Life Lately: Bikram, Hot Chocolate & Nutrition Sessions
by thissparklylife
Movement »
I’ve grown tired of BodyPump lately so am experimenting with other types of exercise. Rather than sticking to just one, I plan on mixing it up with different styles and so far am love the freedom of it! Three years ago I tried Bikram yoga and hated it, I hadn’t had any experience with breathing techniques/focus so felt extremely faint throughout the class. I tried it for a second time last week and absolutely loved it! The heat was an awesome challenge and I felt amazzzing afterwards. I’m a little scared about losing any of the muscle I’ve built through pump but have a 10 day unlimited Bikram pass so will see how it goes. I love Ashtanga yoga but can’t find a studio near me that offers an extensive timetable :( I plan on trying Vinyasa for the first time though. Other types of exercise I want to try again/for the first time include: Pilates, Tai Chi, Xtend Barre and CXWORX. Can you tell I’m not much of a cardio lover? ;) Any exercise recommendations would be very welcome!
If you haven’t seen this beautiful, inspiring video by Equinox check it out! It never ceases to give me goosebumps.
On my Kindle »
The Fire Starter Sessions by Danielle LaPorte. This currently seems to be in the hands/minds of all inspiration junkies worldwide and there’s no wonder why. Danielle writes so beautifully and with such passion. The book’s jam-packed with juicy nuggets of wisdom!
Eating »
soup, socca, hot chocolate made with coconut milk, snow peas and spelt pasta with homemade sauce. On reflection, my goal for this week is to up my raw veggie intake! I’m trying to compensate for the lack by snacking on greens as we speak.
Inspired By »
I am up to my ears in uni work for the next six weeks and just this afternoon ran a fruit and vegetable session with primary school children. It was such a blast! Kids have sooo much energy and no inhibitions! Our group ran a sorting activity based on “everyday” and “sometimes” foods, a match the fruit/vegetable with the clues activity and a blind folded taste testing competition followed by a worksheet and make-your-own fruit and veg kebabs. I’m sad that we don’t get to do any follow up sessions with the class but would definitely love to work with kids in the future.
Pics »
My cousin’s baby boy!
vegan, gluten-free pancakes recipe here. They didn’t look fantastic but were delicious and light
found the end of the rainbow! no gold :(
– Steve Jobs. love this
fast asleep
socca with rosemary and nutritional yeast
with a pile of organic lettuce and hummus dressing
smoothie and juice at The Naked Fig
choc almond cake from Manna Wholefoods
costal walk
mini chocolate capsicum
Cocoluscious ice-cream with raspberries
cashew milk cinnamon hot chocolate
zucchini pasta and raw nachos from The Raw Kitchen!
tomato, basil and olive sauce over spelt pasta
amazing sweet potato and chickpea patty at Veggie Mama + salad (and mushroom pasta)
went a little crazy at Lululemon! LOVE
coconut water after bikram :)
me on the promo material for Aurelio Costarella’s show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week :)
thanks for trying the pancakes and glad you liked them!
loved them Averie :) I made the batter too runny though so next time they’ll hopefully look like yours! x
Ahh I absolutley love it when I see you have a new blogpost on. I’m a huge fan of bikram yoga, I think it’s great for your body and mind. It does wonders for my spirit when I feel a little less stellar of stressed out. My best friend did a bikram yoga challenge (30 classes in 30 days) and she was so TONED so you shouldn’t be too worried about losing your muscle power I think.
Hope you have a wonderful week ahead of you!
Thank you Lin :) it’s such a delight to receive comments from you!
Thanks for the insight regarding bikram, we have the same 30 day challenge at the studio I go to and it sounds super intense! I think I’d get sick of washing my hair ;)
I hope you have a wonderful week too! xx
Your food photos are incredible and I’m craving all of it as I type! I try to go to a Barre Body class (mix of yoga and ballet conditioning) once a week and love it for sculpting lean muscles (and hate it for killing my glutes).
I’m expecting my copy of The Firestarter Sessions to arrive in the mail any day now – can’t wait! x
ooo I can’t wait to try Barre now! Thanks Kimberley :) The Fire Starter Sessions is SO inspiring and I’m only a quarter of the way through, you’ll love it! x
Hi Emma, i think we must be twins separated at birth or something because everything in this post I just kept thinking “i love that too.” All your eats look incredible! You are so lucky to have that raw cafe – amazing.
I want to read the Fire Starter Sessions too – next on my list I think!
I’m also looking to branch out a bit more with my workouts. I used to be a huge body pump fan but then I replaced it with yoga and haven’t done many weights in a long time, so I’d actually like to incorporate some back in! I do find yoga great for toning though, so I wouldn’t worry xxxxx
Ahaha and I think exactly the same about yours! You didn’t happen to be born in Africa too?
Yes you should, The Fire Starter Sessions is (are?) awesome! I’m sad that I’m getting through it so quickly though :( Love reading it before I go to bed.
It’s encouraging to hear that about yoga and toning :) It feels so strange to not have a structured plan anymore but I like it! In the end I think weights + yoga will be the way to go.
Hope your course isn’t too hectic at the moment; mine’s verging on it! xxxx
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Your blog is so lovely; it makes it seem as if you live at a health retreat – raw food, beach, yoga. When do you have time for study/work/life? haha
haha thanks Stace! I have exams next week so it’s definitely not looking as retreaty. Hope you’re well, I heard you’re a busy bee lately! xx