On to the next one [May 2016]

Tired end of April-

I’ve been so down and hard on myself lately, and admittedly have been hesitant in taking the advice I’d give to others. Nonetheless, today I awoke willing to trust the process and to keep taking baby steps so that little by little I can get to my ultimate goals. I recently watched a snippet from a past Revitalize conference in which Hillary Biscay shares a secret navigating tool for life both on and off the bike: look where you want to go and go where you are looking. Simple right? Sometimes simple is what is most needed. In my case, post-meditation, it has allowed me to re-root, reprioritize and reboot. I’m re-centering back to a specific purpose, and can more clearly envision where I want to be, remember the steps I need to take in order to get there and act to begin the journey.

April Accomplishments

1. Decided that I’ll be moving. Though it’s not far away, it is a completely new lifestyle out of the rush of the city. For better or worse, it’s uncharted territory and that excites me

2. Finally purchased, waited patiently for and received a beautiful ukulele

3. Tinkered with and found a fantastic dough recipe for flatbreads. New recipes coming up!

4. I’ve been getting out more and meeting up with friends after work and on weekends. I’m still working on building my relationships, respecting, nurturing and appreciating each one. I’m also proud that I’m making the most of the city these days, going to Prospect Park, spending time in Washington Sq. and enjoying East Village walks.

5. I made vegan almond cheese! It wasn’t super melty or how I had expected it to come out at all, but I did it! And there are so many more recipes I’d like to try. I’ll be testing more so that I can pass the best methods on to you on the in the kitchen blog.

6. I revamped the site. It’s evolving and gaining more character.

7. Started to run again. I hope to keep it up!​

1. I’ve shared my goals with someone special so that I can be both supported and held accountable-- very important

2. I donated a lot of clothing that I haven’t used, organized my art supplies and cleaned out the apartment

3. It sounds silly, but I did yoga in a crowded park for the very first time. It’s unfathomable that I’ve taken hundreds of classes and moved my body in countless places, yet yoga in the park has never happened prior to a few weekends ago.

For May-- I’m keeping it simple this time -- my goals are:

1. TRUST THE PROCESS and not get caught up in negative storytelling or taking myself too seriously.

2. Run more, breathe more, do more. Staying active keeps up my momentum. It keeps me strong and continuously moving forward. When I run, for example, it’s not only my time to decompress, get zen and let it all go, but I feel accomplished and used up in a good way after. That sense of accomplishment flows into the rest of the day and makes me want to keep going, keep doing and keep being more.

3. Meditate daily again. I was slacking and it really did not benefit me. I know meditation, even if for just ten minutes in the morning, makes a world of difference to me. It allows things to fall into place, it keeps me at ease and it gets me closer in line with the human I want to be.

4. Play the uke every day. I truly want to learn as a challenge to myself and to make some music, to let out the words I have bundled inside that are sitting and waiting for the right chords to carry them out.

5. Buckle down on a business plan. I’ll continue doing research for this little secret thing I have planned ;)

6. Start teaching in new neighborhoods and in public places. I want to pass the yoga on and not let anything hold me back from doing so. Find my classes on the Yoke. or here Sign up and come on out!