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How I Became Vegan
How I Became Vegan
Remember back in 2013 when I challenged myself to be vegan for a week during Wanderlust: Squaw Valley? Surprise: I’m vegan now. So what did I think of being (almost completely…) vegan for one week? Overall, I really enjoyed it. I did. I didn’t miss the things I thought I’d miss as much as I anticipated. I didn’t even think about it. Here are some things I loved most: Being thoughtful about my…
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You can have whatever you want.
You can have whatever you want.
You have the power to manifest shit. You really, seriously do. 9.25.16 I found this post in my drafts folder. I don’t remember making it, but it was clearly going to be a post about manifestation – something I was probably going to write because I had just found an awesome job ––The job I am now trying to get out of. I’ve been feeling really discouraged the last few days. I don’t know what made…
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Ultimate Vegan Pesto Sauce
How I Cured My Perioral Dermatitis
How I Cured My Perioral Dermatitis
Two years in the making, here it is: my most highly requesting blog post. I have tried to simplify this as much as possible since it’s a big topic that relies on a lot of different factors. Not to mention it was ~2 years ago so I’m relying on memory and past blog posts For those of you who are new here: two years ago while working an internship I developed Perioral Dermatitis, or PD. PD is bitch.…
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Hello again.
Fuck guys. Fuck. I’ve got some serious updating for ya’ll. This is going to be in a bullet form since I guess that’s like a thing websites do now: I haven’t updated this blog in ages and I think I really want to again. I am a fucking writer!!!!!!!!!!!! Why is this so hard for me!!!! I love this blog and I want it to survive! I moved to Seattle! But how could I move from beautiful California, you…
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Everyday Can Be a Good Day: Morning Rituals & The Power of Waking Up Early
Everyday Can Be a Good Day: Morning Rituals & The Power of Waking Up Early
Wow… I can’t believe it’s been almost a year since updating this blog. And in my last post I mention our trip to Seattle… Well, big news: Now we’re MOVING to Seattle! In just two weeks my boyfriend and I are packing up and heading north. :) But this will all be for a new post… On with our regular scheduled programming… Everyday Can Be a Good Day: Morning Rituals & The Power of Waking Up Early If…
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yoga for scorpion pose!
hello friends! i thought i would do a little guide for some yoga poses to help you deepen your lower back bend and build up strength for scorpion pose. keep in mind that scorpion is a very challenging inversion that requires a lot of arm, core, and back strength. incorporating these poses into your practice can help you work on all of those aspects!
arched 3-legged downward facing dog: begin in regular downward dog, and then swing your right leg back. bend the leg to the left and look up over your left shoulder. this will give you a deep back stretch and also work your arms and core.
king pigeon pose: lie on your stomach with your hands placed by your sides, elbows bent. bend your knees and gently push your upper body up, while continuing to support your back with your core.
two-legged inverted staff pose: i like to get into this by first pushing up into full wheel, and then easing down onto my forearms and straightening my legs. if you’re new to backbends, simply working on wheel is enough! transition to this one when you feel ready for a deeper lower back stretch. to come out, tuck your head through your shoulders and gently lower down onto your back.
arched pigeon pose: one of my favourite backbends! get into pigeon and then gently look back behind you and use your core to support your backbend. you can hold onto your front leg for additional support. come back up slowly!
camel pose: standing on your knees, look back behind you and grab each leg at the ankles, one leg at a time. hold this for a couple of breaths, keep your core engaged and also feel the stretch in your quads and hip flexors. this is a great post-run pose for your legs as well!
full camel pose: much more advanced - you can get into this by lowering down to your forearms from camel, and you don’t have to keep ahold of your ankles. reach your arms back behind you to support yourself and don’t overstretch yourself!
forearm stand: when you feel comfortable doing headstands, forearm stands are the next inversion to try. go near a wall, set up so your hands are about a foot away, and get into dolphin pose. walk your feet toward your body as close as you can, then kick into it. make sure you’ve got the stability to hold forearm stand before you try to add the backbend.
forearm scorpion: get into your forearm stand, and first play around with bending your legs or incorporating a slightly bent back. you can also get used to the feeling by setting up close to the wall and gently walking your feet down and then back up - this is a great strength building exercise. as your back flexibility and strength increases, when you want to get deeper into the bend you will have to look further and further forward and shift your weight until you’re looking at the wall and not at the floor.
remember to always take inversions very slowly and be careful. i know it seems really difficult, but if you take it slow there will come a day when it feels easier. and remember that flexibility is only a small part of the equation - one surefire way to improve at inversions is to work on strength - planks, pushups, and core. although they look very serene or easy in photos, inversions require a lot of physical strength and you will probably be sweating and breathing hard when practicing them - that’s totally normal! after a few forearm or handstand poses i always get up and give my arms a shake because otherwise they get very tired. always practice near a wall when you’re beginning and remember that yoga shouldn’t ever feel painful - discomfort from stretching is normal, pain isn’t.
and don’t forget that modifying these poses to fit your own needs and flexibility is the best way to work on your own yoga journey. everyone starts somewhere and the only way to improve is to practice. :)
happy inverting, friends!
mat (provided by Manduka): Manduka Pro Black Sage
pants: Lululemon wunder under crops, summer 2013
hey, this one is going around again! :)
PSA
Please do not try advanced postures like deep backbends without proper instruction and based off tumblr posts. I love Rachel and she looks beautiful but these photos are not done with safe alignment.
