Kundalini and Kindness: The Biggest Lesson From A Week In Greece
Two weeks ago, I spent 6 days on the Greek island Kythira with Gloria Latham doing a kundalini yoga retreat. (If you haven’t done one of her classes in Vancouver, check out this 4 min start to your day...
View ArticleGetting Outside (Myself)
No one travels to the Grand Canyon and experiences how grand they are. (Unless the trip to get to the Grand Canyon was filled with unfathomable difficulties and just getting there was an accomplishment...
View ArticleThe Highlights of 2017 – A Thank You
Every December, Steph and I wrap up our calendar and business year by doing a full recap of our lives – in every aspect. This year we updated the questions we ask ourselves (we’re sharing our process...
View Article31 Lessons From The Last 365
Last night we were eating and dancing and laughing with new and old friends as we celebrated Martin’s 40th birthday at his family home in the countryside of Denmark. It was a ruckus, it was filled with...
View ArticleHustlin’ With Heart – The Behind The Scenes Of Bali
I participated in Chasing Sunrise‘s 21 Damn Early Days in January. It was a practice of waking up at 4:20 am every morning and using those extra hours to do something useful before the world woke up....
View ArticleYou Should Probably Avoid Setting Goals This Year
This is the time of year when the hot topic is about your new goals and your new resolutions. Yet have you ever thought about why you should or, dare I say it, should not set goals? Goals are a tool....
View ArticleThe Highlights of 2016
This past year got a bad rap. Deaths, election results, terrorism, war. It all occurred and it created all the feels. Amongst the chaos and crazy, 2016 was still a great year. My last post each...
View ArticleTop 8 Posts of 2016
Some of these posts are amazing. Others I thought were complete garbage. Yet, what I am amazed at time and time again, is that my inner critic is not always in cahoots with what you actually read. So...
View ArticleCreating The Ideal Life: A Year After Lululemon
I was leading a session this week on what it meant to truly create your future. The dreams, the goals, the commitments, the wildest “wouldn’t it be great if”s – alongside the personal responsibility,...
View ArticleLessons From The Yoga Mat – Where Is Your Work?
When I took my first yoga teacher training, I was amazed at how easy it was to practice every day. While others were sore and longed for a day off, my newfound group of trainee friends and I would use...
View ArticleThe Final 70
In the last 30 days… My sister and her man got married. The Irontribe headed to the Ironman World Championships in Kona to cheer on Steph as she crossed her 15th Ironman finish line. My man and I took...
View ArticleThe Transition: From Then To Now
This morning was the first day of the new fall schedule at Semperviva – the first of many more Monday morning practices at 6:15 am. I woke up and shuffled out the door – putting my flip flops on as I...
View ArticleTis The Season To Ditch “Getting Gritty”
James completed Ironman Canada this year by only practicing yoga. You can read his full-journey here, yet one highlight from his race report really stuck out to me. He recounted his time on the bike:...
View ArticleIs Your Treat Really A Treat?
That glass of wine after a long day of work. That cheat day at the end of a week of healthy eating. That two-day break from moving your body because “I worked out on Tuesday.” The notion of “treat...
View ArticleThe 30th Surprise: This Is Life In Colour
I finished teaching my first yoga class of the night in Kitsilano and jumped in my car. I was a little disheartened that more of my friends hadn’t been there, yet I knew there were two more classes I...
View ArticleThe 18 Things To Accomplish Before Turning 30
I read this “17 Things To Accomplish Before You’re 30” article earlier this year and thought to myself “is that really it?” Are those really the experiences I would stand behind as the accomplishments...
View Article10 Seconds To Shift Your Stress + Unhappiness
There are moments when I begin to give in. When I’m running and the pain kicks in at kilometer 17. When a new deadline pops onto my already full on calendar. When there are no car2go’s in my area and I...
View ArticleAdding In An Extra Hour To Your Day
For the past two weeks, I’ve been in full content creation mode. Over 16,000 words have been written about creating personal breakthroughs through sweat, what it means to be a great people manager, and...
View ArticleThe Dirty Truth About Living Consistently
Integrity. Goals. Health. Courage. Community. Family. Kindness. Doing my best. These are the things I care about. When I prepare to teach a yoga class, I prepare to bring my best. When I have a free...
View ArticleConversations That Matter – Kent Brun Podcast
There is something magical about having a conversation late at night, in a warm kitchen, with a little puppy scampering around your feet. It’s even more lovely when the conversation is with Kent Brun....
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