Ready, set, go!

Ok.  I've been working on getting this blog up and running for a few weeks now.  It's not complete yet, but I just can't deprive the rest of the world of all of this wonderful info any longer.  So here goes the official launch/announcement.  I hope to be making posts daily, so please check back often to see where my journey is taking me.  And please feel free to comment and share your own yoga adventures.

A Big Namaste Shout Out: The Dedication of this Blog

My yoga story begins as many others do.  I come from an active and athletic background.  My main love growing up was gymnastics.  As I grew older, I continued to feed my passion for health and wellness by becoming a competitive gymnastics coach, personal trainer, and aerobics instructor for several years.  And as many stories go, I also had my few years of "falling off the fitness wagon"...gained 30 lbs!  Fortunately though, my true spirit eventually found its way back to its beloved life of caring for itself, and I quickly got back into the fitness groove!

After a few years of maintaining my fitness through group exercise classes, cycling, etc., I found myself longing for something new, something different.  I had seen a few yoga classes going on at the gym, but always thought, "that is just a bunch of stretching...I can do that on my own."  But the interest and intrigue continued to grow, until one day I finally decided to go ahead and check it out.

Well, to my delightful surprise, this yoga stuff turned out to be what I quickly nicknamed "gymnastics for adults".  Bending, stretching, strengthening, balance, and focus...all of those wonderful things I had always loved about gymnastics...I could finally have them all again!  So I continued on my yoga path, attending classes at the gym a few times per week, until I once again found myself longing for more.  

Since those first yoga classes at the gym, I have poked and prodded, and dipped my little toes in several yoga classes, workshops, etc. And since those first classes at the gym, I have come to learn that true yoga is not just about the physical practice.  There is so much more to yoga than just being able to get your body into beautiful poses.

So to make a long story a little less long...so we can get on with blogging about my latest and greatest yoga adventures...I'd just like to send out a big NAMASTE shout out and dedication of this site to all of my inspirational instructors and mentors along the way thus far:

@ Ricky Tran Yoga:  Ricky Tran...Namaste.

@ APY (American Power Yoga):  Kurt, Jen U., Jayme, Erica, Lana, Patti...Namaste.

@  Sunstone:  Ashley, Allie, Jenn, Kasey, and yes, even you Peter ;0)...Namaste.

You can check them all out by visiting them at their respective sites/studios listed on my "Sites and Studios" page of this site (button to left).

Thanks for stepping into my yoga world.  I hope you will find many little yoga breadcrumbs that help lead you out onto your own wonderful yoga journey!