Another success story!

One of my students shared that they lost 33 pounds since June! They have attended my yoga classes several times a week and watched what they ate. Horray !~!!

Positive Thinking part 2

Well, my New Year's resolution was going along quite nicely until I hit an unpredictable bump in the road of life. I was really negative for one day. It felt good to complain! I'm over it now. My resolution lasted from December 30, 2007 to March 1, 2008. Not bad. I'm back on the wagon to happy town.

This is a little optimism that Spring is near, I planted 150 tulip and 150 more daffodils last Fall. I can't wait until they bloom!!

New challenge

Last weeks challenge was to improve or expand on all of the prior challenges that you participated in, just a little more! Conservation in addition to recycling is one way to expand and grow. Open yourself to recognize opportunities, look for ways to take your focus off yourself and reach out to others.

My sister and I are going to see the Dali Lama speak in Ann Arbor on April 19th at 10am. Tickets are still available at Ticket Master.

This week's challenge is to share your growth with someone. I ran into another mom from my kids school yesterday at Kroger. We worked on some projects together and I consider her a friend. When I started taking yoga classes in October 2005, and felt an improvement I shared this with her. She told me of her chronic back pain as of a result of bad fall. She gained 80 pounds! I encouraged her to try yoga at Lifetime. With my background working in physical rehabilitation at U of M, I frankly told her that she needed to loose the weight. She agreed and told me that she would work on it and then come to yoga. She changed her diet, took aqua classes at LTF and lost the 80 pounds and has kept it off for 1 year! She looks amazing and has much less pain and more energy! I invited her to my class, she said she was ready! Stories like this make me so proud of the power we have to encourage others.

Happy February 29th!

I can only say this every 4 years. We have several weeks until the official start of Spring, hang in there!~ As I've challenged my students to improve their lives a little at a time, so too have I. I am of the school of thought that lives and teaches by example. By the way, my kids loved the DIA, we'll have to go back, it was too much to take in in one day! Have a glorious day!

Namaste! Tricia

Part 2

I fasted until 1 again today. I had toast, a granola bar, a cheese stick, fruit and some Kefir. I had chicken with roasted asparagus and chili cheese corn bread for dinner, Yogi Tea Berry antioxidant tea with honey.

What I ate part 1

I eat as much organic as possible.

Yesterday I fasted until 1pm (coffee only),then I had a low carb wrap, with sliced red peppers, low fat turkey and full fat ranch dip, fruit and fiber bar. For a snack I had a small bowl of pinto beans and orange juice. For dinner I had Roschti potatoes (so good!) fish, green beans and tea. I had 4 -6 chocolate foil wrapped Easter egg candies, tons of baby carrots and ranch dip, a mozarella cheese stick and more H2O!

Today I had coffee and a peice of whole grain toast with cream cheese at 8am, fasted until 1 pm then had a low carb wrap after yoga class with butter, a cheese stick, then I got Kentucky Fried Chicken, potatoes, macaroni and biscuits! The kids wanted it and I caved. It tasted very good but I don't feel good now. I need to go and eat some veggies and fruit.

Tomorrow I'll have oatmeal with raspberries for breakfast.

Go play outside!

That's an order! Make snow angels, go sledding and catch snowflakes on your tongue. Behave like a kid, whether or not you have one!

Moonlight Madness

Hi everyone, I hope you got to witness the lunar eclipse last night. I was driving home from subbing Anna's yoga class in Novi (my third that day) and saw it about halfway through. I rushed home, to find my husaband and kids ready to go outside. We bundled up and stood together looking at the moon. We went back in and came out about 6 times to catch different phases. We stayed until it was complete and saw the beautiful pulsing light eminating from the moon. I know that they will never forget it, although it may be along the lines of "my crazy mother, still dressed in her yoga clothes made us go outside, at 9:15 to 10:00 like 6 times to look at the moon and stars!" Hey, they got to stay up late on a school night!

Have a great day and wish me luck as I prepare for hosting Bunco tonight! For those of you who aren't familiar with Bunco, it's a dice game with perks! 12 girlfriends lots of food and spirits. Who could ask for more?

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Culture baby!

