrition via Dr. Joel Fuhrman and YOGA, Bikram style. <3
Bikram Yoga Teacher Training Tuition Fund
The results are in! The decision has been made! I am NOT one of the lucky recipients of the scholarship, so now time to kick my fundraising into HIGH GEAR! If all else fails, there is always fall training, but I am NOT giving up on my goal to be there in April on my birthday. Please help me get the word out, if you are so inspired! I need YOUR help! ♥ Thank you all, for your support thus far. I know my dream WILL become a reality. ♥ Staying positive and focused on my goal.
Feed Your Head
A great documentary on the link between nutrition and mental illness. I find this fascinating. Watch it, if you can! It’s only 45 minutes. “The brain is very particularly dependent on nutrition….It is a nutrient-hog.” Feed Your Head
Homemade pizza! Vegan! Delicious sauce, spinach, oven-roasted sweet onion and red bell pepper, smoky eggplant slices, sauteed mushrooms, and fresh tomato! Sprinkled with some nutritional yeast. SO GOOD!
Taking advantage of the awesome weather by getting out for some winter hiking. Blue skies lift my spirits. Round Lake, Camas, WA 2/2/12
Check out my balancing stick! It’s getting better, slowly but surely. I have always struggled with balance, yoga has helped…A LOT, but I still have a long way to go. Some days are better than others. The better days are becoming more and more frequent. A year into my practice, it is nice to be noticing some small gains. I got some pictures of various postures for my Bikram yoga teacher training scholarship application. It will fun to compare in a year’s time.
"People are born as babies and people die as babies before they even know who they are. How sad. Every human being is a goldmine. When you dig a goldmine, dirt comes out, but somebody has to process the dirt, and process it, and process it, a long-term cleaning system. Then you get a piece of 24 karat gold, and that’s called life.” ~ Bikram Choudhury"
It wasn’t long after beginning my yoga practice that I thought I might want to teach it. The first thought was fleeting. I chased it off before it could take hold. I continued to practice and started noticing subtle changes in my thinking. Suddenly I began to think of myself as able! The excuses started to melt away with each drop of sweat. Every class I took, I would emerge a more authentic version of myself. The changes are subtle. I am stronger, body and mind. I am on a path of spiritual self-discovery. I actually love myself! I have processed a lot of DIRT, with the help of my friends and family. I am sure the dirt will continue to come up. All I can do is keep going to yoga. Keep sifting through little bits at a time, watching carefully for the glimmer of the next gold nugget to appear. I am now confident that becoming a Bikram yoga teacher is part of my life’s work. I believe I will be able to reach out and connect with many people, perhaps having the opportunity to help others sift through their dirt a little.
(Source: bikramyoga.com)
