Oh wow…

I recently received YogaHub’s latest newsletter about the Virtual World Yoga Conference that’s taking place from February 19 to 21. It really caught my interest so I decided to check it out in more detail.
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A few blogs ago, I mentioned how I’ve been having problems with my eye pressure and how I was worried that using the Neti Pot would exacerbate the problem.

Well, after receiving lots of support from many people in our YogaHub community (thanks everyone!), I finally took the plunge a few weeks ago, started my cleansing – and it’s been great! Now that I’ve established a routine, I can confirm that I haven’t felt this good in years. My breathing has improved considerably and my asthma is just about non-existent these days, thanks – I’m convinced – to the combination of my Neti Pot and my yoga exercises. (more…)

Last weekend, we celebrated my niece’s birthday with a BBQ at one of the local beaches. As usual, we had too much food – steaks, chicken, corn-on-the-cob, and lots of veggies roasting on the BBQ, all washed down with pop and juice.

After eating ourselves silly, the kids went off to play while the adults lolled about chatting and trying to digest all the food we’d consumed. But when some of us started to drift off to sleep, I decided it was time to get some exercise.

No, not yoga this time – I knew there was no way I’d ever be able to persuade the men to join in (unfortunately). Instead, I came up with what I thought was a brilliant idea (oh-oh). I saw the kids playing “Capture the Flag” and noticed that there weren’t enough of them to make two full teams. (more…)

This week I suck. I’ve got writer’s block. Actually, it’s a bit more than that. It’s more like a general creativity block. I hate it. The more agitated I get, the heavier the block becomes, so naturally I’ve done nothing but agonize over it, which has only succeeded in deepening this hole.

It’s been this way for a few days now. I’ve been staring at the same unyieldingly blank screen and daunted by the same empty sketchbook since before the weekend. None of my attempts in either direction have borne fruit. Not even sour, unripened, bug-nibbled fruit. Nada. (more…)

As you read this, I should be on my Mediterranean cruise, relaxing and having a great time with my husband.

A few weeks before leaving, I went to get my hair done so that I could at least look halfway decent during my holiday. While my hairdresser was cutting my hair, I noticed that she winced and grimaced a few times. When I asked her what was wrong, she said that her lower back was aching from standing all day. (more…)

I have asthma – have had it ever since I was young. While most people take breathing for granted, those of us who have asthma know exactly how it feels to struggle for breath while trying hard not to panic.

Most of the time, I have my asthma under control and can pretty much anticipate what’s going to set it off – usually the change in weather. Perhaps living in a country where we can have rain, snow and sunshine all in one day is not ideal for asthmatics, but I wouldn’t choose to live anywhere else.
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Like I said in my last blog post, it’s been a while since my last yoga class. I got totally stressed out over my animation portfolio and couldn’t make it to yoga class for a couple weeks. But that’s over, and I made it back to my yoga studio for one of their meditative Yin classes just recently.

Now, I don’t know what I expected, but yoga was more difficult than I remembered it being. (more…)

I get headaches all the time. “Cluster headaches” is what my doctor calls them. I know that stress, lack of sleep, injuries to the body, eye strain, weather changes, menopause, allergies to certain food – any and all of these can cause headaches.

The funny thing is that I can be headache-free for months and then suddenly, without any prior warning, I get a series of really bad headaches that completely debilitate me and leave me incapable of functioning well. (more…)

So much for patting myself on the back after getting an A+ from my doctor a couple of weeks ago.

Last week, I was feeling very sorry for myself because I’d come down with a cold. Nothing serious – just a common cold. But I hate colds. I hate feeling all stuffed up and I hate the pounding headaches that inevitably come with colds – my colds anyway. (more…)

Last week, I had my annual check-up with my doctor. When I’d seen him approximately 15 months ago, he’d mentioned that my “bad” cholesterol was quite high – phooey.

My doc’s great, though. He’s not one to take the easy way out and throw a pill at his patients immediately. Instead, he suggested that I consider adding some flaxseed oil and fiber to my diet. Oh, and while I was at it, he said, a little exercise wouldn’t hurt – although he hastened to add that he wasn’t insinuating that I was overweight by any means (oh thanks)! (more…)