Do you really need to take a multivitamin as “insurance,” or do you get all the vitamins you need from your diet? It’s hard to tell, especially if your diet isn’t as good as you’d like it to be and you don’t eat a lot of food. (The more healthy food you eat, the more vitamins you are likely to get.)
I remembered the first time I was able to do a headstand by myself. At first I was so afraid of falling that I couldn’t even get my legs up. Once I fell, I realized that it wasn’t so bad, balance came easily. All of the energy I put into avoiding my fear of falling had actually held me back. As soon as I dove into the fear by letting myself fall, I saw that there was nothing to be scared of. This gave me the freedom to ultimately do the pose. Read the rest of this entry »
This morning I took my first surfing lesson. Being a dedicated yoga practitioner and teacher, I felt confident that my practice would help me in this new endeavor. When my instructor, Tom, talked about surfing, it sounded a lot like yoga philosophy to me. Read the rest of this entry »
Humidity makes running in the warm weather about a hundred times more difficult, even if you run in the relative coolness of the morning (though when July comes, a “cool’ morning is 75 degrees at 9 a.m.). Michigan is the third wettest state, in the nation, so we are rife with thick air and tougher conditions for just breathing than people in many other places. Read the rest of this entry »
When was this nightmare going to end? I kept waiting to wake up from this bad dream, but it just wasn’t happening. I was feeling scared, many thoughts raced through my mind, what if this doesn’t go away? What if I have to live like this for the rest of my life? Can I do that? I didn’t want to be a burden to my family; I couldn’t imagine living my life in the helpless feeling of despair.
It was a beautiful fall day in October as I started my day like any other. I woke up, got my children off to school and my husband ready for the office. Then I spent a few minutes getting myself ready to head out to work. Little did I realize that on this particular day in 1982, my life would change forever.
So, I’ve only spent one week in the warm and serene temperatures of a Michigan April, but already I am spoiled and would now detest any sudden return to the weather, which persisted not even two weeks ago. However, as the sun finally warms the day I find that the quality of my runs has become spotty at best. That isn’t a shock for me though, not for this time of the year. That’s a typical event for me. Read the rest of this entry »