(Myrna the lead instructor at YogaNuvo, took her very first yoga class in 2002 and it was love at first body twist. She began training immediately, becoming certified to teach in 2004 by the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association. Already an aerobics instructor at the YMCA since 1998, the shift to yoga was seamless. She since has taught workshops in and around Pittsburgh, including a teacher training at Schoolhouse Yoga, warm-ups for runners at the Pittsburgh Marathon and annual workshops for young adults at the Children's Museum)
Dear Yogi,
I have a confession. In spite of the energetic front you see at YogaNuvo classes, I'm tired. Tired each and every day. Exhausted in fact. I was considering going for a battery of tests, you know, for chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, maybe an infection.
But before making that kind of investment in time and money, at a slim chance of truly finding out anything, and for what, a prescription, a pill? I've made a decision to make some serious changes in lifestyle first, hopefully to discover a holistic remedy to the malady.
And here's one of the issues. I've been carrying extra weight for a number of years. Now, for those of you who took my aerobic classes years ago, you've watched me grow in more ways than one. A true foodie, who loves cooking, getting married gave me a chance to shine in the kitchen. I concoct all sorts of yummy international dishes, with fresh local ingredients, for my hubby and me.
Somehow, the change from bachelor (read burgers and pizza) to getting home cooked, nutritious meals allowed him to drop a few pounds. Me? I went from mostly salads and seafood to Quesadillas, Cincinnati Chili, Beef with Broccoli, Thai curry and so on. Add that to a full-time cubicle job and voila, thunder thighs.
Don't think Rich is catching the blame. He'd be very happy, I'm sure, with less than half of my cooking repertoire and experimentations. But growing up in the Patterson family, food equaled love. My mom made sure we had home cooked, nutritious meals with a protein, starch, green AND red (or yellow) vegetable. Served with love. Every wedding, every visit to the sick room, every funeral, was attended with the cover charge of a covered dish.
Now, this blog isn't going to be a "weight loss" diary, although I'm hoping a praying a healthy BMI (body mass index) will be one of the benefits. The goal is to find more energy, clear the skin and lose the joint pain, brain fog, fatigue and inability to sleep more than six hours at a time. To live the rest of my life with vitality, and the ability to give, serve, play and teach with gusto, with little or no dependence on pharmaceuticals. My God deserves a healthier servant, my wonderful husband deserves a more energetic wife, my devoted yoga students deserve a stronger instructor, and I...well I want the healthy, and for real, the sexy back.
Stay tuned Yogi, I have a plan. And hopefully, you'll learn and laugh from this trial and error journey.
Peace, blessings, smiles, love
Myrna
www.yoganuvo.com
yoganuvo@gmail.com
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