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2 weeks ago
Of Balancing and Letting Go
My sense of balance and flexibility has increased quite a bit since I started yoga. Balance to me comes with strengthening the core and increasing our abilities to focus.
The Ardha Chandrasana/half moon pose is an excellent pose to improve balance. 
At times I add a pinch of grace to balance and get into the Natarajasana or the Lord of the Dancer’s pose. Practicing these two poses barefoot on the grass in my backyard reminds me the significance of being grounded.
Deep stretches and twisting poses have the uncanny ability to rejuvenate by releasing accumulations in the body after a stressful day.
Twists like Ardha Matsyendrasana or the half lord of the fishes pose almost wrings the entire core.
The Eka Pada Rajakapotasana or the one legged king pigeon pose opens up the hips and provides an excellent stretch to the lower body.Today in the relaxation pose, Christine, my yoga instructor talked about ‘letting go’; of any grudge, negative feeling or just an unhealthy habit and ended the class with these beautiful words.
“By letting go of who we are, we give ourselves the opportunity to become the one who we can be”.
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“By letting go of who we are, we give ourselves the opportunity to become the one who we can be”.
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Fitness
Pho
As much as I like to try out new places, there are times I prefer predictability. Pho Que Huong is a local fast food chain that offers quick, healthy and great tasting pho or Vietnamese noodle soups.
A perfect place to head to on lazy summer evenings after a swim when I am in no mood to cook.
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Dallas,
Restaurants Galore
Colorful Bubbles
We worked on Ri's room this weekend and moved some of Ro's stuff into her room. She will be sharing the room with him for a while until he is ready to move to his own, which I don't think is too far from now.
We also removed Ri's head board and Ro's car bed frame so we could fit two beds in her small room.
Added a couple of sheer panels, a curtain rod with a red bulb to go with our painted colorful bubbles and a couple of photo frames to personalize the space.
The blank wall on the left is for a desk that we plan to shop around some time next week.
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Home Decor
Yoga Poses - 1
I enjoy practicing Yoga as it is my own mind and body that drives the entire session and not by what other yoginis in the group can or cannot do. At times, my body starts off rigid at the beginning of the pose. A few moments and breaths later, I find myself deeper into the pose.
The Bridge pose or Setu Bandha Sarvangasana,
is not new to me but for some reason, the pose had a profound effect on my neck and back. I guess it helped ease the ill-effects of all those long hours of looking into the monitor and talking on head sets.
My instructor, Christine, ends her class with the relaxation pose.
For a deeper relaxation, in yesterday's session she sprayed aromatherapy spray on a hand towel and placed it on my closed eyes. Need I say I almost dozed off?
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The Bridge pose or Setu Bandha Sarvangasana,
is not new to me but for some reason, the pose had a profound effect on my neck and back. I guess it helped ease the ill-effects of all those long hours of looking into the monitor and talking on head sets.My instructor, Christine, ends her class with the relaxation pose.
For a deeper relaxation, in yesterday's session she sprayed aromatherapy spray on a hand towel and placed it on my closed eyes. Need I say I almost dozed off?Yoga Journal is the source for the icons used on this post.
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Fitness
When life gives you lemons ....
It is the third week in succession where we have had max temperatures hit over 100F. The kids and I make lemonade almost every afternoon before their evening swim.
Yesterday, we made pink lemonade by adding just a couple of frozen blue berries. Today we added freshly squeezed juice of an orange and a table spoon of watermelon juice to make a wonderful sunset lemonade.
We came to an unanimous conclusion that lime'ades made from key limes come closest to nimbu-paani.
I have been following Patty's blogs for a while and she happens to be hosting a Virtual Party and this post is for her.
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From my Kitchen
Organizing and Re-Organizing
Not sure how productive I was at work this week, but was definitely at the home front. I re-organized my entire closet, trashing the old ones and setting aside some for charity. The blouses are grouped by color and the winter clothes tucked away in a storage box.
I bought a jewelery storage rack (the thing in black right) at Stein Mart to store earrings, simple chains, my watch and any accessory I need to get ready in the morning. Stuffed my bags with old dupattas (or scarves) to maintain their structure and stored in an upright position in the pink bag.
One of my biggest indulgence is moisturizer or smelly lotion like my kids call it. I absolutely love the ones from Victoria Secrets. These are pretty pricey, especially if you intend to use it after every shower. I stock it up, when its on sale @75% or above.
Polished my boots
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Home Decor
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