Thanks for all the well wishes! It was lovely to open up my computer this morning and receive so much love :) I can feel that I’m still fighting against a cold, and it seems like my body is working to stop my fibromyalgia from flaring. However, I do think I will be better soon. [...]
A friend of mine lent me a book called Insight Yoga: An Innovative Synthesis of Traditional Yoga, Meditation, and Eastern Approaches to Well-Being by Sarah Powers. This book is what I’ve been using to explore Yin Yoga, a type of restorative yoga which involves holding poses for an extended period of three to five minutes. [...]
Okay, okay! I’m back and ready to fill you in! Yesterday I mentioned that I’ve been having a lot of fun lately – let me elaborate… The health food book I’ve been referencing over the summer has the subtitle “The Plan That Will Change Your Life”, the meditation book I’ve been using repeatedly speaks of [...]
I just got back from another stint in Muskoka. It was a perfect weekend, which involved a lot of late night star gazing (there was even a meteor shower!). I expected that I would take a few days to recover from my awesome weekend. However, instead of a drawn out period of really feeling my [...]
Hello again! I’m back to blogging! Over the past two weeks, I’ve come up with a number of ideas for posts, but because some of you have been asking, today I’ll let you know about Humber! From the 10th to the 16th I attended the Humber Summer Writers Workshop. It was seven very long and [...]
Over the past year, I’ve made a number of small changes that have started to improve my quality of life. I have decided to use this summer to make some bigger health changes. 1. Operation Meditation: I decided to start meditating recently because I was told that it would have dramatic positive effects on my [...]
Yesterday I decided to try a new yoga workout by following a DVD. It was supposed to make me feel beautiful and strong, and I did…yesterday… today my abs hurt SO MUCH! That’s what I get for being stubborn instead of listening to my body. Regardless, I decided to try it again, because it really [...]
I’m rather excited today because I actually woke up feeling a bit refreshed this morning, which is not something that happens often. It’s about time though, because I’ve been sleeping so much lately! I’ve either been sleeping, or lying down trying not to fall asleep! I took two sleeping pills this week (I don’t usually [...]
I’m sure that most have you have heard of Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, due to the huge amount of hype that surrounded it when it came out. Despite all the chatter, I didn’t really feel that I wanted to read this book. The main issue what that I don’t normally read autobiographical or [...]
