This morning I woke up and did a 75-minute Dave Farmar yoga podcast. It was the podcast from 9/19/08, and it was fabulous. There was one sequence where he made us go from crow to chaturanga 3 times in a row, and my arms were begging for a rest. There were some awesome flows, and at the end he held pidgeon for ages (several minutes probably?).
Before I went into savasana I added a bridge (5 breaths), a handstand, and a headstand. I still do handstand and headstand next to a wall for security. How long did it take you to do these poses away from a wall? Most of my practice is on my own, so I didn’t try a headstand until about a month ago when I took a class and the teacher taught me the right technique. Since then I’ve been working on getting my balance. I also learned handstand about a month ago, but to be honest I don’t practice that one as often.
After my shower I made another batch of stovetop oats for breakfast. I got daring today and added wheat germ. In this bowl:
- 3/4 cup oats
- cinnamon, vanilla, dash of salt
- 1/4 cup chocolate almond milk at the end
- 1-2 tablespoons melted honey
- 1-2 tablespoons wheat germ
My heart-healthy portion of oats from yesterday kept my hunger at bay for over 4.5 hours, which is truly incredible for me. I usually end up snacking on fruit less than 2 hours after I have breakfast, but I didn’t even think about lunch until 3p (I had the oats at 10:30a), and I could have held off longer except that eating lunch after 3p would have been a little ridiculous. This breakfast is a keeper.
January 30, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Good job with yoga! Just keep practicing headstand and headstand. It will come one day when you don’t expect it!
January 30, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Oats are perfect for anything, bread, cookies or in a bowl, yummo!
January 30, 2009 at 3:55 pm
PURE bliss
January 30, 2009 at 5:05 pm
I love headstand, it’s my favorite pose! It took me a long while to do it in the middle of the room. Now, everytime I practice yoga, I’d add that pose at the end for about 2-3 min (which lasts like forever!)
January 30, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Is that a wooden spoon?! I love it!
I’ve never done the headstand – I have a delicate skull, haha it hurts!
January 30, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Love that breakfast!
January 30, 2009 at 6:55 pm
yaay for breakfast!
January 30, 2009 at 7:04 pm
i wanted to thank you for the yoga videos you suggested…i’m def thinking of looking into them because i simply can’t find videos i really like anymore!
January 30, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Your oats look so yummy!
January 30, 2009 at 7:41 pm
wow, 75 yoga minutes!!!! i am IMPRESSED.
and oats with chocolate almond milk … yum.
January 30, 2009 at 9:51 pm
oats look too yummy! I’ve never tried honey in mine, that will be on the menu for tomorrow!
January 30, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Love your oats! That is awesome~
January 30, 2009 at 11:42 pm
Pigeon Pose for several minutes? I gotta try that podcast! I keep hearing such great things about Dave Farmar. I haven’t done many headstands, but when I do, I definitely still use the wall. No handstands yet, but I’ll get there.
I’m trying your oats tomorrow. So excited!
January 31, 2009 at 7:31 am
Ha – last to leave a comment last night and first to leave one this morning. Oh my gosh Maggie – these oats were so filling. I made your exact recipe, but instead of the honey, I added 2 whopping spoonfuls of nut butter. I feel like I have a brick in my stomach. I love eating hearty in the morning – thank you!!!!
January 31, 2009 at 9:44 am
I went to the most awesome yoga studio for about 3 months, 4 times a week, so I tried them during the second month- i was in SUCH a zone it was awesome i felt so strong! It would probably take a me a little while to get them back now! I can rock pigeon anytime though
January 31, 2009 at 3:08 pm
It took me 8 months of yoga every day! I could do pincha mayurasana first though!
January 31, 2009 at 9:38 pm
I really need to start having heart healthy portions of oatmeal! It looks delish!