I feel like a need another weekend just to relax after the weekend I had! Jeez, Louise! Who spends most of the Sunday drinking beers!?! Ugh, I am paying for it now on Monday morning… but it was a really fun Sunday! 
All I know is that this upcoming week is going to full of healthy eating, drinking, sleep, and exercise!
Today’s breakfast is a tad on the light side because I am going to a “New Employee Orientation” at Harvard later this morning where there will be a continental breakfast with bagels, pastries, coffee, etc. I know I’ll end up munching on something, so breakfast was two slices of whole wheat toast with peanut butter and raisins.
With an Adora disk…
And iced coffee…
Yoga Challenge: PRIZES
Guys, I’m soooo sorry that I am behind on the Yoga Challenge! Please continue to post your comments about your practice on my blog posts. I will try to catch up with everything tonight and tomorrow. I’m even behind on my own yoga practice– I skipped it all together this weekend! 
I’m determined to get back on track with my yoga starting today! Ok, onto the good stuff! 
So, you guys are half way through the 31 Day Yoga Challenge! Yay! Congrats! 
Of course, if you want to join for just the second half, I encourage you to do so! I’m convinced even just a week of yoga will make a huge difference in your life!
To keep you guys motivated for the final two weeks of the Challenge, the very nice people at Gaiam have donated a number of prizes that you can win for your participation! Check out these goodies!
Power Yoga Collection: Strength And Flexibility DVD
Power Yoga Collection: Strength and Flexibility DVD by Gaiam. Power yoga is a contemporary version of Ashtanga yoga – a rigorous sequence of flowing, fast-moving poses. Power Yoga Collection with Rodney Yee includes two 20-minute workouts to improve physical performance and confidence, release tension and promote peace of mind. Power Yoga for Beginners: Strength builds stronger arms, chest and back. Power Yoga for Beginners: Flexibility improves coordination and flexibility. DVD includes bonus programming and instructor interview.
Practical Power Of Yoga DVD
As Seen On PBS!
Practical Power of Yoga will dispel the myth ‘I can’t do yoga’ – everyone can do yoga! Simple poses, sitting in a chair or on a mat, are accessible to everyone. Rodney Yee, along with his wife Colleen, will guide you through simple yoga exercises along this inward journey, encouraging you to “live the life of your fingerprint,” as you transform every aspect of your life.
Learn how you can truly transform the way you think about yourself. We all come to yoga for different reasons – flexibility, strength, stress reduction, weight loss, a better sex life, inner peace, self-confidence. Whatever it is, you’ll come away with so much more. The simplicity of this consciousness in the here and now, in this quiet inward turning, will allow you to relax, restore, and renew your self. DVD total run time approximately 76 minutes.
Tree of Life Yoga Mat
Durable and chic, Gaiam’s printed Tree of Life mat provides a stable, non-slip surface for your yoga practice. Perfect for home or studio use, this mat ensures the safety and comfort you need to enhance proper alignment and maintain poses. Ideal for everyone, from beginners to seasoned yogis. 24″W x 68″L x 1/8″ thick (61cm x 172cm x 3mm). Imported.
I’m not sure how I am going to pick the winners quite yet, but it will be randomly determined based on your comments about your yoga practice.
Time to get moving! Happy Monday!
P.S. I just looked up my time for the Ras 5K: 25:33 (8:14 pace). It was a PR– 2 seconds faster! It wasn’t a huge improvement, but I’ll take it. At least I am consistent!
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GREAT YOGA STUFF!!! WAHOO!!!
By the way, I’ll be shipping you-know-what today
A PR is a PR! That’s great!
Here’s to the start of a great healthy week!
I love yoga and I’m really getting into it now – my goal is to do a crow pose like the one that Kath (katheats) posted on her blog! have a great week!
Have a great brunch at work
So glad that it’s starting to become iced coffee weather
Peanut butter and raisins just sound so good together, I will have to give that a try! Have a fun brunch at work today!
Cool Breakfast! Have a fun brunch and a happy monday!
PR, that’s great. Have fun at your orientation. I am trucking along with the yoga as well, not on a daily basis but I finding it all to be much eaiser, knowing the different moves, etc
your weekend looked like so much fun! I love weekends like that, and sometimes those healthy weeks back are the best
Great yoga prizes! I need a new mat so bad, and those dvds look awesome!
I haven’t done any today so far, but I’m planning on some deeeep stretching yoga after BodyPump tonight – I’m sore from spinning yesterday, so I know I’ll need it later.
Nice job on the 5K!! My fiance ran it too! (along with a bunch of my co-workers), and I totally would have run it as well but I had a bachelorette party spa day thing all day.
I totally need another weekend day just to do NOTHING!!!
Great job with your 5k time! That’s so exciting!
woohoo, awesome 5k time!! and good luck recovering from yesterday — you’ll be back to normal in no time!
i tried a new yoga dl this morning: the beginner power yoga #3! a couple months ago, i tried it and got so lost, but after doing the gentle hatha #1 so many times, i could actually handle this one. i’m so proud! thanks for the yoga inspiration (and don’t worry about your yoga-vacay this weekend — everyone needs a break!)
Hooray for prizes!! And great job on your 5k time
I was very excited this weekend when I actually got my head to my knee on the right side in Janu Sirsasana (head to knee pose) in lunar yoga!! I was able to do it two nights in a row so it wasn’t even a fluke
The left side is a little more tight, but it was nice to be seeing this kind of progress.
I am so with you this week! I spent most of my Saturday drinking…
Yoga is going well. Umm, although as a result of my weekend shenanigans, yesterday was the first day I skipped. I’ve definitely noticed improved flexibility though, and I think my shoulders are getting more toned.
