The Modernista

The Luscious Yoga blog is live!

China — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:46:29 +0000

Just a quick update: my yoga blog, Luscious Yoga, is now live. This blog will be for all things yoga: selecting the right equipment, finding the right style, and defining yoga, its branches, and some of the terms. Please stop by and check it out!

Sarah Addison Allen does it again

China — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:23:28 +0000

I’ve mentioned before how much I love Sarah Addison Allen’s writing. Her books sparkle with magic, yet her characters are realistically flawed. In her latest novel, The Girl Who Chased the Moon, we meet young Emily, who, after the death of her mother, has gone to live with a grandfather she’s never met. A quiet [...]

10 ways to spice up your outdoor workout

China — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:18:25 +0000

As the weather warms up (spring is finally here! hooray!) most people are naturally inclined to want to spend more time outside. After months of being cooped up indoors and buried under layers of sweats and blankets, we naturally crave sunshine, fresh air and lighter shoes! Spring is the perfect time to take your fitness [...]

Worth watching: The Vampire Diaries

China — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:07:53 +0000

I realized the other day that a lot of my favorite shows have been WB/UPN/CW programs: Buffy, Angel, Veronica Mars, Gossip Girl, etc. This season I added another one to the list: The Vampire Diaries. At first, I was a little skeptical about the show for two reasons: 1) It’s based on a truly terrible [...]

Star style: Jennifer Aniston

China — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:33:51 +0000

Jennifer Aniston is one of those women who always seems to get press for the wrong reasons: she’s in her 40s and single, she doesn’t have as many babies as Angelina Jolie (I for one, do not understand Jolie-mania — I don’t find her any more beautiful or talented than the rest of the A-list [...]

Stay tuned!

China — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:34:06 +0000

In the very near future, I will be launching a blog for my yoga company, Luscious Yoga, LLC. It will be packed with goodies and tidbits about the yogic lifestyle, philosophy, poses, clothes and gear. Stay tuned for the launch, and in the meantime, check out the Luscious Yoga site. If you are in the [...]

Yoga for the upper body

China — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:06:05 +0000

I like this slideshow from Fitsugar on yoga poses that tone and strengthen the upper body. These are some challenging poses (crow, headstand, sage), but that’s good — challenge is good for the soul (and the triceps)!

Summer dreams…

China — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:04:24 +0000

I don’t know about you, but I have had it with winter. These past few months have been brutal: rainy, snowy, gray and bitterly cold. Now that March is here, I can sense spring on the horizon. The temperature is warming up a little, the trees have buds and the daffodils are starting to poke [...]

Don’t let asthma slow you down

China — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:31:59 +0000

When I was in college (11 years ago!), I was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma. Essentially, this means that I don’t have normal asthma attacks, but I can be prone to them when I work out. The doctor’s solution was to give me an Albuterol inhaler and send me on my way. However, the inhaler never [...]