Galantys Game Plan

I don’t know about you, but I usually practice yoga alone. Not totally alone mind you…in a class with other people, but alone on my mat. This is just the way I have always done it.

I recently decided to stop in at a studio I don’t usually go to because I had appointments near there. Everything started out just fine…it was a challenging class and I was enjoying the series of asanas. The teacher then stopped and asked all of us to find a partner. Red flag. I had heard the term partner yoga before, but had never really embraced the idea of getting that close and personal with a total stranger. I thought it was something only married couples did together and quite honestly thought it was just a bit freakish. Read the rest of this entry →

Each week I will challenge you to do something healthy for the entire week and take note of the effect it has on you. I love to hear your comments…keep them coming!

The Breakfast Experiment:

Breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day. You’ve heard it over and over again, but it is one of those things your mother told you that really is true. If you eat a nutritious breakfast you will be more likely to be productive throughout the day and less likely to start grabbing for junk food and caffeine mid-morning. Read the rest of this entry →

It’s all so cliché.  Turning 40, reaching a milestone, planning an epic trip to celebrate.  Well, cliché or not, that is exactly what I did when I turned 40 this year.  I wanted to celebrate this momentous occasion in my life by marking it with a trip I wouldn’t likely forget.  I toyed with the idea of a girls weekend with other friends who were turning 40, but this needed to be about me…my interests, my needs, me, me, me.  Yes, selfish.  Yes, indulgent.  How often can you actually get away with that in your life?  (Apparently in my case it is every 10 years). Read the rest of this entry →