Détente. That’s the best I can do. I will never say that I am “at peace” with my body. But after decades of different kinds of war—cold, guerilla, civil—there’s an easing of strained relations, a relaxation in the level of tension. There are no visible battlegrounds, no fields of carnage, no memorials, even to the [...]
Stay Juicy, Feel Satisfied
March 2, 2012 By 9 Comments
It’s 8:00 am and I’m sitting in the Richmond, Virginia airport, about to head to out Cincinnati to teach a yoga workshop in one of my favorite states in the country. Amidst the dry heat of the airport, styrofoam coffee cups and the cruel brightness of the overhead halogen lighting, I can’t help but notice [...]
Building Momentum, and Then…
February 29, 2012 By 21 Comments
More than a month has passed since I wrote my first blog in which I emphasized the mental challenges we face when we experience setbacks that knock us back to square one. Since that time, a lot has happened in my battle back from the beginning. Below, I’ll describe how I’ve gotten myself back on [...]
When Life Gives You Lemons…
February 17, 2012 By 9 Comments
While I’ve ridden some kind of bike since I was a preschooler, I’ve never considered myself a “good” cyclist. Don’t get me wrong, I tend to hang in the middle of the pack on group rides, but I’m not an uber-confident cyclist. I do alright on flats, but fade out on hills. Learning how to [...]
Love Your Body
February 9, 2012 By 17 Comments
Love it or hate it, it’s nearly Valentine’s Day again ladies – a time of year when everybody wants to talk about love. Loving our husbands, kids, friends…but what about ourselves? And more specifically, our bodies? It seems as though a lot of marketing nowadays is geared towards how to improve our bodies. While the [...]
Starting from Scratch
January 27, 2012 By 14 Comments
If you read my bio you know that I compete in three-event barefoot waterskiing. Our three events are wake slalom, tricks, and jump — all done on our feet! Before you tune out because you aren’t interested in (or familiar with) barefoot waterskiing, let me say this: my story is your story. Barefooting may be [...]
Count It Out
January 23, 2012 By 6 Comments
As a military wife, mother, athlete and cancer survivor, I live by numbers. I am always counting. Even as a child, I was always counting. I liked to count; skip counting, rote counting, counting in different languages, whatever. I appreciate the orderliness of numbers and how it engages my brain while I’m doing other things. [...]
The Power of Your Inner Voice
January 5, 2012 By 10 Comments
Two weeks ago I had surgery on my hip to address an injury that I have had since July. I had been looking so forward to finally getting it done and being able to get on with things that I think I forgot to consider one small thing—REHAB. It’s been a while since I’ve had [...]
Turn Resolutions into Possibilities
December 29, 2011 By 7 Comments
As the New Year approaches and everyone looks at their personal version of “out with the old and in with the new” we naturally begin to consider resolutions. I can’t explain the craving for change at this time of the year, but concepts like Father Time being replaced with the New Year’s baby are symbolic [...]
Honoring Our 2011 Athletes
December 19, 2011 By 127 Comments
As another year sprints toward the finish line and we gear up to announce the 2012 sponsored athletes in mid-January, we had to hit the brakes and pause for a tribute to our 2011 sponsored athletes… Amy Becker Williams, Beth Risdon, Harriet Anderson, Jessica Bellofatto, Kristen Ulmer, Melissa Bowman Li, Michelle Sommers, Okiima Pickett, Tina [...]
