by Alexandra Ellis | Nov 21, 2012 | Main Blog, Uncategorized |
I wish I could tell the future. Not in an all-inclusive, eternal kind of way – but more in a “what am I going to be doing 5 years from now” kind of way. The only thing I dislike more than the thought of a ghost is not knowing the future. Both are...
by Alexandra Ellis | Nov 13, 2012 | Main Blog, Uncategorized |
Have you ever wondered if there is something more than this reality? I just devoured an excellent book that goes into this idea through a Near Death Experience (NDE) that Neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander had in 2008. After contracting bacterial meningitis, Dr....
by Alexandra Ellis | Nov 12, 2012 | Main Blog, Uncategorized |
If you’ve been following the news, you may have heard that parents are all abuzz in the Encinitas school district after the district introduced a mandatory yoga program to the students (read the article here). One of the main reasons the parents are in...
by Alexandra Ellis | Nov 9, 2012 | Main Blog, Uncategorized |
Have you ever said something that you thought was stupid? I’m sure we all have at some point. It wouldn’t bother me much if I could let it go, but I ruminate. I run over the scenario and the conversation over and over again in my head for days after the...
by Alexandra Ellis | Nov 6, 2012 | Main Blog, Uncategorized |
My left groin muscle hurts after driving. Not hurts like an “ouch that’s annoying” but an “OMG I’m walking crooked because this stinking hurts” kind of way. The first time I felt it, I brushed it off. But the second time? The...
by Alexandra Ellis | Nov 2, 2012 | Main Blog, Uncategorized |
As I was hiking with my dog this week (we’re so outdoorsy haha), my friend and I were talking about shoes. Both of us had minimal-ish type tennis shoes, both lightweight and non-restricting. We both had previously worn orthotics within restrictive shoes. Before...
by Alexandra Ellis | Oct 30, 2012 | Main Blog, Uncategorized |
There is nothing better than shaking up your routine to discover your weaknesses. Or at least for me! I love to exercise. My weekly rotation includes All About You Boot Camp (every type of strength training and cardio you can imagine), Yoga (obviously), running (now...
by Alexandra Ellis | Oct 26, 2012 | Main Blog, Uncategorized |
“How long will it take?” This is a question I hear all of the time. We fill it in with any number of activities: How long will it take for me to lose 10 pounds? How long will it take until I can get into handstand? How long will it take for me to lower...
by Alexandra Ellis | Oct 22, 2012 | Main Blog, Uncategorized |
Imagine this – you are faced with a problem and trying to work it out in your head, while the solution is right in front of you, but you can’t see it. Has this ever happened to you? As humans, we love to think that our mind knows best. The ego is always...
by Alexandra Ellis | Oct 19, 2012 | Main Blog, Uncategorized |
I had a client recently comment on how he felt that he wasn’t making any progress with his yoga practice. He had seen huge improvements in flexibility the first month of practice, but the second month felt that nothing had changed and he didn’t see the...