I've been really wrapped up in other projects lately. Our challenge was to invest a little time indulging in a cultural exploit. We're visiting the DIA next Saturday, I can't wait to see the new space! Many people don't know that the DIA is a world class museum,with an extensive collection. Our last challenge was to reach out to a person in need, to show them someone cares. Before that we were encouraged to meditate for five minutes per day. Absolute peace and silence. Once you get in a meditative space, you will make sure to make time for it.

Ideas to make you warm!

Take a hot bath, don't forget candles, a big fluffy robe and scented bath salts.

Sip on a cup of hot tea, like lemon or mint with honey.

Snuggle up in bed early with a good book. I'm reading The lost memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James (this read appeals to my hopeless romantic inclinations).

DO YOGA!!!

Tea and scones

What a night for hot scones and herbal tea! I'm going to make a fresh batch of white chocolate mixed berry scones tomorrow morning! They will be wonderful with a cup of tea with milk and sugar. My energies have flowed in a new direction lately. I've taken a part-time position to provide PR and marketing for the Plymouth Community Arts Council. It should prove to be an exciting challenge!

Vice

Vice, addiction, guilty pleasure, bad habit, indulgence or whatever you call it, may not be a good aspect of ones life. Smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, illicit drug use, gambling, shopping, overeating or any other "habit" comes to mind. Our challenge this week is to think of an area that needs to be addressed and to challenge ourselves to think before we indulge our ID response to gain gratification or satisfaction. A suggestion was to write a vice on a piece of paper, crumble it up and put it in your pocket. It should be big enough to feel it, or to notice it (uncomfortable). The next time an urge arises, remove the paper, open it up and cross the vice off in red marker, then write "I don't need this! This doesn't control me" below it. Put the paper back in your pocket. For the next week, challenge yourself to control these impulses as much as possible. Mind over matter is true to a certain extent in some cases. Your personal goals and dreams are achievable if you choose to place your energy in a positive activity, something that helps you to grow!

Patience

Patients is a virtue they say, they must not have had children. I'm not sure if patients is in order or if an increased tolerance on my part for disobedience is necessary. I know they can hear me, they understand English, and they are intelligent. They choose not to listen, even when asked repeatedly. Oh, you've guessed right; I'm having a lovely day with my boys. I hope you are blessed with a peaceful night.

BTW did you check out the humongous full moon tonight???

Ripple Effects

I started challenging my students 3 weeks ago. The first challenge was to engage a smile, "hello, how are you?" with someone that is "negative" force in their lives. The second challenge was to make one consistent change to impact the earth in a positive way. I pointed out that my family used 1600 disposable water bottles a year! I really never thought the humongous number of bottles that we used, it was always a case at a time. We bought refillable water bottles and have been using them daily (either filtered water from the fridge or Brita water filter) since Earth day of 2007. That is 8 months ago,or should I say 1200 bottles ago. We really never thought about our impact on the earth it that way until we sat down to to make choices that we could really live with. My third challenge is to explore a new food, fruit or veggie this week. I had 200 students attend my 4 classes this week. 200 people being invited to challenge themselves to grow. Over the past 3 weeks of challenges we as a group(200 week 1, 90 week 2, 200 week 3) totaled 490 times to make a small difference. How inspiring! If we all just share a little goodness and a little encouragement to grow, we all could cause a positive ripple effect to make our lives that much better. I am humbled and honored to have so many wonderful students attend my classes. I want to thank all of you for being a constant source of inspiration for me! Namaste~ Tricia

FUN!!!

Try to have some today! Comment on your funnest experience you've had this week.

Technology

I've been swamped with technology lately. I feel like a dinosaur! I finally got a Blackberry, how cool!

New challenge

I asked my students to join me for a new challenge today. To make one committed change to their lives that will make a difference for the earth. Find some way to make a difference, no matter how small it is, if you make it a consistent change it will have an effect.

Google bar

I've added a google search bar so you can search products right from my site!

Happiness 101

Hopefully, or willfully you make the choice! Will you be happy or miserable today? We are in some ways, in control of our state of self. We can choose to react to a situation in a positive or negative way. The outcome can be effected by our response. PAUSE, SMILE, then REACT. Make this your mantra this week.

Pause...take a deep breath, I mean really deep!
Smile...this will change your emotional state
React...calmly, procrastination is never a bad attribute when reacting to a negative situation


PAUSE, SMILE, REACT
PAUSE, SMILE, REACT
PAUSE, SMILE, REACT