Prenatal Yoga

One of my pregnancy challenges has been to make sure I get enough exercise. During my writing retreat back in August/September, I started a regular walking routine and have (mostly) continued that schedule since my return to NYC. But about a month ago, I started really missing yoga.....

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NYC Marathon

Today I spent an hour or so cheering on ING New York City Marathon participants. Here's some photo highlights from mile 24, which stretched down the Upper East Side's Fifth Avenue alongside Central Park....

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Yankee Game

I went to my first Yankee game yesterday!

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Yoga in Times Square

Yesterday, to celebrate the longest day of the year, thousands of people practiced yoga in Times Square. I went with my friend Amy to the lunchtime Bikram yoga class.... Here's what it was like.

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Trapeze Class, Round Two!

My niece stayed with us this weekend and – as an (early) 8th bday surprise – I took her to a trapeze class at TSNY. Check out our skills!

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30 Day Bikram Yoga Challenge

30 days, 30 classes = 45 hours of Bikram Yoga completed!

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7 Day Bikram Yoga Challenge

About three years ago I took my first Bikram Yoga class in Atlanta. It was an absolute nightmare for a hundred reasons I won't air out (i.e. I completed the class, but cried in my car afterwards... let's just say that the instructor was very unprofessional). But one of my personal challenges this year was to experience seven Bikram Yoga classes (one per day), finishing off a solid week of practice. Additionally, I commited to walking a 5K every day and taking a cardiovascular trampoline class.

For those of you not familiar with Bikram Yoga, it's described as a "26 postures Sequence selected and developed by Bikram Choudhury from Hatha Yoga." All classes are 90 minutes long and take place in a studio heated to at least 105 degrees with about 40% humidity (translation: you sweat like a pig the entire class). So here's what went down this week...

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Trampoline Class

Growing up, our neighbors had a trampoline, and my little sister and I used to jump on it almost every day. We mastered the basics and fearlessly attempted new tricks. Then, in middle school, I sustained an injury to my knee from a trampoline incident...

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Silks Class

This year is all about trying new things and getting out of my comfort zone. You might remember when I took my first trapeze class last week? Well, this past weekend I went back to Trapeze School New York for an aerial silks class...

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My First Trapeze Class!

My sister was in town for the weekend, so we figured why not try a trapeze class? Even though I'm not the biggest fan of heights, I'm adventurous... After all, I've gone swimming with seven shark species, photographed manta rays from an open-top airplane, encountered venomous snakes in the rainforest and tracked a herd of elephants in Malaysia. Plus, growing up I was part of a competitve gymnastics team and, in my adult years, I've been a regular pilates student. So a two-hour trapeze class? Piece o' cake, right?

Yeah, not so much. Flying on the trapeze was one of the most TERRIFYING and THRILLING things I've ever done...

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