InsightsfromtheMat

This has always been my approach to traveling.  It should be moving, rewarding, but it is not always easy.  I have a theory, that when you travel a lot, periodically, you will have a trip where everything goes wrong.  You miss a flight, you get sick, the beautiful hotel you choose online is a roach infested hell hole.  The list goes on. So what do you you?  In order to have an enjoyable trip you have to learn to be flexible.  Learning to go with the flow has been my biggest challenge and I am forced to perfect that skill when I travel.  I admit it, I have control issues.  I hate it when things don't go as planned.  So what do you do when the travel gods are not shining on you? Step 1 Breathe .  This is such an overlooked practice.  I mean literally, stop, and take 5 deep breaths in and slowly let them out.  The practice of breathing is often lost but it has/ and can have a profound impact on your physcology and physiology....

Warmer Weather Travel Uniform So, I have friends who fly for airlines and who also travel, a lot!!!  Here is the consistent message.  Travel light and with a Uniform.  I am not talking about something stogdy, but something that you know goes well together and that you can mix and match. Uniform for Travel - I always want to be comfortable when I travel, however, PJ's on a plane are not my Jam.  The picture to the right is a go to for the warmer trips or seasons.  All are cotton and breathable.  Leggings, shoes that come off easily if you are not TSA Pre Check, Lilly Pulitzer 3 quarter sleeve top, and a wrap.  Tip - Planes, airports, and hotels are notoriously not temperature consistant, layers allow you to adjust and stay comfortable. TIP - I always travel with my water bottle.  When we travel internationally, I travel with one with a built in filter (thank you Britta). I choose outfits that require no belt or pockets to travel, it pr...

Remember that Today Show Series?   Several people mentioned this past week that we are often hard to find and we are living a life envied by others.  I do believe we live a blessed life, but we, like everyone else, have our own set of challenges.    You have to decide, for you, what is a priority, and what is not.  We make choices so that we can spend our resources traveling.  We also don't always travel lavishly.  Sometimes, of course we do! However,  most of the time, we focus on minimizing our expenses so we can travel more.   All that is needed for a 6 day Work Trip! Our June is looking to be an adventure in Travel.  Plus I am still committed to my Yoga Teacher Training and daily practice.  So how does this all work? If you really think we live the life you want, I am going to share some thoughts on how to get there.  If you only travel sporadically, or just love the yoga side, stay tune...

Photo Credit Suzi S.S., St Louis I have seen lots of social media posts on Motivation, how to find it, how to keep it.  It is also a common challenge among my clients.  Honestly, I struggle with it too.  Life is busy, it is easy to get UNMOTIVATED and off track.  I am also at the National American College of Sports Medicine Meeting this week, surrounded by people who are motivated and passionate about physical activity and health.   So Motivation is on my Mind. So here are my thoughts, tips, tricks on Motivation, and how to Fit it All In. 1.  Surround yourself with people who are supportive.   I have been scheduling meetings all week with highly motivated, and BUSY, women.  We have pushed meetings back so one member could fit in her workout.  Decided to meet for dinner, not lunch, so we had time to squeeze in a noon workout.  If you don't feel supported by your friends, have you asked them for their help?  " I need yo...

As part of my Yoga Teacher Training, we are required to read several books on the spiritual side of yoga.  This is something that I rarely discuss, so please bear with me as I stretch my comfort zone. The first book I picked from the list is  The Bhagavad Gita .  The Gita is considered the foundation of Yoga and Hinduism.  Many believe that The Gita is also a significant world text.  Now as way of background, I did my undergraduate work at an amazing liberal arts college in Mt. Vernon, IA, Go Rams .  I took some amazing classes, but one has stuck with me- Religions of the World .  It was taught by an Observant Jew who brought in Hare Krishnas, a Buddhist, and a Catholic Priest to talk to us.  We studied The Bible, Torah, and Qur'an, The Gita.  Now, Cornell College is on a block system, meaning that we take 1 Course-at-a-Time, and took this course about all the World's Major Religions in 3.5 Weeks.  This is important because it allows ...

Jennifer Mossburg Photography I have been doing yoga since graduate school at the George Washington University, a peer suggested it.  She was older than I was, and in much better shape.  I hated it, I was doing distance running at the time so slowing down to do yoga showed me just where the muscle imbalances were AND I wasn't good at it.  (Isn't that how most things go.)  So, I stuck with it.  It helped me after the Tall One was born, and it became run one day, and yoga the next.  I have continued my practice over the last, 20 years.  About 10 years ago, I decided I wanted to get trained as a yoga instructor.   As a long time group fitness instructor, personal trainer, downhill ski instructor, exercise physiologist, it kinda makes sense, right? Well life was not conducive.  There was a nasty divorce, graduate school, again, and a growing family.  It just never fit in.  I could not take a month of from "life" and...

Thank you to Sailing Satori  for a great article on the "rescue" of S/V Second Chance.  We are very lucking to have a ski community. a boating community, and a beach community that all come together to support individuals in need!  The entire Fort Myers Beach community helped to provide aid to S/V Second Chance providing supplies, boats, housing, dinner, and friendship (and more than a few beers-lol).    We wish them best of luck on their next adventure.  If you want to follow their progress check out  S/V Second Chance Facebook Page . Sailing Satori - You Tube Video Abandoned Ship S/V Second Chance