Yoga Is:

union * peace * serenity * standing on your head upside down* changing your vantage point * calm * what I do so I don't have to take Xanax * changing a diaper * waking up at 3 am because someone just needs you * love * falling in love, again, and again, and again * respecting your opinion, even though I disagree with it * bhakti * the rush from a first kiss * empowerment * surrender * breastfeeding * adoption * remembering God loves Charlton Heston too * letting go of attachment to your body * letting go to attachment of another * an oblio reunion tour * stuck in the mud * smelling the flowers * planting a garden * riding a roller coaster * being ok with aging * embracing differences * loving your neighbor * being free from the chains of addiction * baking a cake * seeing the sun dance * salutation * exclamation * reconnecting * movement & being moved* pitter patter of all kinds of feats * pinkie toes and nursery rhymes about piggies * a fresh ganesh * being teachable * breath * energy * prana * stillness * humility * laughter * friendship * getting the Led out * being an aunt * finding flow in motherhood * serving * honesty * union

What is yoga to you?

Phblog (just for 11 more days, can you believe it?):
strawberries & avocado for breakfast, leftover vegetable and thyme wholegrain soup for lunch with a spot of Parmesan, whole wheat bread (I made it today!!!), two glasses of milk,

Oh, and I realize that I was going to post if I worked out or not, but it's kind of been a non-issue, meaning: I've been getting in at least 5, sometimes 6, days a week of physical activity. I try to get to yoga class three times a week (between 60 - 90 minutes each time), and on the days I can't, I usually end up doing that Jillian Michaels '30 Day Shred' video... even though I think she's pretty much a product-whore. I've gone jogging a few times, but the weather and the inversion make it a little easier to chose indoor aerobic and strength activity. Just so you know...

**Update on dinner, we went to a benefit/appreciation thing for the Planetarium Thurs night, and the food was awesome. Thankfully all in the form of 'small bites'...so it was dinner, but in the appetizer mode. I had a little 2-bite veggie wrap with chili-pepper sauce, some crackers and cheese, a few veggies (asparagus, carrots, a tomoate with a moz) with a little ranch dip and washed it down with a glass of their mango lemonade. Dessert came in the form of freshly made on-site hot doughnut holes (worth the price of admission and the guilt) ... I had four of these little bite-sized delights with a little chocolate sauce and a single scoop of nitro-custard-cream with raspberry sauce (yes, ice cream made in front of you by pouring liquid nitrogen into a bowl and stirring the ingredients...it was cool to see science at work!)