ActiveX: Getting out of my comfort zone

For the last few months, I've been involved with an amazing company, Active.com. I teach yoga on-site to members of the ActiveX team. Arch Fuston leads the ActiveX team in all kinds of intense boot-camp style workouts, in addition to mentoring employees who are training for anything from a 5K to a full triathalon. The camaraderie is fantastic.

I'm not a runner, due to all kinds of old injuries and lack of cartilage in the knees but, when I was invited to join one of the ActiveX "lite" workouts on Friday morning, I figured what the heck? I was constantly encouraging them to get out of their comfort zones and see how yoga could benefit their chosen sports so, why shouldn't I get out of mine?

I must admit: I was scared. I was dreading it.

We met at La Jolla Shores at 7am and proceeded to complete a series of drills designed by Arch to challenge everyone and did he! Can you say creative? Wheelbarrows, hopping over walls, alligator crawls, running and leaping through the sand and the grand finale: 3 people dragging a 4th through the sand clinging to a large rope. I must say, I enjoyed being pulled along on the rope!

The best part: it felt like playing with your friends. Well, your crazy hyperactive friends but, play nonetheless. The worst: the sand wanted to stay with me all weekend! I left the beach feeling like if I didn't do anything else for the rest of the day, I'd accomplished something. Fun!

Yoga for Fit2Wed Bootcamp at Mission Bay Park

It was an incredible morning on Mission Bay this morning. The sun began peeking out around 9:15am, just as the class was finishing up their sun salutations. We faced the bay, enjoying the view of calm waters.

Practicing yoga at a park has its pluses and minuses. The loud boombox at the nearby picnic table was a minus. The beautiful San Diego morning was a big plus! We also had a little terrier decide he wanted to join the ladies yoga group. I believe most of us agreed he was a plus! Being in this type of environment is a perfect reminder that yoga doesn't have to be so serious! You can laugh and still have a lovely practice.

I was thrilled to be able to work with the Fit2Wed Bootcamp women for a second time. Fit2Wed is a 12 week bootcamp program designed by Jessica Thomas and is a smashing success. The program is intense, fun and best of all gives fabulous results to its participants. Check it out at www.getfit2wed.com.

I became involved when Jessica attended one of my yoga classes at SculptFusion yoga. We spoke after class and decided to see if the boot campers would be interested in adding an occasional yoga class to their already busy regime. They were! Yoga is an excellent addition to a cardio and strength-training routine and I hope all the participants enjoyed it as much as I did.

I love my job!