Active Lounging

Cozying up on the couch in front of my Tivo is great.¬† Curling up with a good novel can be even better.¬†¬†Sometimes being a couch potato is just what the doctor ordered.¬† That mindless, passive activity is what so many of us need these days to mentally escape from the drama of our lives.¬† But sometimes it’s just not enough.

I was always active.¬† Then, I moved to L.A., one of the best places in the country to be active…and I got passive.¬† I was consumed with my business.¬† Stressing myself out it all the time.¬† Glued to my laptop, running around town to meet with vendors, eating crap food on the go.¬† Don’t get me wrong.¬† I love being a business owner.¬† I just had to learn to balance the business with my life.¬† I had to get back to that person I used to be without letting the business get in the way of my well-being and the stress-free lifestyle that I’m actively trying to create.

So…my passive lifestyle was not my friend.¬† I am pretty active as far as my business goes, but I wasn’t doing any type of workout on a regular basis.¬† I would walk my dog everyday, and even he was getting lazy, stopping to¬†sightsee halfway down the hill refusing to go any further.

Having loved power yoga ever since I first tried it over 7 years ago, I wanted to bring it back into my life.¬† I used to be a fiend for it, breaking my neck to get to my yoga class.¬† And I felt awesome.¬† But when I came to L.A., the yoga capital of the world, I didn’t¬†keep it a part of my life.¬† I would walk, hike, and occasionally get to a yoga class, but my exercise¬†was inconsistent.¬† I wasn’t committed.¬† So in January, I decided to begin my training for yoga teacher certification at Earth’s Power Yoga.

At first I thought I just wanted to use the training as a way to get back into the practice.¬† I was almost looking for something and/or someone to hold me accountable…forcing me to practice.¬† During the training, I’m required to go 4 times a week so I thought this would be perfect for me.¬† But throughout the process, I’m learning that I really enjoy teaching.¬† Plus, I’m beginning to need it.¬† I’m becoming addicted to the adrenaline rush of that intense workout, again.¬† Yoga has been so good to me, and I want to bring it to others.¬† It helps me relax, sleep better, unwind after a stressful day, and escape.¬† It’s what I call “active lounging.”¬† You get all the benefits of lounging, but while moving.

Maybe yoga isn’t your thing.¬† That’s totally possible.¬† Maybe you prefer running or spinning or swimming.¬† Whatever you enjoy, just get up and do it.¬† Sometimes it’s really hard to get going, but when you do, you really do feel better, relax better and are able to lounge better when the time comes.¬† This type of active lounging¬†is the perfect compliment to your best passive lounging.

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