Harmony Yoga Retreat | Yelapa, Mexico

This was my first time out of the country and my first yoga retreat, so it was an amazing adventure, to say the least.

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Monday, July 9

Sangha Yoga | Kalamazoo, MI

I'm pretty excited for today's review, because it's with my partner in crime (in this class and in life), Jafe—and his first class too! I'm curious to hear his perspective. LOCATION: The crazy thing about SW Michigan is every street is named Business 94 or Michigan Ave. For some reason Waze couldn't figure out the location I was looking for, so we went to google maps for directions. We somehow ended up on the wrong street,...

Sunday, July 8

Veg*n Noms in Michigan

So, I thought I'd do a little review of where I stopped for food along the way during my visit to Southwest Michigan—inspired by the wonderful work/play of Will Travel For Vegan Food. In case you don't know what veg*n stands for—it's a general term to include vegetarian and vegan. Since I do still eat eggs and honey, I can't say I'm vegan. But I try to opt for vegan, because I don't eat dairy (and well, it's the best choice for animal activists...

Friday, July 6

Flow Yoga | Plainwell, MI

Some would get that the classes are flow based on the name, not this girl! Which was for the best, because I was so sleepy I may have talked myself out of the class if I thought it was going to wonderfully challenge me as much as it did.  LOCATION: There was major construction going on in Plainwell, so my Waze app came in handy as I ignored its instructions and followed detour signs. But it obviously got me...

Thursday, July 5

Yoga Glow at Fernwood | Niles, MI

The original hot yoga, or at least that's what I was thinking when we ventured out near the river at the Fernwood Botanical Gardens to do some yoga.  LOCATION: With my trusty Waze app I took off from Champaign this morning, luckily early (as I forgot there was a time change between here and Michigan). So grateful as I entered the grounds of Fernwood Botanical Gardens (which, by the way, had amazing signage along...