Sep
26
My favourite yoga pose may be obvious… Tree pose (Vrksasana) requires balance between being grounded and being moveable at the same time. My standing leg is strong, rooted to the ground, while my upper body is lifted and able to bend and move (like a tree’s branches). I am able to have a full expression …
Sep
24
Rob Tubajon, one of Vancouver’s top trainers and a pretty rad friend of mine, did something remarkable today. Today was his imagine1day creatribution: 1 School 1 Day. Not being in Vancouver to run with him wasn’t going to stop me in supporting him achieve his goal of having the health and fitness community come together …
Sep
21
Setting an intention at the beginning of my yoga class is a powerful thing. It provides me with something to focus on. Something bigger than just being on my mat for the next hour. Sometimes the instructor offers an intention. I can choose to make that my intention or I can choose to set one …
Sep
08
After a great morning yoga sesh in Vancouver, as we lay in savasana, the instructor read out this insightful parable. The Gift of a Wise Woman’s Stone A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the …
Sep
01
A year ago, on my second day, in the hot upstairs room of the West 4th lululemon store, I wrote down the goal: “I complete my MBA by Sept 2013.” I then jumped into the land of luon and proceeded … … to welcome and train over 220 new hires from around the world. … …
Aug
01
1. People come out of the woodwork to help me achieve them. As I have written in my goals, I spend a weekend with Jason Mraz on his avocado farm by Sept 2020. It was recently announced that Jason Mraz is performing on Aug 5th in Whister (more info). Within 2 hours of the announcement …
Jul
04
Last week, Andrew Haas conquered the impossible. Out of 196 registered racers, he finished the Spartan Death Race in 10th place (crossing the line with his all-time-partner-in-crime David Harwood). To put this in perspective, only 36 people (18%) finished the actual race!! This is not a race to make you feel good about yourself. It’s …
Jun
16
You are stupendous. You give your life to your passion day in and day out. I sometimes make judgments on how much money you make or on how much celebrity you have earned – when really it is just a reflection of myself. Making more than enough money and having my actions create shifts in …
Jun
14
Did you get this e-mail in your inbox today? Cause I certainly did. Heck yes, I work with amazing people (who give permission to post this). Say it loud, say it proud. Game 7, we’re bringing home the cup! In the hangover of a devastating Game six in which our beautiful city saw their team …
May
02
Yesterday, I crossed my second marathon finish line after 4:24 hours of running. That’s officially 1 hour faster than I did it in 2005. And this time, I crossed that line with no ice packs wrapped around my knees nor a heavy dose of painkilling drugs in my body. A heavy dose of gratitude hit …