Daily blogging and Kundalini

There is nothing like a good ego boost to get one motivated. One of my blog followers asked me if I'd be interested in blogging on a daily basis. I told her that I feared appearing self-important and narcissistic. She told me that my fan base could benefit from it. Fan base? Really? Me? How can I turn that down? Especially when she ended the chat with "I have to go run".

A daily blog could be a bit of a challenge for me but I will give it my best shot. As my sister would tell you, I always have a lot to say so that's not a problem, I just need to find the time but if I can fit fitness into my schedule I can find the time to share my experiences, challenges, successes, daily routine and my reflections on all of the above.

I have to admit, I haven't been fitting in the fitness as much as I would like, seems like all my best intentions have been thwarted this week, the rhythm is off in spite of my best efforts to keep on track. Its unfortunate as I was off to a great start this weekend and I give credit for that to the Kundalini yoga I did on Friday.

Hatha yoga is about stretching, moving energy and finding balance, this is a very simplified description of course. Most videos or yoga classes are some form of Hatha yoga. Kundalini is different because it is more aerobic in nature and the result is a blast of high energy. You get your chi moving through rapid, repetitive, big movements where as with Hatha the movements are smaller, more subtle and you remain in the positions for a longer period of time.  Breath of fire is big in Kundalini. It is sort of like the kind of breathing you think of when a woman is in labor which is very different from the gentle breathing of hatha.

My boss, Amy, Mike and I did about 40 minutes of a 60 minute Kundalini video Friday. If it were at the end of the day we would have watched it in it's entirely and then gone home to shower, or in my case, rinse off in the outdoor shower at Ramsey and jump in. I was energized beyond belief all weekend. I even cooked and I  hate to cook. Have I mentioned that? Yay, Johnny does the cooking but that means I have to eat what he cooks which does not exactly lend itself to weight loss. That's why I never mention I ate for dinner, I don't want anybody usually following my example.

I chopped up some summer squash and carrots and heated them up in a skillet with coconut oil. Have you ever had coconut oil? It is amazing!!! It makes food so buttery tasting but it's unsaturated and considered a heart healthy food. http://www.coconutresearchcenter.org/ It comes in a glass jar similar to almond butter, you can find it with the other cooking oils. I mixed the two veggies in with some penne and it was amazing. My vegetarian daughter and her vegetarian friend were with me and they loved it. So simple, right? I cooked the pasta while the veggies were sauteing and in no time I had a wonderful summer lunch, plenty for all 5 of us. Sadie and River loved it too.

Aside from feeling the urge to cook, I also cleaned so much that I ran out of things to do inside (there is plenty I want to do outside but it's way too hot for me). I even almost bought an air conditioner for my sewing room so I could clean that up and get to sewing. My energy was off the charts through Monday morning when I gathered all of the healthy food I could find to take with me to work like the left over penne, blue berries, cantaloupe, shredded chicken, cherub tomatoes and Central Markets Oat and flax oatmeal which I cook with the quart of almond milk I have at work.  I gathered all of my food, swim suit, blanket, towel and hair claw. Once I got to work and checked my messages  I took my morning break and  in spite of the heat  power walked for 15 minutes around the school. I thought of Lorene telling me she was going to run when it was still so hot outside, the morning was 20 degrees cooler, it was do-able.

I had canteloupe for breakfast. Somebody else brought some as well  so I had a melon feast. It was so good. My mid-morning snack was a few tomatoes and for  lunch I had left over penne.

I am jazzed by the idea of writing daily. It will keep me real with myself and you as well. Knowing I have motivated at least one person keeps me motivated.

I apologize for the format of the blog. Nobody how I try to format for easy reading it never turns out the way I want. Any tips on formatting are welcome.

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