New Spring Teaching Schedule (May – June)
Some of you may already know this, but I’m in the process of writing my PhD thesis. I hope to be all done writing by mid-late June and then defend by end of August. Crazy! I’ve cut back on my yoga teaching to help manage my need to focus on writing with minimal distractions. That
Healing Elixirs
A couple of weeks ago, I took a Sunday off from my regular house and thesis-writing duties to participate in something completely awesome and uplifting. The ladies at Queen Street Yoga put together a lip dub video to the tune “Give Love” by MC Yogi, with the help of a University of Waterloo English professor
Power of Movement 2013 – Canada’s Largest Yoga Fundraiser
Back on March 3, 2013, I had the pleasure to lead almost 90 generous individuals through a sweet yoga flow. The event was the Power of Movement, now in it’s 6th year as Canada’s largest annual yoga fundraiser. The crew from Kitchener-Waterloo collectively raised almost $10,000 for the Arthritis Research Foundation (98 % of our
Power of Movement 2013 – It’s almost here!
This weekend marks the 9th annual Power of Movement, Canada’s largest yoga fundraiser. This event began in 2005, and has grown each year to benefit the Arthritis Research Foundation and the 4.6 million Canadians living with arthritis and autoimmune disease. As a lover of yoga and firm believer in action through service, I became involved
#Thrivein30: Pink Lemonade Recipe
The first day of our #Thrivein30 challenge was a success! I spent most of Sunday in the kitchen prepping Sunday’s meals, as well as getting as much ready as I could for the upcoming work week. We started our day with a yummy Pink Lemonade. On Saturday, I spent a good chunk of time peeling
Thriving in November
I am involved in a number of exciting things in the next couple of months! I’m overjoyed with all of the amazing opportunities coming my way, one of which is the Power of Movement event coming up in March 2013. I’ll write more about that in a future post, but for now, just check out
I’ve Been Away (Pumpkin Chai Smoothie)
September was crazy! The start of the Fall term is always a whirlwind for a student, especially since I double as a teaching assistant in the fall. We got the biggest course on campus (first year chemistry) underway smoothly, with lots of teaching on my end. Now that things have settled down a bit, I
Healthy ‘n’ Amazing Chocohazelnut Spread
Remember when you used to love Nutella as a child, and eat it with a spoon? Well, maybe only I did that (although I doubt it). Nowadays, I don’t enjoy Nutella much at all and find it way too sweet and artificial tasting. Eating clean has a way of changing what you crave, and there
Stuffed Monster Zucchini
Growing up, I spent large chunks of time with my maternal grandmother in Serbia. She lives in a small village near the Romanian border, in a German-built house with a huge backyard and a garden most city dwellers in North America can only dream of. During the spring, summer and fall, she spends hours each
Osheaga Music & Arts Festival: Day 3
Day 3 at Osheaga was interesting. We woke up exhausted from the previous two days to pouring rain outside. We took our sweet time getting ready for the festival because we were hoping the rain would eventually die down. We decided to pack layers of clothing and rain coats, while wearing our rain boots. By
