Tania Frechette's Blog (53)

Last week I read Finding Ultra by fellow Vega Ambassador Rich Roll. It was so good that I finished it in 4 days. The book is about Rich’s true inspiring journey to health and overcoming challenges.

What attracted me to this book was the amazing feat of a Vegan athlete completing the Epic 5, five…

“Eating a vegetarian diet can contribute more to saving ourselves and the planet than any other s ingle effort.” -Sharon Gannon

I just finish reading Yoga and Vegetarianism by Sharon Gannon. I had heard of it after seeing her…

Support your body’s natural cleansing process with the following practices:

“To keep the body healthy is a duty… otherwise we cannot keep our mind strong and clear.”- Buddha

It’s not too late for spring cleaning. I am on day 6 of a 2 week cleanse. I decided to keep it simple by avoiding sugar and common allergens such as gluten, corn, soy, dairy and eggs. I have included dandelion tea for the first week and I am taking some extra…

Last week @RamaLotusYoga hosted the 2nd Health and Fitness Tweet-up in Ottawa.

A Tweet-up is an event where you get to meet and network with the people you tweet with in person. We had a great group of people who work in diverse health and fitness related professions. Our host was @_Ecinc, coach and…

Earth day coming up this Sunday April 22nd. Here are 10 of my favourite ways to do my part for the environment.

1. Use reusable bags when shopping
2. Use reusable water bottles and mugs
3. Eat more vegetarian or vegan food
4. Eat more local food
5. Turn off the lights and water when not needed
6. Wash your clothes in cold water
7. Walk or bike more, drive less
8. Receive your bills by email
9. Compost
10. Only print documents if…

Earth day coming up this Sunday April 22nd. Here are 10 of my favourite ways to do my part for the environment.

1. Use reusable bags when shopping
2. Use reusable water bottles and mugs
3. Eat more vegetarian or vegan food
4. Eat more local food
5. Turn off the lights and water when not needed
6. Wash your clothes in cold water
7. Walk or bike more, drive less
8. Receive your bills by email
9. Compost
10. Only print documents if…

Here are 3 yoga play list found on my ipod. All the songs are available on iTunes.

Hatha mellow (very little lyrics):

1. The Slow Wait by The American Dollar, A Memory Stream
2. Anything You Synthesize by The American Dollar
3. Prana Shakti by Desert Dwellers, DownTemple Dub: Waves
4. Never Mess With Sunday by Yppah, Ninja Tune XX, Vol.…

The dictionary defines intention as: purpose or attitude toward the effect of one’s actions or conduct.

I find that setting an intention for the year motivates and guides my decisions and actions.

A few years ago I began setting an intention for the year ahead. Last year I chose…

Runners! Prevent injuries and stay flexible and strong with yoga. Pdf with instructions can be found here:

http://www.yogaland.ca/doc.php?skw-mcs=resources&lang=eng…

We are alive to learn and grow. Stagnation kills creativity and joy and is just plain boring. Your yoga practice should change to reflect where you are in your life today. I invite you take a moment and reflect on your yoga practice over the past year. Signs that your yoga practice might not be serving you include:

• you feel like it's a BIG effort to get to…

This blog is written by my friend and ChiRunning instructor Eric Collard.

1. Awareness

The great thing is ChiRunning, like yoga, builds body awareness. They both reinforce proper posture and alignment while stressing proper form instead of making the movements “perfect”. Most people simply speed through life and have no idea how their body moves. ChiRunning…

Through my 21 years of running and 11 years of yoga I have noticed many similarities between the two activities. Let’s explore some.

Health. Yoga and running compliment each other well. I love the cardio from running and the flexibility from yoga. Both give me physical and mental strength and stamina.

Discipline. It takes commitment and discipline to get on the mat or to put on some shoes to run. The more I did it the more it became part of my…

Three Yoga poses I love to practice to compliment my running.

1. Pigeon - Targets all the major muscles used while running. Try variations such as folding left or right instead of forward.
2. Crescent Lunge - To stretch my oh so tight hip flexors.
3. Frog - Deep groin opener.

What are your…