It's fairly obvious I'm a yogi. A prairie yogi to be exact. Sometimes it's difficult to mesh my hippie self with my professional shopaholic self. It's the truth! ha!
Knowing that, I follow Rachel Brathen, yoga_girl, online. She is such a wonderful spirit and I really admire her values and passion for life. She's my daily inspiration and one of my role models.
Last week she shared this simple saying on Instagram:
Be like the river.
Go with the flow.
Let it lead you to the infinite stillness of the ocean.
These few words have helped me enormously this week and I wanted to share it with you. Do you have someone being difficult around you? Are you nervous about a project? I sure had these two stressors in my life this week and this little saying with a big meaning brought me back to a stillness and a calm.
Whatever is bugging you right now (be it a relationship, school, family) sometimes it's best to let it go. Go with the flow. We have this need to always be right and control our next step. It can become tiresome and stressful. -- Not to say you should be a pushover in anyway shape or for, but if it means losing a battle once in a while to save yourself from a war I say go for it. Life is too short to get caught up in drama, negativity, and worry. Be like the river.
I hope in some way I helped a reader find calm like I did this week with my new mantra. Have a wonderful weekend :)
Friday 28 February 2014
Saturday 22 February 2014
Dessert for Breakfast
My new breakfast is too good not to share. It's a recipe I adapted from Kalee Mund's Ayurveda stuffed dates dessert:
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Ingredients:
1 large container of dates
Filled with:
-1 container of plain greek yogurt (or strain plain yogurt for same effect)
-Organic maple syrup
-Saffron
-Cinnamon
Prepare the dates by slicing the top of the date and removing the pit.
Make the filling by mixing together the spices in with the yogurt.
Stuff the dates with the filling and leave in refrigerator until ready to serve
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This recipe is awesome, but I like to change it up! What I do is mix my vanilla greek yogurt with cinnamon and maple syrup. So Simple and so easy to mix right before you are out the door! Then I dip my dates into the filling. It's scrumptious. All hail to having dessert first. Why not?
To end off today's short post, here's a quote from the movie Remember Me that fits:
Ally: I have my dessert first.
Tyler: Is that a political statement? A medical condition, perhaps?
Ally: I just don't see the point in waiting. I mean, what if I die while eating my entree?
Tyler: Is that probable?
Ally: It's possible. What if I choke? What if an asteroid come hurling down onto the restaurant?... I'll tell you what, if you swear on your eternal soul that I'll make it through my entree, then I'll wait. But before you answer, consider that if something does happen, you'll have to live the rest of your life knowing that not only did you lie to me, but you denied of my one last indulgence. Are you prepared to shoulder that kind of responsibility?
Saturday 15 February 2014
Tune Up!
Guess what? Wow it's reading week! I wanted to take a moment to let my readers know that I only have 3 episodes left of my wonderful and informative radio show Tune Up!
Tune Up, if you're not already familiar, is a health and wellness show that airs Thursdays at 8pm on Red River Radio and goes on Sundays at 7am on CKUW 95.9FM. Now if you miss it on either of those awesome stations you'll want to visit my other blog ---> tunein2tuneup.com
I've had many amazing guests on my show and every episode is up on the blog for your listening pleasure! We've talked about everything from eating disorders, detoxes, yoga, addictions, mental health, meditation, swimming, acupuncture, MS, heart health, diet, running in Winterpeg, Ayurveda, and tons more.
Tune Up, if you're not already familiar, is a health and wellness show that airs Thursdays at 8pm on Red River Radio and goes on Sundays at 7am on CKUW 95.9FM. Now if you miss it on either of those awesome stations you'll want to visit my other blog ---> tunein2tuneup.com
I've had many amazing guests on my show and every episode is up on the blog for your listening pleasure! We've talked about everything from eating disorders, detoxes, yoga, addictions, mental health, meditation, swimming, acupuncture, MS, heart health, diet, running in Winterpeg, Ayurveda, and tons more.
On a personal note: This show has taught me so much about how to live life in a more healthy and balanced way. I'm very grateful to have had the opportunity to explore something I love to learn about through a school project and I'm also happy to have been able to share it with my listeners. I want to thank each and everyone who has tuned in and showed their support for the show. As well a big thank you and hug out to each guest for making the show a success! It still amazes me how many people gave me their time to chat in the Red River College basement for an hour. THANK YOU :D
Now there are only 3 episodes left. Time has flown by and we're almost done! Tune in this week to hear my episode with Stephaine Theissen about her Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Jordan Cieciwa, personal trainer, from One Fit City.
Friday 7 February 2014
A stroll through Target
It's a Monday morning and instead of going to class I get to people watch in Target. Thank you Kenton :)
I grabbed a cup of the best orange blossom tea from Teavana (since once again I'm sick with pharyngitis) and walked into Transcona's new department store - the one with the large bullseye on it.
