POWER HOUR YOGA PLAYLIST!

Kouroukanfouga 5:13 Ballaké Sissoko, Driss El Maloumi & Rajery
Glitter In the Air 3:48 P!nk Funhouse (Deluxe Version)
Stubborn Love 4:39 The Lumineers The Lumineers
Diamonds 3:45 Rihanna Diamonds
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Bob Dylan cover) 8:14 Jason Mraz
Timshel 2:55 Mumford & Sons
Track 11 1:38 Andy McKee
Poison & Wine 3:40 The Civil Wars Barton Hollow Country & Folk
Upward Over the Mountain 5:58 Iron & Wine
Passion Play 5:55 William Fitzsimmons Until When We Are Ghosts
Not Like the Movies 4:01 Katy Perry Teenage Dream 
Skinny Love 3:59 Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago
Last Orders 5:02 Richard Hawley
Breathe Me 4:35 Sia Colour the Small One (Bonus Track Version)

Chocolate n' Strawberry Shake!

Ohhhhhhh yeaaaaa baby!

Shake it up honey pie! This shake is non-stop, delicious, yum, yum, wantmorenow, drink it up, fantastico!

How does one make such a marvelous treat?

MUST MIX TOGETHER:

Ø 4 TBSP Chocolate Hemp protein powder from Trader Joe's.

Ø Dash Vanilla Extract

Ø Dash Cinnamon

Ø 10-15 Frozen/Fresh Strawberries

Ø 1/2 to 1 cup Water (depending on how you like consistency)

Ø 1 packet Stevia

I mixed everything in the magic bullet and WHAM!

Done.

Drank.

Licked lips.

Smiled.

*Vegan, GF, Less than 200 CALORIES!

75 Minute Yoga Playlist!!

• Sierra Leone 2:17 The Derek Trucks Band Easy Listening
• LOVE THIS! 4:28  Man Voice Easy Listening
• For My Father 3:55 Andy McKee Art of Motion Singer/Songwriter
• As Much As You Lead 4:39 Lex Land Orange Days On Lemon Street
• Like the River 3:20 James Vincent McMorrow
• Into You 4:35 Fabolous  Street Dreams Hip Hop/Rap
• Diamonds 3:45 Rihanna Diamonds
• Inhale Deep 2:49 Macklemore The Language of My World
• Lovers' Eyes 5:21 Mumford & Sons Babel (Deluxe Edition) Alternative
• Superhuman (feat. Keri Hilson) 3:38 Chris Brown Exclusive (The Forever Edition) R&B/Soul
• Pretty Lil' Heart (feat. Lil Wayne) 3:36 Robin Thicke Pretty Lil' Heart (feat. Lil Wayne)
• Skin 5:04 Rihanna Loud Pop
• Remix Are you that Somebody 3:17 Aaliyah New Age
• The Lost Boy 3:29 Greg Holden The Lost Boy - Single Singer/Songwriter
• Stubborn Love 4:39 The Lumineers The Lumineers Alternative
• Carry Me Home 4:00 Ben Harper Easy Listening
• Track 02  4:52 Easy Listening
• Be Me 5:36 Sheryl Crow JL's Easy Listening

Starting Over is Rough but Necessary!

I took some time off yoga and started teaching more classes.  Planning, creating music playlists and trying to conjure up themes took up some time and I stopped participating in the greatest thing that brings me joy: YOGA.

After a conversation of nutrition, health, fitness, inspiration and what brings happiness to the table, my uncle said to me, "Getting out of shape is the easiest thing to do, but the hardest thing to get out of."  I conquer.  I'm tired of feeling tired.

I find that making small goals for myself is what works.  I want to move every day for at least 30 minutes.  I want to eat whole foods with few ingredients.  I want to eat foods that nourish my body and feed my brain.  Hoping this helps motivate you and gives you a little high five because we are in this, all of this, together.

HERE'S TO STARTING OVER!

It's never too late to change what you don't like.

So get to it!

Do You Write?

If you write/journal/jot stuff down…

THEN I have an exercise for you to try!

I JUST finished listening to a lecture about Reviving Your Creativity by a woman named Julia Cameron. She INSISTS on "Morning Pages."  My first thought was, “What the hell are morning pages?”  You basically write every morning, right when you wake up (before coffee, checking email, showering and so on).  You write on paper, aim for 3 pages and let everything fly out.  No editing, monitoring, topic influencing.  Just plain ol' write whatever comes to mind and put it on paper.

There's proof that when her students partake in this morning ritual, they get rid of negative thoughts, develop more realistic goals and lose weight without trying.  Hell yea!!

If you need some help getting started, she says to use these 6 questions to get you started:

1. What do I need to KNOW?

2. What do I need to ACCEPT?

3. What do I need to TRY?

4. What do I need to DO?

5. What do I need to GRIEVE?

6. What do I need to CELEBRATE?

Allergy-Free Delish Breakfast!!

Eat this in the morning and feel VERY full!

In a bowl:

Add 1/2 cup cooked Quinoa

Pour unsweetened Coconut Milk on top (about 1/4 cup if not less)

Sprinkle as much Cinnamon as you'd like on top

Add 1 Stevia packet

Put in microwave for 1 to 2 minutes

Take out and top with 1-2 TBSP of Sunflower Seeds.

ENJOY!

I drink a large glass of water after and feel FULL and HAPPY!