Week 2 VITALITY – Day 10 (Wednesday)

Day 10 Wednesday

Meditation:  Sooooooo tired this morning. I wanted to skip my session and sleep – but I got up on time!

Food:  Fresh taco salad for lunch – sounds unhealthy but  the only “bad” ingredients were cheese and sour cream.  Both  were purchased at our local healthy grocery store so they are as natural as can be with minimum ingredients.

Yoga: This week’s laws in practice (getting out of comfort zone/growth); I signed up for one month unlimited classes at our local yoga studio and tonight was my first class.  I was pretty nervous going to a new studio, not knowing anyone and also not knowing what I was getting myself into.  I felt like a new kid in school.  Would the class be too easy or too hard?  Would people be nice to me?  Would I stand out as a newbie? Turns out, all went well.  The class was harder than I thought and I loved it.  The girl next to me was new too.  I can't wait for my next class tomorrow!

Week 2 VITALITY – Day 9 (Tuesday)

Day 9 Tuesday

Meditation:  Another great meditation session this morning – my cat was sitting on my lap meditating with me.

Food:  Fruit and egg/spinach/sausage bake for breakfast.  Salad and spinach pesto/quinoa for lunch.  Dinner was fresh tacos. Everything today was homemade and made with fresh ingredients.  Nothing I ate today was packaged nor processed today!

Yoga: My husband joined my yoga practice!  We typical go to yoga class together on Mondays, but this is the first time he joined my home yoga practice.  I've picked up some more incense tonight at the store as I have been using one stick per class.  Excited for the new smells.

Week 2 VITALITY – Day 8 (Monday)

Day 9 Monday

Law 3: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

Law 4: Commit to Growth

These laws resonate with me as I already practice them and they are foundation of my life.  I love to get out of my comfort zone to challenge myself, and if you’re not growing in life – you’re dying.

Week 2 Theme: Vitality

I like to think of vitality as your liveliness, life force, energy & spirit. Baron defines refer to it as, “ the energy that arises when we live a life of enlightened knowledge and action.”

Meditation: 10 minutes this week – so I need to get up earlier – URGH! Ten minutes wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.

Food:  This week our food goal is to incorporate whole fruits, veggies, lean meat and grains into our diet.  Eliminate processed foods.  This shouldn’t be too tough as we receive an abundance of fresh food from our weekly CSA – I just have to eat it.  The day started well with a green smoothie, and ended up by sharing a burger and wings out at a local restaurant. 

Yoga: 30 minutes this week.  Pracitce was great tonight - I can do a headstand now without falling backwards!  I typically start my yoga practice as soon as I come home from work.  As my practice time increases in the next few weeks, I plan to practice at least one day a week in the morning.  I’m NOT a morning person, so this will be a challenge.

Week 1 PRESENCE - Day 7 (Sunday)

Day 7 (Sunday):

Meditation:  Meditation is pretty easy now.  I’m ready to take on 10 minutes.  I have successfully completed 6 days of meditating twice a day, and once on the first day ( I forgot my first session).


Food:  It’s such a challenge to eat well on the weekends, especially when you go out for breakfast.   Eggs, bacon, hash browns and toast – yum!  No lunch today as I was still stuffed from breakfast.  Dinner was grilled sausage sandwiches.  Small changes, right?  I need to eat better next week.


Yoga:  20 minutes yoga - done.  I started to burn incense during my practice.  I have successfully practiced yoga at least 20 minutes daily these past 7 days!


Week reflection – I have been really successful with my yoga and meditation practice, but slacking on the “balance dieting.”   My eating habits need to improve next week.  Although yoga and meditation practice aren’t a habit yet – I look forward when it’s automatic. 

Week 1 PRESENCE - Day 6

Day 5 (Saturday):
I like writing daily, as it holds me accountable.

Meditation:  It's a gorgeous sunny day, meditation in the sunroom this morning was perfect.

Food:  My husband and I  shared a bagel with crème cheese @ Brueger's and had coffee.  We typically do this every Saturday before we head to our local farmer's market.   At least we split a bagel, so I don't feel as guilty.  I made a tomato/mozzarella summer salad for lunch.  So far, we have been lacking in the protein department for food and are high in carbs. 

Yoga:  20 minutes from Kimberly's video again.  

All ingredients from our CSA, except cheese and oil.

Mindfulness

When I'm not running errands during my lunch break, I usually spend my time at the local bookstore.  Sometimes, I have a coffee, sit in the café and catch up in things.  Other times, I browse the store.  Recently I came across a cool book called, "flow mindfulness" from the makers of "flow" magazine (Danish magazine).  I immediately fell in love with the book. This fun, super creative book has articles, little booklets within the book, postcards, fun activities, etc. I call it an adult kids book. 

What I loved most about this book a beginners book to mindfulness - "living thoughtfully, enjoying the small things in life" - we all need to be reminded of these simple things.

 

 

 

"living thoughtfully, enjoying the small things in life"

Week 1 PRESENCE - Day 5

Day 5 (Friday):

Meditation:  I'm starting to get use to this.  I think next week will be a challenge when I need to meditate for 10 minutes.

Food:  Green smoothie for breakfast.  I usually have one or two a week.  It's a great way to get kale in my diet.  I managed to eat my left over stuffed peppers for lunch and didn't accept the tempting invitation to Five Guys burgers with my coworkers. My husband made a wonderful dinner of pork, quinoa and eggplant/cheese side. 

Yoga:  25 minutes of YogaX (from P90x series).  I always sweat like heck when I do one of Tony Horton's workouts.

Preview  of next week - 30 minutes yoga and 10 minutes meditation