Fitness: Ashtanga Yoga - Dallas Yoga Center

So I was telling my friend Travis about Bikram Yoga and he insisted that his yoga, Ashtanga, was harder. So, after some banter back and forth we decided to make a challenge and that we both try each others yoga and then decided once and for all, who's was harder.

First I tried his. ...and, I LOVED it! It was actually a lot of fun! I felt like a school kid again and could barely contain my smile the whole time. It was flowy, twisty, bendy and at one point I literally couldn't get out of the position. I'm actually sitting here barely able to focus because I want to jump up and down and say "lets do it again!"

Priya was our teacher and I couldn't of asked for more from her. She was so peaceful and calm, yet fun. You could tell that she loved yoga and wanted you to get everything out of it. I highly recommend this place and feel free to join me any time! I'm definitely going back!

...It's been interesting relearning my body. I guess you don't notice when you put on a little bit of weight until your on your back with your knees bent over you to your ears, when you notice you have a few more fat rolls than you did before. It's hard to notice them when your belly button is literally in your face. It will be fun to see how my body changes as it gets reintroduced to a thing called endorphins.

Let's see if Travis can handle Bikram.

Love, Sarah

Health: Salad - Duh!

If you know me at all, you know that I don't eat salad. It all started after getting my gallbladder removed and I've never been a real fan of them. But, I would make my husband a salad to go with dinner and recently tried it and loved it. I make a salad now before almost every dinner. Thought I would share with you how simple it is, if you were like me and didn't like green stuff.

Just throw: mixed greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, mozzarella balls, dried cranberries, broccoli sprouts, sliced almonds with olive oil and balsamic dressing. Yum, yum.

Love, Sarah

Fitness: Bikram Yoga - Mockingbird

I woke up feeling so excited about this challenge. It has already changed my outlook on what I want to make of my day. ...I decided to give myself a weigh and see what we're looking at, since I haven't technically been on a work-out routine in a while now. 151.6, not too bad. When I'm in great physical shape, I'm usually around 135-140.

Awhile ago, I fell through some stairs and hurt my back really bad. It has changed my physical life completely. Trust me it could be worst, but when you have to stop some of your favorite activities like golf, horseback riding and can't control when it hurts ...it stinks.

So, today I decided to go back to my favorite workout: Bikram Yoga. The first thing I had to sign when I got there was a little form that asked why you're there and when I saw Back Pain was listed, I knew I had made the right choice to give this a shot again.

If you have never done or heard of Bikram Yoga, I'll give you a little background. It is a hour and a half long yoga class in a 105 degree room. Your first time challenge is just to stay in the room the whole time. You sweat so much that you literally can ring your clothes out after class! This yoga is sooo great for your back, skin and organs. I made the mistake of taking the focus off me for one second to witness the sweat flinging off the older man in front of me. After that I didn't take my eyes off me in the mirror another time.

So, here I am, I showered up and ready to move on to learning how to ride my new scooter...

Love, Sarah


WARNING:
This blog can come across very self-centered, but it is. My goal is to obtain my highest potential in all areas of my life. I want to push myself and go past my comfort zones. I don't want to look back in a few years and think if only I applied myself a little more it could have been completely different. If you do choose to read my journey, I hope you read it with an open mind and leave judgment at Facebook. :)

Me

This is me, I'm in a rut.

I don't really clean, I don't really cook, I don't really work out, I don't really have a huge social life, I'm not really a great wife, I don't really have a routine of taking care of myself and I don't read my Bible and pray as often as I should.

...I do however sit my butt in front of the TV pretty well! I'm so tired and worn out all the time and figured if I don't do something about it now, when will I?

That's why I'm starting this blog. I want to approve upon all aspects of my life. I figured this would help me by documenting my journey.

Looking forward to Me to the Highest Power! :)

Love, Sarah