31 Weeks to Half Marathon My goal is to run the Valley Harvest Half Marathon, on Sunday, October 11th in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 21.1km. Sunday – Long Run – 10km Not Achieved! With Friday’s onset of plantar fasciitis, I took the weekend off to rest my foot. With plantar fasciitis being my first ever running injury,…
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Half Marathon Training – Week 6 – Goals – 9km & Yoga Achieved – Week of Mishaps – Yup!
32 Weeks to Half Marathon My goal is to run the Valley Harvest Half Marathon, on Sunday, October 11th in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 21.1km. Sunday – Long Run – 9km Goal Achieved! Monday Lesson learned this run: with the slippery road conditions and my running slowed for caution – during my final kilometer – I was…
Reiki Level 1 – What Does Reiki – The Word – Mean, What Is Reiki & How Does It Work?
What Does The Word Reiki Mean? Reiki, pronounced Rei – “Ray“, Ki – “Kee“, is a generic word in Japan used to describe any type of healing work based on life force energy. The Japanese kanji (Japanese alphabet) for Reiki is”Rei” and “Ki“, that basically means life force energy. However, a deeper interpretation has evolved…
Yoga Psychology – What is Yoga – A System of Personal Inquiry and Experience
According to the book Practical Yoga Psychology by Dr. Rishi Vivekananda, yoga is a system of personal inquiry and experience that began when humans started asking questions of self-discovery when they first became aware. Dr. Vivekananda explains how yoga is ancient because it dates back to when humans started having a desire to understand the body and…
Yoga Psychology – What is Yoga?
That is a great question! Yoga means many things to a variety of people all across the globe. Some people might wonder how yoga can help them accomplish what they want in life and what yoga practices can they use to accomplish this? Others may wonder what is this practice of yoga and why has…
5 Rules for Yoga Instructors
There have been five paramount rules taught to me by Dr. Rajasekharan: First, is never to compare myself and compete against another yoga instructor. To do so goes against the essence of yoga. The purpose of yoga is to elevate spiritual consciousness by cleansing and controlling prana. This allows for a deeper connection to our…
Spiritual Discipline – Reiki – My Struggle to Stay on a Spiritual Path
I was very excited for the first of two Reiki treatments with my Reiki Master here in Halifax. Living in Qatar feels so very far away from the healing energy of Halifax. Yet, in Doha, I have my Reiki room in our villa, I swap Reiki treatments almost weekly with another Reiki Practitioner who lives…