Category: Inspiration
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It only takes one step to get back on track
by Jay Hiller, August 4, 2022 If you’ve spent any time at all on the planet and been paying attention, you know how easy it is to get distracted. It’s also natural when you fall away from the path toward a goal to tell yourself, “That’s it. I’m not going to be able to do…
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Vegetables for breakfast
by Jay Hiller, August 2, 2022 I eat vegetables for breakfast more often than I don’t. This is something I started doing 3 years ago after reading the book, Lean Habits for Lifelong Weight Loss by Georgie Fear (Page Street Publishing Co., Salem, MA 2015). Besides having a great name, Ms. Fear is a registered…
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What I’ve learned (so far) from teaching SUP yoga
by Jay Hiller, August 1, 2022 For a little over 2 years now, I’ve taught SUP (stand up paddleboard) yoga on Sunday mornings. When I started I didn’t expect to like it as much as I do. Both my teaching and my practice have matured over the last two years. Here are some things that…
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Why I don’t eat meat on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
by Jay Hiller, July 31, 2022 I’ve been a vegetarian in the past, sometimes for years at a time. I’ve participated in Veganuary (sticking to a plant based diet during the month of January.) I’ve also eaten a vegan diet for longer periods of time. For most of the last 3 years, I ate an…
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Positive role models for healthy aging
by Jay Hiller, July 30, 2022 Book Review: Inclined Elders: How to rebrand aging for self and society by Ramona Oliver. 2020, Ramona V. M. Oliver, LLC http://www.ramonaoliver.com I have a yoga friend who had surgery for a detached retina a few years ago. I’m not sure how old he was when this happened but…
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A great book about meditation
Bliss More: How to Succeed in Meditation Without Really Trying by Light Watkins, Ballantine Books (Random House/Penguin Random House), New York, 2018 This is my favorite book about meditation. When I read this book last year, I had had both a good amount of meditation instruction and quite a bit of of instruction on how…
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This is a good book
Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health by B.K.S. Iyengar, DK Penguin Random House, London, New York, Melbourne, Munich, Delhi There’s a story about a question that was posed to Mr. B.K.S. Iyengar, the author of this book who is frequently credited for bringing yoga to Europe and North America. Someone studying with him asked what…
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Life is more fun if you do stuff
by Jay Hiller, July 23, 2022 In Austin, Texas there’s a well-known and popular natural swimming pool, Barton Springs. If you’ve been there or heard of it, you know that it’s a special place. And you also know that the water is 68 degrees year round, cold. Up until about 5 years ago, I would…
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Do something every day.
It doesn’t have to be much. In May I got a smart watch because I was interested in how many steps I was taking each day. And I like gadgets. And it looked fun. Some of the features stopped interesting me after a while. However, one piece of data surprised me. I get 3000-6000 extra…