Discovering health, wellness and the little things in Chicago.
Quit your job and then become a yoga instructor. That’s pretty much been my motto for 2019 and it’s been in my mind for the past few years, truthfully. I’ve wanted to talk about my experience on yoga teacher training for a while, how I got to this point and where I hope to go from here. So, naturally, let’s start at the beginning. I took my first hot power yoga class in Chicago in 2013 but it ...
I’m going to say before I begin telling this story that this post is different in many ways from what I usually post. It’s not completely peppy and joyful but it’s something I’ve been wanting to say for months now. Somehow this past week I felt like this was finally the right moment to get it all out because when a wave of inspiration hits me, I have to take it and run with it before it’s gone. ...
Happy Friday my fellow chickpeas! Can you believe it's September 2? I feel like yesterday was the 4th of July and I was working just another average 8 hour shift at Whole Foods (which in case you didn't know, I sadly quit because of school/blogging commitments). This week was the first week of my senior (and final) year of college and I can't even fathom it's coming to an end. My freshman year of ...
For the past year or so, I've been doing ClassPass and absolutely loving it. When I started it last spring, I had about four or five studios that I would frequently go to often and I stuck to them each month. After cancelling my membership in the early fall and re-joining in late December, I recognized a new studio on the list of choices to pick from. Studio Three. Studio Three opened in November ...
Every year I always set goals for myself when January 1st rolls around. Be more selfless, attempt to eat more varied yet still balanced, write in a journal, blog daily, so on and so forth. This year I find myself actually sticking to some of these goals I've set and practicing yoga more actively is one goal I've been stuck with for a while. Since I have struggled with excessive cardio in the ...
