San Diego, mark your calendars! The next yourBuddhi event is November 10th at the Mansion in La Jolla and this time Arthur Cadre is performing his famous yoga breakdancing.  Amanda and Carolina will be leading a vinyasa class and there will be live music, yummy drinks and giveaways. As a dancing yogini, I am SO […]

Cancer SUCKS, so we’re fighting back! In honor of National Brain Tumor Awareness Month and the lovely Ashley Myers-Turner, my friend Danielle Mouledoux started this awkward dance (which Ashley then added to). If someone is willing to donate ANOTHER $40 to Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure *I* will add on to this awesome Seven Nation Army […]

Do not ignore the airline magazines! I was reading the Delta magazine on my return flight Sunday and spotted this gem: the ballet Romeo & Juliet set entirely to music from Radiohead – Ballet Maribor’s Radio & Juliet, performing one night in Los Angeles (Saturday, 10/15/11). I quickly snagged tickets and have been watching the […]

I love the New Year.  I think the New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day combo is probably my favorite holiday of the year!  Between the fun parties with friends, countdowns, sparkles, and the feeling of fresh newness that January 1st brings, it’s the perfect end to the holiday season. 2010 was an exciting and busy year […]

If you live in San Diego, Chicago or New York you should definitely try and check out SELF Magazine’s Workout in the Park.  They have a great lineup of fitness classes in awesome outdoor settings. Workouts are by Crunch, which I was a member of when I lived in New York. They’re creative, fun and […]

It’s still way too cold to try and exercise outside here, so I decided to do another DVD as my workout for the day.  Today was Hip Hop Abs.   Shaun T directs you through 30 minutes of cardio dance moves designed to work your core. While I wasn’t nearly as sweaty as him, I do […]

“Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the body.” – Martha Graham

There’s nothing I love more than the way I feel after a tough dance class.  It’s like someone waved a wand of serenity over me; I’m calm and happy, exhausted but somehow full of energy and totally satisfied. Ballet will always have a special place in my heart (it sounds cheesy, but I know the […]

All I want to do is stay curled up in my warm bed when my alarm goes off at 11 am.  I know it’s not very early, but I still go through the full list of excuses, arguing with myself about why I should and shouldn’t go to class.  It’s been a long week and […]