Angel Olsen - My Woman

Came across an artist by the name of Angel Olsen today on Apple Music (side note: Apple Music has elevated my obsession for music to an entire new level, if this was even possible). Her album, My Woman, is truly amazing and sets me on a cosmic, space travel odyssey. Angel's voice is fucking beautiful, and her rock-and-roll sound makes me want to slap on a leather jacket, dim the lights, light some candles, and sway my hair. She has a real Stevie Nicks, Pretenders, Sharon Van Etten sound and I. AM. DIGGING. IT.

YOGA CHALLENGE UPDATE:

My first class of the yoga challenge yesterday was amazing. It was a 1 hour HOT DETOX yoga class and the twists, bends and holds were both challenging and relaxing. I felt like it was a good work out. The one hour was so much more bearable than the 1.5 hour class last week that has me pretty terrified to try again. I will, however, give it another go before the end of the week. Tonight, I am debating between the dreaded HOT 26 class at 6pm, or the Hot Core class at 8pm. I guess we'll see how it goes.

Ciao xo Margaux

Yoga Challenge Starts Today!

Well, it's been over 4 years since my last blog post. Yikes! I had pretty much given up on this little blogging muse of mine, but then ... after searching for a new fall challenge, I've decided to sign myself up for a 30 day yoga challenge at Hot Yoga Winnipeg. Am I crazy? Probably! I've done yoga quite a bit but in a more sporadic, one hour flow kind of way.

The decision to continue this blog comes from a need for some motivation. I also wanted to journal on how I am feeling each day, and read for myself the evolution of possibly becoming some sort of a yogi! And hey, if I lose a little weight and tone up on this challenge... BONUS!

So today, I'm feeling super pumped to take my first class at 4:30 pm after work. It's the HOT DETOX 1 hour class with Nancy. I think this will be a nice start to the challenge... ease my way into it. I did my first Hot 26 class last Thursday, which is an hour an a half class, and almost DIED! It was so hot in there, and I was by far the worst in the class. This class was more traditional with the 26 official yoga poses in an incredibly hot room. Prior to taking this class, I thought I was decent at yoga, so this experience really humbled me. The class was really eye opening, and I hope to be able to successfully complete the class with some ease by the end of the 30 days. So, Day 1 - I've been pounding water all morning and have probably peed 10 times already before noon! Keeping the food light and vegetarian today.

I'll keep you posted tomorrow on how it went.

Ciao xo
Margaux