Scorpion is not just a backbend. It’s a hamstring strengthener as well. Your back should be much straighter and letting a lot of the bend come from the strength of your hamstrings. Shoulders should be lowered and shoulder blades squeezing together with the heart melted.
Like this:
See how her back is straighter yet her feet are on her head? This protects the lower back and keeps it from crunching.
Many of us have very flexible lower backs (if you’re banana backed in forearm stand then that probably means your lower back is super flexi, meaning you need to use your core a lot more!). But advanced backbends come from the upper spine, not the lower back. Practicing postures like low cobra and getting deep into the upper back are what will help open your spine up to advanced backbends.
xx
30 Day Squat Challenge
I’ve done a 50 squats-a-day thing before and had great results. But traditional (that’s a weird word to use for this) squat challenges are not as effective as they can be since they’re usually comprised of regular, straight forward body weight squats. And while those are awesome, your bootay is made up of three different muscles and in order to get Da Booty, you need to work all three.
Starting today I’m going to try and start a new challenge since I leave for my Bali YTT in exactly 4 weeks.
In the end, I decided to create my own. Every challenge I found was either unrealistic to do daily, included WAY too many reps (more weight/less reps is more effective), and/or only included standard squats.
Now, my challenge is still fairly simplified (as there are tons of butt-working moves out there), but that’s the point. It’s straight forward and easy to remember so that you can do them whenever you find the time.
I call it the Bali Booty Challenge. Anyone who wants to join is welcome to, and I’d love if people would post progress pictures (I definitely will).
It’s divided into two parts.
The first half is comprised of 3 simple moves that will help build strength and form to prep for part two. Simple front lunges (alternating sides), standard squats, and wide-leg (or plié) squats.
The second half is made of 6 moves, having added squats + 3 pulses (at your deepest), leg lift squats (squat, then as you stand lift one leg to the side as high as you can, alternating sides), and jump squats (squat then leap as high as you can).
I added rest days because I cannot stress how important it is to give your body a rest. Recovering is crucial. If you find that you’re too sore to do the next day, then skip it and join back in when you can.
I hope you guys enjoy :)
Help! I eat healthy except for when there's something chocolately in front of me. This happens when I'm at work and I'm starving. I always bring snacks with me, but I usually eat the chocolately thing instead because it looks SO GOOD. Any suggestions as to how to not eat it??
I had the same problem when I worked a desk job in an office last summer. Instead, bring your own chocolate! Bring dark chocolate individual squares and eat 1-2 a day! Eat one before lunch and one after if you want it. Dark chocolate has minimal sugar and is yummylicious.
You consider getting an account on the app TwoGrand! It's for posting your food/exercise (sans calories) and is really health-positive. :) I know a lot of people ask to see more food pictures and your exercise routine.
Alot of people have asked me to but I can hardly maintain facebook, tumblr, and insta :) im not a huge social media person!
I wanted to ask your advice on building arm strength, I've literally never had any strength in my arms whatsoever. I recently began working out (I try to do five 10km bicycle rides each week) and was wondering if you had any exercises I could incorporate into my daily routine that focus on arm strength. Also I am a 20 year old female :) Thank you!!
Yoga yoga yoga yogaMy arms are probably the strongest part of my body right now. Yoga is AMAZING for women because women seriously lack upper body strength, and yoga is heavily upper body, especially vinyasa/anusara.Or for something even more targeted, boxing? Lots of people, esp runners, have been getting into boxing lately. Not for me, but maybe for you!
Do you usually just eat three meals per day or do you tend to snack throughout the day between meals?
Hah I'm the snack queen. If I don't eat usually every two hours then I get crazy. I have a fast metabolism so I eat all the time.
Are you keeping your personal Tumblr private now? :/
I just changed the URL and saved my old URL so nobody could take it if I wanted to change it back. If you followed my old URL then you should still be following my personal! If you're not following it, message me for the URL!
Oh. My. Stars. Did somebody say #vegan potato leek soup? I DID!
This is the epitome of luscious.
This masterpiece is made of potatoes, leeks, garlic, veggie broth, salt, pepper, rosemary, mushrooms, almond milk, vegan butter, and vegan sour cream.
do you still weight lift?
Nope! I would like to begin again but I don't have access to weights regularly anymore.
Do you feel like you still subconsciously count calories/adhere to any preset eating habits/rituals, or do you feel like you eat 100% intuitively now? I'm really struggling to make that transition. Would love to see a video about intuitive eating or maintenance eating or something along those lines, if you decide to come back to YouTube. :) Much love!
I do. It bothers me and I try not too. Whenever I do, I just remind myself that it doesn't matter. For example, my roommate brought home like 30 avocados from her avocado tree at home and we were probably eating like 3 avocados a day each. It was magnificent and I kept reminding myself that avocados are AMAZING!
I've been asked to do that video a gazillion times, so I promise to make it come soon :) Im in my last weeks of school and things are hectic but I will make it happen!
Do you still practice yoga or do any other exercise regularly?
Yes of course! I work at a yoga studio so I still do yoga often :)
