Choosing to do your Yoga Teacher Training is an investment in your future. And, like any good investment decision, it’s good to know your options and what things to consider to make the best choice for you. How long will it take me? 200 hours is pretty standard for your first YTT. Consider if you …
Category Archive: Vision + Goals
Apr
17
A Day In The Life: Yoga Teacher Training
When I said I was going to Bali for a month, people often thought I was living as a vagabond – doing yoga and taking naps in rice fields all day. Rest assured, my experience thus far has been quite different. Here’s what my days look like: 4 am: The roosters are awake, which means …
Apr
11
Bali, Here I Come!
I head to the airport tonight for 4 weeks of yoga teacher training in Bali (someone pinch me!) and there is so much I want to share with you. I want to tell you about the e-mail response I got from my boss when I told her that I got accepted into the training that …
Mar
11
I’m Not Ready To Be A Yoga Teacher
I’m heading to Bali in April to do my yoga teacher training and I couldn’t be more nervous. When I struggle through a 30-minute seated meditation, or I miss a day in the studio, or I see that my once “almost-there” handstand has become a “back-to-square-one” handstand, the mantras I repeat in my head become …
Jan
17
Blending Black Stretchy Pants + Business Competitions
This weekend is a big weekend in the land of Vancouver for two reasons. #1: The lululemon athletica (ware)House Party is taking over BC Place. Once a year, in the US and Canada, lululemon hosts a sale of epic proportions (as we don’t usually have sales in the stores throughout the year). Since Vancouver hasn’t …
Jan
12
Bring On The Butterflies
Butterflies in my stomach remind me that I care about what I’m about to do. I got them before I pressed submit on my yoga teacher application, and I get them every time right before I step on to a stage. Like today. If you haven’t heard, Steph and I are presenting today (for the …
Jan
07
Deep Breathe. Here We Go!
Breathe in. Breathe out. It’s one week into 2013 and I feel like I need to be careful what I am asking for. Because what I am asking for is coming at me. Fast. Faster than I thought it would. Breathe in. I tell myself to breathe as date one turns into date two. As …
Jan
03
We All Want Progress
… but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.” – C.S. Lewis As we begin to set and re-evaluate our goals and intentions for the year ahead, consider that we must …
Jan
01
Maximizing Fitness Maximizes Life
“We do not believe in new year’s resolutions. We believe goals are not set once a year. They are made and achieved daily. … We believe that a fully maximized life is born from a powerful body and sound mind.” – Paul Spector, Equinox This little video drops some mad truthbombs. Well done Equinox. Well …
Jan
01
The Top 10 Posts of 2012
Who knew when I started this little site 5 years ago that it would grow into what it is today. Almost 600 posts later with over 41,000 annual visitors from over 121 countries – WOW – you totally amaze me. Thank you. This site is my artistic playground. And so I share this list of …