I have been able to keep up with the yoga everyday. I have even been able to make it to about an hour a day. So cool!
have a great day at work and a fabulous start to a new week!
Those are wonderful yoga prizes! I am still loving doing my yoga everyday…this could all be in my head, but even my skin is better! Maybe my circulation has improved or just better overall health…cool huh??
Good luck getting back on track with yoga – I’ve been slacking, too!
I hope to join in on the yoga challenge now. I stretch every day, but it would nice to do it with some structure and purpose. Love your breakfast! What a great idea to add raisins.
Congrats on the 5k! It’s always fun to celebrate a little after a race, but I can imagine a little harder when they are on Sunday. Hope you have a great Monday!
Since Thursday, I’ve been doing Gentle Hatha 1 and 2, I really think I’m ready for a longer session, I’m sure I will buy a couple before the month is over! I can tell SUCH an improvement in my flexibility. This weekend, I also went snowboarding, and I really think it helped me wiht my turning! The twists are especially helpful!
oh i’ve been out for like 4 days now from true yoga. my doc said no serious stretching..but i’m seeing a back specialist today and am dying to get back to yoga. seriously amazing how one week of doing it all the time really made me love it!
I’ve been keeping up with your yoga challenge, but I’ll admit that I haven’t started doing yoga myself. I’d really like to because I’ve noticed with my other exercising that I need to be more flexible. I’m trying to find some motivation to get into doing some short spurts of yoga; your blog (and others) are certainly getting me to think that yoga is the way to increase my flexibility and make me stronger!
I too missed my yoga practice due to a retreat. But I did it this morning and feal wonderful:) I am always fighting to get to my mat but once I am there I never regret it. These DVD’s look wonderful, I need some variety I love the yogadownloads but its time for eomething NEW!!!
woohoo! great yoga prizes
i missed out on the yoga challege this weekend because i was sick and too congested. i’m looking forward to resuming my daily yoga tonight and finishing strong during the second half of the month!
Congrats on the PR! Looks like a bunch of great yoga prizes.
Day 13: Sadie Nardini’s 70min Yoga Cardio
Day 14: Challenging 70min of Sadie Nardini’s Fire Detox
Day 15: Booty Asana Flow + Yoga for Core + Fists of Fire Detox
Day 16: Sadie Nardini’s 70min Yoga Cardio
I have done yoga everyday except for yesterday. I thought it might be a good idea to give my body a break half way through. I also had a double at work and it drained me a little.
I love spending Sundays drinking beer so don’t feel too bad!!! Awesome Yoga prizes!
i currently do yoga at school every monday wednesday friday. and then me and my roommate do it on thursday nights in our living room. Mainly power yoga, can’t wait to go to a bikram studio though!
hey everyone!!!!!! I hope you all had a good weekend =). I am truly loving the Yoga Challenge, I have managed to sneak it in every single day since day 1 and feel so goooooood lol
the prizes look great ((((((fingers crossed)))))))
Yoga today was great – but I was looking at my matt during class – boy could I use a new one!!
Day 16: After a day’s break, it felt really good to do yoga today! I did 60 minutes of Heart Opening flow #1 with the bf, and I think we both got in a nice little workout
i’ve posted the challenge already but just in case I’m posting only the day 16 one here:
Day 16: Sadie Nardini’s 70min Yoga Cardio
thank you!
i would REALLY love to win those DVDs
I did the yoga download Yoga for Runner’s this morning. I love how it stretches my tight hamstrings and hips. I would love the new yoga mat! Mine is cracked and discolored from use!
ive been doing yoga ever since my first pregnancy and i luv it!!
i got a Bryan Krest (sp?) yoga video and it is BY far the best I have ever done!! It’s pretty hard and different (i’m used to Rodney Yee) but I’d for sure recommend it! Its intermediate power yoga!
Mel H
This morning I did yogadownload’s balancing flow #1. I’m hoping to do a lunar flow tonight, or something this afternoon
I have been SO surprised that I’ve kept up with the yoga everyday (well, missed one but did two the next!)
I can definitely feel a change in my flexibility since starting, but I am still not feeling like my mind is completely focused on the yoga yet – I don’t get that “in the zone” feeling every time, you know? I’m loving this challenge, Tina, and I can’t wait to see where I am in another two weeks!
Today I did ~ 20 minutes of free flow yoga, combining all of my favorite poses: plank, chatarunga, upward dog, downward dog, dog splits to nose to knee, crescent pose, warrior I, II, and reverse warrior, right angle pose, extended right angle pose, right angle pose with a bind, and half moon pose. I love that I have greatly increased the amount of time that I can hold all of these poses, especially plank. I only used to be able to hold plank for ~ 30 seconds, but now I am still steady at 2 minutes. Yea for yoga strength!
I did the 20 minute yoga download yoga for runners. I really like this quick “class” for its stretching! It’s great for tight hamstrings and opening hips.
I am actually starting to CRAVE yoga after three solid weeks. In fact, tomorrow I am planning on skipping the gym altogether (a rarity for me!) in lieu of an hour of Rodney’s power Yoga (different than the one you have above). I did Yoga for Runners today after a long sweaty session at the gym and it was the best way to end my exercise. I am also noticing that I am SUPER hungry since starting yoga, and can’t seem to keep the weight on! Anyone else having these issues? Thoughts, suggestions?
I’ve been doing yoga every day this month except three days when I didn’t because of scraped knees due to an embarrassing fall on concrete (ripped jeans, it was bad). My knees hurt on all the poses where you rest on your knees, so I took a little break. I couldn’t even kneel. During the hiatus, I actually dreamt I was doing the tree pose in a crowded gym. I guess I was really missing it!
Yoga prizes look amazing!
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