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Easy Saturday

I went to gymnastics class this morning, and Justin FINALLY got a membership to Qi just before class. :)
Picked up my new glasses!
Ate Pho and caught up with Catrina, Rokha, and Justin...
It's beginning to snow...
I'm listening to "Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasure," a posthumous release... so beautiful while cozying up on a chilly Saturday afternoon!
Pulling together idea boards for my sister-in-law's fall wedding...
Later :: Heading to Happy Hour and then a friend's for a get together this evening...


EnJOY your Saturday :)

QuickShape

This year and ongoing I want to be held accountable for my actions... Especially on the Nutrition / Fitness side of things. I teach yoga, I practice yoga, I spin, I "gymnastics," etc.... But I do not eat as well as I could. I am looking for a BALANCE between both Nutrition and Fitness. So, I have joined a a challenge at Qi Functional Systems called QuickShape... Four times over the course of 112 days/16 weeks, I will be measured by weight lost, inches lost, and skeletal muscle gained. The personal trainers will take photos of me each time I "measure in" in order to keep track of the physical changes... I will be given motivation from the trainers and other challenge participants over the course of the next 16 weeks...I will even be breaking on through to the "other side," trying out classes at QiRyders! Let's DO this!


Not just for 2012, I want to eat healthier forever. I want to be more mindful of what I put in my body. I may be working out a bunch, but what I put in my body affects everything. Eating right will make my workouts matter MORE.


Sarah Stanley, an amazing athlete and role model for me, put what I am trying to SAY and DO into the perfect words: "You can't have exercise without real, healthy food. It's like a car- you can't drive if it doesn't have wheels."


Treat your SELF right ::Mind and Body:: this year and EVERY year!! And remember to hold yourself accountable!
XO,
Robyn

Countdown to 2012: Sequins Encouraged

I cannot believe the year is ending in a matter of hours. Can you ?
This year has been full of many things... good and bad.
I am ready to leave it behind and leap into 2012 head first, but not without forgetting what I have learned.
I invite you to enjoy these last remaining hours of 2011.
What will you take with you, what will you leave behind ?


I will take with me....
...the love and continuous words of encouragement from my friends and family.
...great memories of my father and uncle who I lost this year. 
...all of the joys brought into this world - all of the friends who have added to their beautiful families this year.
...new found yoga awareness and knowledge, friendships, gratitude, confidence... There will always be so much to learn; and so much to teach. 
...the culture, the memories, the history, the friendships made from my experiences in Israel, Greece, and Turkey.
...gymnastics body awareness... I am loving this practice since I began in the summer. Yoga isn't the only thing or the only way; this new knowledge helps keep my mind open and my body surprised!
...a continuous love of photography... capturing memories and beautiful moments.
...a greater understanding to never judge anyone as we never truly understand what any person is going through.


Whether you are attending a New Year's Eve party full of glitter or staying home with loved ones, enjoying the last hours of 2011 by a glowing fire, allow yourself to sit back and take in all that you have learned, all that you have become in 2011...


Happy New Year with
Light, Love & Gratitude !!
Robyn


**above photo taken at Busch Gardens, December 2011 by me**

Yoga Laughs

So, I was in great need of some giggles today, and this YouTube video has me cracking up... If you practice or teach yoga, hopefully you find it funny, too! It is not meant to poke fun or make fun of anybody...it is a merely here for general giggles :)




Namaste,
Robyn

Happy Winter Solstice

The Winter Solstice reminds me that we are entering days filled with increasing light. How beautiful is that ? Celebrating Hanukkah during the Solstice reminds me how important it is to have light our hearts no matter how we are feeling...The light will always be there for us to hold on to, even in these dark days of wintertime.


Celebrate the light, celebrate the dark :) For the light would go unnoticed if there wasn't darkness after all.


Happy Solstice / Happy Chanukkah!
Robyn