Maudester

When spacing out meets studying. #BackToSchool #YogaTherapy #Anatomy

PSA: You know when you get that feeling that you're going to have a long love affair with a product because you feel shit tons great even after just one use? This is how I feel about the @luminanceskincare ! If there is one thing I did not inherit from my dad it is great skin. I got my mom's oily (aka wrinkle proof) but sun-spotted skin. But this worked wonders for my face even just over night! It felt so soft and refreshed and hydrated but also taut and clean. The toner SMELLS. SO. GOOD. The ingredient list is short and "pronounce-able." Thank you, @nolatrees , for spreading the word. I can't wait to try all the other products! #Skincare #Skin

On this International Women's Day (which I really hope one day will be changed into International Equality Day, because that's what we really want), I pay salute to some of the men in my life. My very own husband, the men in my family, men I've considered family, and my best friends' (future) husbands. These men support girls' night outs and out of town girls only trips and Halloween escapades. These men know when to fight the fights that matter and when it's better to just be quiet. These men celebrate our victories and pick us up when we are down. These men not only provide financial support but emotional strength. And humor (of course). As much as today is a celebration of women, I want to acknowledge these men who are doing what they can to make their women happy or to raise happy women. May we thank them, may we love them, and may we truly think and feel as equals! #InternationalWomensDay #InternationalEqualityDay

Goodbye, Stan Smith. My feet have found their new and long lasting love. #UltraboostX #Adidas #Shoes

Dumbledore: "After all this time." Snaps: "Always." #DeathlyHallows #HarryPotter #Undercut

I hope you guys are unwinding for the week ahead, especially those of us who don't get Presidents' Day off. #Sundaze #Bath #Yoga #YogaSutras

So very grateful to have life changing experiences. My first session and exposure to the WimHof Method with none other than the great Michael McTate (who made me feel safe the whole time!) and... I have so much to process. The experience was very personal and sublime and I'm glad @joenmoreno was there to witness it. If you want details, please PM me as I will be more comfortable sharing in that venue. But since I got a few people riled up, here are a few pictures that do not capture the meat but at least it gives you an idea of the set-up. It was drizzling in 52 degree weather. I DID NOT DIE. #WimHof #WimHofMethod #ColdTherapy

I AM SCARED SHITLESS. You guys, you have no idea how HUGE this weekend is going to be for me. But let me fill you in... The first time I heard about the The @iceman_hof Breathing method it was from a documentary on Vice. I watched about half of it while @joenmoreno finished it and I just thought, "Ice Therapy? Yuck. Good for him." Brushed it off. MOVED ON. The second time was from a @timferriss podcast a couple of years ago. This time I listened to the whole thing and all the while I kept thinking, "Yogis need to know more about this. People, in general, need to know how to tap into their bodies on a cellular level. Surviving the cold? The heat? Solving depression? Anxiety? Influencing the autonomic nervous system? Life changing!" But like anything else, I dismissed it. Forgot about it. MOVED ON. By fate and by 6 degrees of separation, Sarah McTate, who had been coming to my classes regularly is married to only 1 of 28 (yes, they are that few) Certified Wim Hof Instructors in the country and this Saturday, he is going to work on me ONE ON ONE!!! Everyone who knows me knows my aversion to and hatred of the cold. Heck, we moved states to not have to deal with my annual winter depression. I take 4 cups of hot tea everyday, I take warm/hot epsom salt baths 6x a week, I never take cold drinks, I have a heat pad at home and in the office, I turn the car seat and steering wheel heater on even during the summer and I am what? Immersing myself in the cold? *@#&%$*#&!!! But I am doing it. I am conquering what is practically my FEAR of the cold and MT McTate is going to guide me into what I know is going to be a life changing experience! Please wish me all the luck and send me all your WARM THOUGHTS because I will need it! #WimHof #Yoga #Breathe #TimFerriss

What good is it to just be strong if you are not mobile? How many men and women are out there who look strong and muscled but can't lift their arms, or have limited range of motion in their shoulders, have locked hips and clipped necks and have the most horrible posture limiting so much potential mobility in their bodies? Find fluidity in your joints, heal, and release attachments tissues that are too locked and too often loaded. Oh and Halos because shoulder health is paramount! #Fitness #Mobility #Strength #Kettlebells #KettlebellHalos (at Siskey YMCA)

Giving these nuggets of chocolate and inspiration in little native bags for my Deep Stretch class tomorrow night. 7:15 pm at Be Yoga South/Carmel. ❤️😘 #Yoga #YogaAndChocolates #YogaInCharlotte (at Be Yoga South/Carmel)

Are we sure this is winter? #SummerForever #LivingInTheSouth #GlobalWarning 😩