Feet to Head Does Not a Backbend Make

A few weeks ago, I got real in class. We were in splits, which I’m NOT good at. Getting better, putting a lot of work into it, but I’m not uber flexible in that way. Hello, hamstrings! (Yeah, sorry about that one guys.) I generally have the same thing to say to my students when we’re hanging out…

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Celebrating #NationalYogaMonth!

It’s officially National Yoga Month! Which makes the pill that it’s already September a little bit easier to swallow. I’m already in year 2 of a daily handstand challenge, and we’re coming in on the home stretch of the #liveharmlessffy 30 day challenge with Harmless Harvest at Flex & Flow. So what more can I do…

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Funkify Your Fly with ME at FFY!

Hey there, Portland yogis! I’m so excited to be gearing up to teach my second arm balance workshop at Flex & Flow this Sunday the 28th at 11am. It’s going to be 90 minutes of a little bit of flow, a lot bit of playing on hands, and a lot of sweating! It’s open to all levels! How…

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Finding Strength in Stillness

This past week is yet another reminder to me that stillness, quiet, and rest are just as important to being strong as running, push-ups, weight lifting, and all the other activities I love to do. Last week was rough. Getting back from 6 days in LA (5 of which were 18-hour non-stop action-packed days), less than 3…

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5 Arm Toning Exercises: #SummerStrong Friday Five

Happy Flex Friday, sweaties! Coming to you from Indianapolis this week! The Sweat Pink team is here rocking out all the Sweat Pink and blogging love for fitbloggin. Today for #flexfriday, we’re talking arm strength with Bob’s Red Mill. A lot of my activities end up working out my arms: paddling, bootcamp and circuit training, all…

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All the goals, all the resistance! #TheFitChallenge

Hills, inversions, resistance bands, handstand press-up… Today for #TheFitChallenge with Perfect Fitness and Fit Approach, we’re talking fitness goals and adding in resistance to our workouts! I’m normally pretty excited to get going in a fresh week, but I’m not exactly feeling very “rah rah, Monday” right now. Maybe once the cold brew in my overnight…

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The weekend of 10.5 hours of yoga

What does 10.5 hours of yoga in a weekend look like? Voilà! Friday: 4:30-5:30 Power Vinyasa with Justine We had so much fun getting hot and sweaty together in a flow led by our love Justine visiting from San Francisco. And then trying to coordinate a yoga picture with all of us proved … difficult….

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Spring is springing – #prAnastyle

It’s official! Spring has sprung in Portland! Flowers are blooming and I’ve skied 50-degree days to prove it… Though that last one was in Utah and Colorado. Don’t get me started on the fact that it dumped snow in all 4 ski areas I’ve been to this year after I left. (read: tone is bitter)  …

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One and done?

I was inspired last night. I saw a video of my friend and student Christy Prior flowing between Sundial and Flying Splits, and looking gorgeous and effortless with it. I realized how long it had been since I’d given Sundial a go. I think it was even back in 2014 when we took the following picture…

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