I am a simple girl. I am not big on accessories. I don’t take a lot of time to primp most mornings and more often than not you’ll find me in yoga pants, T-shirt, and a sports bra. This isn’t an excuse as much as an explanation. As a personal trainer and yoga teacher, there…
Author: G (of Lowi & G)
Torture Report: Back to the Ashes
(G): Just like any good David and Goliath inspired movie there has to be an underdog. A character who seems unable to rise above the challenge and succeed. Right now, I am that character. I have denied, complained, purchased contraptions and inserts, stretched, iced, had acupuncture, deep tissue massages, and rested and my foot is…
The Nature of Things
Saturday, I was a spectator at a 12-hour running event and when you have that amount of relative down time you have an opportunity to think. There is something alchemical about sitting outside in the grass, under a tree, within full view of the sun for hours. As the miles added up for each of…
Our Last Day
It’s Thursday morning, 7:06 am specifically, and I have been mostly awake for hours. I feel an impending decision hanging over my head and heart and it threatens to break them both. My best buddy’s health is deteriorating and it’s becoming clear that all that’s left isn’t really a choice at all. It’s my last…
Life Lesson: Change the Batteries
I think I learned a valuable lesson at 4 a.m. yesterday morning. It sounds like I am an overachiever who has risen before the sun to get after it and make things happen but, no, I am not. In fact, I am a procrastinator and often need cues to do the basics that maybe everyone…
Thankful Thursday: Suffering Optional
Some weeks it’s easy to find the gratitude and other weeks it’s more akin to an archaeological dig. Today falls into the category where khakis and some sort of French Foreign Legion hat would be in order. All the experts remind us that these are the days where our gratitude practices are imperative. It’s where…
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