Like so many people, the reality of our world has me down a bit. Quite a bit. I’m reading, listening, educating myself, collecting resources, going down the rabbit hole of Netflix documentaries, docuseries, YouTube videos, interviews, lectures, etc. It’s A LOT. And it’s all incredibly heartbreaking. A lot of emotions come up. A lot of […]
Personal (yogini)
Just keep your foot on the gas
I’m an introvert. I don’t like crowds. The only time I force myself to be in large crowds are at the beginning of races when I’m with the other gazillion people in my wave. But I try to avoid them as much as possible. Just being crammed on an elevator or the metro gives me […]
YOU ARE ALIVE. And because you are alive, you have feelings and emotions…
Things are crazy in our world right now. I know you know what I mean. I don’t even need to try to explain it. I read the news to stay informed and on top of things. To educate myself. To not turn a blind eye to the realities of our world today. Because they are […]
We are not in the same boat
It’s been a while since I’ve written. There’s a reason why, I’m sure. I just can’t quite place my finger on it. Maybe you could call it a funk. A state of transition. A grieving of the life and routine I used to know. For a while I thought if I posted weekly workouts that […]
Uncharted territory
So. We are in the midst of COVID-19 “social distancing”. It has been one week now since schools have closed. We don’t know how long this will last. We don’t know what to expect. We are in a time of uncertainty and uncharted territory. And it can be a little scary. Or a lot scary, […]
If you want balance, join the circus
I have been struggling with this idea of balance. Living a “balanced” life. Is it really achievable? Or is it an unrealistic concept? I was listening to a podcast (Spartan Up!) the other day that talked about this concept. Spartan founder Joe De Sena was interviewing entrepreneur Raul Villacis who said “If you want balance, […]
High-quality source of solitude…
As I was driving on my way to work earlier this week, I noticed the pedestrians and commuters. And what I noticed is that almost every single one of them had ear buds in their ears. OK. I get this. Especially when it’s a busy street. You’re on your way to work, pumping yourself up […]
You’re doing how much?!?!
When people ask how I’m doing and I tell them all that I’m doing (full-time job teaching, part-time job teaching, taking two grad school classes, reading lots of books … oh, and maintaining a happy marriage!), they always respond with “I don’t know how you do it!” I reply with, “I don’t either!” And laugh […]
A day in the life of a music teacher
Last Friday I thought it would be fun to document a typical day and created a video blog. I hear you call that a “vlog”? It’s my first time doing anything like this so I’m still working out the kinks. But it was super fun to make. Definitely check it out! Here’s a basic run […]
Iron yogini 2.0
For those of you that have been followers of my blog for a few years, you will remember that it didn’t start out as “Happy Fit ‘n Free”. I actually started writing back in 2012 as “iron yogini” and created a blog at www.ironyogini.com. This was soon after I had completed an Ironman and was […]