Very few people browse Target on a Monday morning at 10am. What made it feel really empty was the absence of music. Without music I felt as if I had the entire store to myself, I could actually hear myself think. The silence was a nice change in comparison to other noisy department stores such as Wal-Mart.
Delaney, a woman at guest services who has worked there since March 2013, said their busiest time is Friday nights when people are going home after work. Monday was an inservice day for most schools so I did see a couple of kids there with their grandparents. When I was there the main group of people browsing were elderly mall walkers and a few adult singles looking around. Delaney also mentioned many people come to Target to buy only a couple of items and that's its not a place where you'd stock up on all your groceries. The woman in front of me in line bought a chocolate bar and the man behind me bought some hair dye. Both people were only buying one item and so was I.
I ended up buying a Valentine's Day card. I'd casually already looked at other stores for a card but they were picked over and I'm a tad particular. I use to work at Hallmark - way back. I like to choose a card with just the right picture and just the right saying. Seldom do you get both in one card. I was pleasantly surprised to have found a great card at Target.
Now is our Target different than the ones in the states - for sure. One of the best parts about going to the Target in the states is getting those items that aren't available in Canada. This is still true. Even though there's Targets in Winnipeg it doesn't mean they carry states products on our wish list. I will say I do like how Target often uses whole numbers to sell products such as $3.00 instead of $2.99. It seems more transparent and honest to the consumer. Many might say the prices are higher here in Canada but I'd like to take the dollar difference into account. Sure it's not much of a difference anymore but it's still a factor.
I wouldn't go out of my way to shop at our Targets. It's really a glorified Zellers. It's a store better used for convenience than anything. Christina, the morning cashier, said things have really slowed down. Every once in a while she said there'll be a busy rush but it'll be short. I think the excitement around Target has definitely worn off. The store reminds me of Safeway in a way where if you want the store to yourself go to Target. Better yet, when you're not looking for anything too specific come relax at Target.
I grabbed a cup of the best orange blossom tea from Teavana (since once again I'm sick with pharyngitis) and walked into Transcona's new department store - the one with the large bullseye on it.
Very few people browse Target on a Monday morning at 10am. What made it feel really empty was the absence of music. Without music I felt as if I had the entire store to myself, I could actually hear myself think. The silence was a nice change in comparison to other noisy department stores such as Wal-Mart.
Delaney, a woman at guest services who has worked there since March 2013, said their busiest time is Friday nights when people are going home after work. Monday was an inservice day for most schools so I did see a couple of kids there with their grandparents. When I was there the main group of people browsing were elderly mall walkers and a few adult singles looking around. Delaney also mentioned many people come to Target to buy only a couple of items and that's its not a place where you'd stock up on all your groceries. The woman in front of me in line bought a chocolate bar and the man behind me bought some hair dye. Both people were only buying one item and so was I.
I ended up buying a Valentine's Day card. I'd casually already looked at other stores for a card but they were picked over and I'm a tad particular. I use to work at Hallmark - way back. I like to choose a card with just the right picture and just the right saying. Seldom do you get both in one card. I was pleasantly surprised to have found a great card at Target.
Now how adorable is this display? It was front and centre, got my attention, and I bought a card. Successful and awesome display Target! But where Target faltered was when it came to the gift. After finding the card I thought 'now where's the candy at?' Their Valentine's display was WAY at the back of the store. Sure there were some signs telling you where to go but it was located in the back corner of the store. If I wasn't on a mission for this assignment I wouldn't have ventured to the back of the store. I guess they want to keep the Valentine's day candy for next year - because no one will find it there. Again a cute display, too bad no one will find it.
My favourite part of Target was their freezers. Sounds odd but they have motion detectors that turn on the freezers lights when you walk by. That really made me feel special. Energy conserving and attentive freezers? I dig it.
Now is our Target different than the ones in the states - for sure. One of the best parts about going to the Target in the states is getting those items that aren't available in Canada. This is still true. Even though there's Targets in Winnipeg it doesn't mean they carry states products on our wish list. I will say I do like how Target often uses whole numbers to sell products such as $3.00 instead of $2.99. It seems more transparent and honest to the consumer. Many might say the prices are higher here in Canada but I'd like to take the dollar difference into account. Sure it's not much of a difference anymore but it's still a factor.
I wouldn't go out of my way to shop at our Targets. It's really a glorified Zellers. It's a store better used for convenience than anything. Christina, the morning cashier, said things have really slowed down. Every once in a while she said there'll be a busy rush but it'll be short. I think the excitement around Target has definitely worn off. The store reminds me of Safeway in a way where if you want the store to yourself go to Target. Better yet, when you're not looking for anything too specific come relax at Target.
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