Embracing New Exercise Routines As I Age

Originally Published: December 11th, 2024 2025 A lot has changed for me in a year. I feel my body changing with age and am switching my physical exercises and activities to reflect this. I have always liked yoga. I understand the entire idea of yoga but I just can’t seem to get into it. Many…

Daily Routines: Navigating The Skip Factor

Originally Published: November 12th, 2024 2025 Recently, it has been wanting to skip making my lunch in the morning and buying it, instead. With a recent increase in my desire to eat healthier to curve the sweets and junk food I’ve been eating, I am switching exercise from my elliptical to yoga. This switch has…

Half Marathon Training – Week 7 – Plantar Fasciitis Halts Running – So I Bought a Bike!

31 Weeks to Half Marathon My goal is to run the Valley Harvest Half Marathon, on Sunday, October 11th in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 21.1km. Sunday – Long Run – 10km Not Achieved! With Friday’s onset of plantar fasciitis, I took the weekend off to rest my foot. With plantar fasciitis being my first ever running injury,…

Half Marathon Training – Week 6 – Goals – 9km & Yoga Achieved – Week of Mishaps – Yup!

32 Weeks to Half Marathon My goal is to run the Valley Harvest Half Marathon, on Sunday, October 11th in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 21.1km. Sunday – Long Run – 9km Goal Achieved! Monday Lesson learned this run: with the slippery road conditions and my running slowed for caution – during my final kilometer – I was…

Reiki Level 1 – What Does The Word Reiki Mean & What Is Reiki & How Does It Work

What Does The Word Reiki Mean? Reiki, pronounced Rei – “Ray“, Ki – “Kee“, is a generic word in Japan used to describe any type of healing work based on life force energy. The Japanese kanji (Japanese alphabet) for Reiki is”Rei” and “Ki“, that basically means life force energy. However, a deeper interpretation has evolved…

Yoga Psychology – What is Yoga – A System of Personal Inquiry and Experience

According to the book Practical Yoga Psychology by Dr. Rishi Vivekananda, yoga is a system of personal inquiry and experience that began when humans started asking questions of self-discovery when they first became aware. Dr. Vivekananda explains how yoga is ancient because it dates back to when humans started having a desire to understand the body and…

5 Rules for Yoga Instructors

There have been five paramount rules taught to me by Dr. Rajasekharan: First, is never to compare myself and compete against another yoga instructor.  To do so goes against the essence of yoga. The purpose of yoga is to elevate spiritual consciousness by cleansing and controlling prana. This allows for a deeper connection to our…