Think Before You Mimic: What You See on TV Might Not Be So Great

By Carly | April 9, 2012 |

I’m a big baseball fan, and I’m always excited when the beginning of the baseball season comes after a long winter. What REALLY makes it feel like spring to me, however, is the start of the softball season! I love seeing NCAA softball games on ESPN, and a few have started popping up this past week. While the games are fun to watch, and you can certainly learn a lot from studying great college softball players, I’m going to issue a warning for you today: be careful what you mimic.

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Everything in your body really is connected

By Carly | March 29, 2012 |

This post came to me yesterday while I was meditating.

Seriously.

Ok, I don’t really meditate hoping for divine inspiration for blog posts. In between my normal workouts, I do yoga, and sometimes there is a 20-minute group meditation before my yoga class. Yesterday I was sitting in the usual cross-legged position on the floor with the best posture I could muster, and, as usual, I was having trouble focusing. Why? Because no matter how hard I tried to clear my mind, all I could think about was how much my back hurt.

You might be thinking, “Well, what did you do to your back?” The thing is, I didn’t do anything to it.

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