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Bienvenidos a 2016!

A bit of an update is in order here.  Seems I missed the beginning of 2015, my word and most of the year in blog......I really took that 2014 word adventure to heart.  I have been in Nicaragua for a year and 2 months and everyday has been a new adventure and learning curve.  Now I move on to 2016......

My word for this year is balance.  In every aspect of my life I want to apply balance.  The last year has found me focusing on running a restaurant and helping to build a hotelito, but this year I want to put everything in its place taking more time for me and the projects I have started.  I want to focus more on the "artesenal mercadito" I am building, offering thai yoga massage as well as my yoga and pilates teaching.   I also want to use balance as a jumping off point for my personal upcoming year in yoga.

This year I am going to make a goal that hopefully others will want to follow with me.......  I am going to take one yoga pose that is advanced and work each day on the poses that will allow me to do the pose I have chosen monthly.....The list is as follows but not in order yet.
  • dolphin
  • handstand
  • peacock
  • firefly
  • lotus
  • wheel
  • scorpion
  • splits
  • bow
  • dancer
So far I have 10 poses for the 12 months....I will  leave the other 2 as wild card poses during the year.  Do you have an idea or favorite for the other 2 i could work on?



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