Weekend Highlights + Monday

FRIDAY

 Dinner

 James cut his finger again earlier in the week and got 11 stitches. We had to go back to get it checked out- to make sure it was healing well (it is!) 

After dinner we headed out to play darts

 I even won a game :)

SATURDAY

After work a couple of friends came over for a "pinkies up” wine and cheese party 

 White Truffle cheese, Goat cheese brie with gluten free crackers and (regular) mini toasts 

SUNDAY

After 2 cups of coffee, it was workout time

100 Reps of each:

Jump Rope

Squat with Overhead press (50- my arms were dead after that) the other 50 weighted squats

Mountain climbers

Standing Front kicks. Alternating

High knees

Push ups

Bridge Pulses

Jump Lunges

Hover Jacks

After work, Dinner and a long walk in the cold- I came home and attempted to make Grain free Vanilla Coconut Roons. It started off good

 But unfortunately they didn’t hold together.. I even baked them longer to try drying them out.. Instead we decided to make “Granola"

 This stuff is good alone and on top yogurt+ banana+ Almond butter.. 

MONDAY

I met up with Paula for a little upper body WO and 10 rounds of sprints.

Post workout 

 The last piece of Paleo bread, (boo!) topped with an egg and a little cheddar cheese as I was running out the door for a little grocery shopping. The most exciting purchase

      46oz. of Franks= Love.

One of my students has a couple of injuries she is nursing- but really wanted to come to class tonight, so I made a class specifically with her in mind, which turned out to be killer.. and had to share

Warm up- 5 minutes 

Jog laps around room. Even 2 laps do the following:

20 Jumping Jacks

15 Mountain climbers

10 High knees

5 Squats

WO

100 Alternating Front Kicks

100 Sumo Alternating side leg lifts (Stay low the whole time)

1 minute Mountain climbers

100 Leg Raises

:30 seconds Knee in Plank hold (Right)

1 minute Hollow body hold

:30 seconds Knee in Plank hold (Left)

100 Scissor kicks

50 Alternating Front Kicks

50 Sumo Alternating side leg lifts

50 Leg Raises

50 Scissors

Did you do any awesome WOs this weekend? Any good recipes??  

Giving-em what they asked for...

   There is no greater compliment to me than committed students who show up week after week ready and excited to do whatever the hell I ask them to.  I am very fortunate to have amazingly trusting and willing students. They are the reasons that I teach- and they made me the teacher that I am today and push to be tomorrow. I am challenged to come up with new and exciting ways to keep their attention and get them results. 

    Twice this week I was contacted by two of my students. One hunted me down through Facebook just to tell me that she was unable to lift her arms from soreness and had to “stalk me” (her words-hah) to tell me that she loved class on Monday. (So adorable, btw) and Thank You :)

    The second is a long time student- one of the original girls that started coming over a year and a half ago- who told me, and I quote, “I hope your planning on kicking our butts on Thursday! I need to make up for missing last week” - Here’s my response:

                                                                   ---- Yes, I am.
    Just in case your wondering what wall walk ups have to do with yoga, I’ll explain. I teach a very untraditional class because well… I’m untraditional.. and that is the kind of students I attract. My students actually ASKED for walk ups a couple weeks ago and I am more than happy to oblige- They do anything I ask them to, no questions.. and I try and do the same. Anything they want to try, any body part they want to work on, any asana- anything at all.. they ask and I deliver.. I love that we have this two way communication.
     Without them.. I’d be just a crazy girl talking to myself in an empty room..  With them- I’m chasing a dream… to remind people that yoga can be fun, challenging and free.. (and isn’t always about meditation and inner peace) To share a combination of my practices and hobbies that I love with anyone who’ll listen and is just willing to try, and to never stay inside your comfort-bubble because outside there is amazing potential!