I remember the first time my son had a seizure. It was THEE scariest moment of my life. My heart dropped. My world stopped. And I all I could say at the moment was “Oh God!” repeatedly and held my son until my daughter came to help. Talk about shock! (Thank God DJ was there!) Life started changing drastically! He was having 10-15 seizures a day sometimes. I was on my fitness journey during all of this and I remember my coach at the time saying ”I guess you will be taking some time off.” Almost in a way that granted me the “ok” to stop the journey. And I…
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Look Within
I’m not sure when this started. How long ago we began to depend on this. But I think that is becoming our society’s downfall. We seek it daily. Sometimes multiple times throughout the day. I’m no stranger to it either. We look for the approval of others. The validity from outsiders to continue on. We look for the likes and hearts from others to tell us “well done.” But I encourage you to look within. Validate yourself. Give yourself the likes and hearts you desire. I encourage you to seek out your heart’s desires and do EXACTLY what it is that you WANT to do! Not for the validity of…
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Love Notes to Self
You ever just think about the old version of yourself, the things we allowed and shouldn’t have or the permission we DIDNT grant ourselves and just wanna love on the old version. Give a great big hug. She didn’t know what she didn’t know. And the growth is amazing! The lessons learned. The battles fought. Some won some lost. The potential is still there. And time is not up. Live. Laugh. Love. Learn. What would you tell you former self? What are you grateful for knowing now that you may not have known before? How will you continue to love on yourself?
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Top 3 Most Common Myths about Yoga
When I tell people that I am a yoga instructor I hear a lot of hesitation follow behind that. People are really intrigued by it. People have some awareness around it. People want to try it. But there’s almost always a follow up behind it where they instantly find reasons (limiting beliefs) they try to provide to convince me why they “can’t” participate in yoga. So I am here to dispel some of the myths that I hear. And I am here to tell you why you are totally ready to do yoga RIGHT NOW! Myth number one: “I am not flexible.” That’s perfect! You don’t have to be flexible…
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I’m Actually a Bodybuilder 😬😳|Road to Wellness Stage- 1st Blog
Well I’ve been keeping a secret! I am currently preparing for my first Bikini Competition!!! Well…actually I will be in the Wellness category, but still in a bikini. Lol. I am officially a bodybuilder and that feels so awkward to admit!! I have been preparing for the show since February of this year..leaning down and adding muscle at the same time. I think this might be the hardest thing I’ve ever done, and I’m not just saying that to be dramatic!! I literally wake up every day with intentions on taking the necessary steps it takes to be ready for the stage in August. I have to be intentional about…
