My stories from the road…
It’s officially been three weeks since I ran the Chevron Houston Marathon. It was a tough day and my body was pretty beat up afterwards due to some lingering injuries (read about that here), so I decided to take some time off. In fact, yesterday was my first run since the race, making it one
I recently completed my 200-hour yoga teacher training, which was a big goal of mine for a long time. My yoga journey began as practicing for exercise, just how I started my running journey. What I’ve come to discover is that doing yoga regularly also helps me mentally. Marathon running, especially the long arduous hours
In the spirit of the holiday season I thought it would be appropriate to share one way you can give back to others in the final week of 2015. One of my dear friends and favorite yoga teachers, Dana, is embarking on a pretty incredible trip in a few months to help a group of people
Family, food, and fitness were the three “Fs” of my holiday travels. This year I spent Thanksgiving in Nashville, TN with my fiancé’s family. I’ve always found that when traveling, especially to a city you don’t know that well, it’s really easy to lose track of your routine. With the Chevron Houston Marathon a mere
Tonight I attended a pretty kick-ass event in Houston, a rooftop yoga fundraiser for non-profit, Peach Outreach, focused on raising awareness and funds for uterine cancer research. How am I connected to uterine cancer you ask? It’s simple. I have a uterus AND 50 percent of the people I know have one, too. With a
Want to take a yoga class with me? I’m a RYT-200 yoga teacher and am currently teaching and assisting classes at studios in Houston, TX. My schedule is below: Mondays: 6-7 a.m. at Yoga EaDo Tuesdays: 5:30-6:30 a.m. at BIG Power Yoga (assistant) Tuesdays & Thursdays: 6-6:30 p.m. at Yoga EaDo – Moga…mobility yoga perfect for
My first real introduction to yoga was in Hawaii, one summer during college. I quickly picked up a two-times a week routine and loved how great I felt! When I returned to school for my senior year, I wanted to share what I had learned with my swim team. At the time, our team did
I’ve been an athlete most of my life. And most of my life I’ve been healthy and I learned to push through painful, tough training. Injury was just never present, until this past December. I tried to ignore it, the nagging pain in my heel when I woke up. I tried to chalk it up
