Get Outside Yoga

06/09/2026

A swift return to yoga after a fantastic chat with a world renowned kinesiologist, & other major milestones, like my youngest daughter graduating from high school
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A habit is just something repeated often enough that it becomes 2nd nature. We get to decide whether we want good habits, bad, or a combo platter.

My habits are mostly about longevity, joy, & a desire to never stop evolving .

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06/05/2025

Once you know how to breathe mindfully, you can use the practice to help you navigate challenging times. Learn how.

04/02/2025

Yogalands: In Search of Practice on the Mat and in the World by Paul Bramadat will be published on April 8th!

Promoted as a way of healing people from wounds inflicted by the world, modern yoga offers an “anti-world” to which practitioners can escape. Yet yoga can never free itself entirely from the compromises and contradictions of the real world. Yogalands encourages practitioners and critics to be curious about the many meanings and impacts of yoga.

Pre-order now: https://buff.ly/ocfdfv7

06/30/2024

My grandma’s raspberry patch somehow yielded enough fruit for eight grandchildren to have fresh raspberries all summer long, & sometimes enough for the grown-ups too 😉

As many urban, & suburban areas make efforts to “green up,” there are lots of treats to be found for the foragers.

Every morning I pick maybe a cup of raspberries, & mulberries when I’m walking my dog in the park across the street, which is part of greater Montreal’s ‘Green Belt,’ a series of interconnected bike paths, & natural spaces.

Everything has become commercialized and it’s no secret that the big grocery chains in Canada (I’m looking at you, Galen Weston) are literally robbing average Canadians of their hard earned and hard to come by dollars.

This little haul might cost four or five dollars at Loblaws, & come in a plastic pannier. One way to fight this? Don’t give them your money. If you look close enough, there is a bounty of food & medicine in nature,

Namaste 🌸🙏🌸

06/08/2024

Our pool opens this wk!

I am an open water swimmer, which is incredibly easy to in our playground: southern Quebec, eastern Ontario, northern Vermont, & upstate New York … there’s lakes, & everywhere, ocean is 6 hrs drive 🧜‍♀️ but it’s also sweet having a pool across the street.

Yoga is the medicine that allows me to do my 3 favourite activities - swim, bike, snowboard - at peak level. The fountain of youth is to just.keep.moving.

What are you stay active plans this summer? ☀️

06/01/2024

Maybe I’m a little 😜 but these are the results of being a 51-yr-old action sports enthusiast so I’m also crazy proud.

Today’s ride was across the Champlain Bridge, up to NDG, then southeast to Parc Jean Drapeau, & an unexpected detour over the Jacques Cartier Bridge to St. Lambert, & west along the St. Lawrence back to Brossard.

I have no idea how many km, 30 maybe. A hybrid bike is advised, 😁 but I’m a mountain biker, & I like my bike (Norco Storm, maybe a decade old, bought used) for ‘short cuts.’

Biking is the absolute best cardio, & strength exercise as you get older, imo. You work all your muscles on the climbs, it trains balance, visual acuity, refexes, it’s easy on the joints (I have not so great knees, yay!). You can set your own pace, & the downhills are a rush, the views are pretty, & it’s also transportation.

Remember to wear flat shoes with good grip (Vans are perfect for biking, esp. 1/2 Cab or high tops to protect your ankles), light clothing,& a helmet! Gloves are also a good idea for long rides, & pack a few high protein snacks. Don’t forgot to hydrate!

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05/31/2024

04/04/2024

I haven’t updated this page in a long while. I’ve been devoting all my free time to snowventures. James Nestor’s Breath brought me back to yoga 🧘‍♀️

James Nestor’s Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art has been widely reviewed and praised for transforming lives. Released in 2019 on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, Breath spent eighteen weeks on the New York Times bestseller and has been translated into over thirty-five languages. Nestor previ...

01/02/2024

Put your best face forward https://stylesatlife.com/articles/yoga-for-glowing-skin/ 🧘‍♀️

07/16/2023

Favourite all time athletes?

Here’s one of mine:

“Don’t ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.” -KAJ