What better way to keep yourself balanced this month than with some FREE yoga & pilates gear?
There are three good-for-your-balance prize packs!
Prize 1: Pilates Pandemonium (approximately $75 value)
1 green Tree of Life Gaiam mat bag
1 Pilates for Beginners book
1 Pilates for Beginners DVD
Pilates soft cushions (2) and foam block (1), as well as a Pilates band
1 Bottle Gaiam Mat Spray Cleaner
Prize 2: Stress Buster--support your home practice! (approximately $60 value)
1 Gaiam green yoga block
Gaiam's book, Health Solutions for Stress Relief
1 Bottle Gaiam Mat Spray Cleaner
Prize 3: Yoga Yummies (approximately $60 value)
1 Gaiam green yoga block
Gaiam's book, Yoga Conditioning for Weight Loss
1 Bottle Gaiam Mat Spray Cleaner
How do you win?
First, become a follower of the blog. Then, leave a comment on this post only about what you do to stay balanced. If you are just starting off in creating a more balanced life, tell us what your plans are!
Feel free to re-post and let your friends know! I'll draw 3 random winners from all the comments posted at 12 noon on Friday, April 15th!
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ReplyDeleteWell for those of us who have followed you when you first began this journey....maiden followers shall we say.... could you please give us a set of the incredible pens that you had when I was your sub that day...way back when???
ReplyDeleteWhat I do to stay balanced....during the week, no matter how busy/stressful/crazy my day is, I always take at least 30 minutes to get away from my desk at lunchtime. I need that mental break where I am not a mother/accountant/chaufeur/cook/etc. etc. etc. Weather it's lunch with co-workers, or simply a quick walk outside, it's a time when I can just regroup, gather my thoughts, and...stay balanced.
ReplyDeleteAll current followers are eligible too! Just comment here about what keeps you balanced! :o)
ReplyDeleteI stay balanced by going out to dinner with friends , walking with my husband, playing with the dogs and reading.
ReplyDeletestill working on finding balance... but so far, yoga at least once a week, plus a dedicated play time with my son when i'm well rested, plus dinner with the family every time it's possible. not saying it's perfect, but we're getting there!
ReplyDeleteI take Sundays to balance myself! I very rarely make "plans" on a Sunday. I get up when I want to (I know, I know... curse the single girl!), make breakfast, drink coffee, read the newspaper, do all my laundry, and clean my entire house. Yes, my entire house. I know this seems strange for someone who lives alone, but it helps balance my whole week to start Monday with a clean, organized house!
ReplyDeleteBalance? I'm really not sure what balance is... says the yoga teacher. But I try by giving myself an hour 3 days a week to disconnect from my life and run (or take this fabulous hip hop class at the gym where you can't help but forget about everything).
ReplyDeleteMy dogs give me balance I love to spend time just enjoying the outdoors and the care free attitude of my dogs Love of life
ReplyDeleteI want to know hwre the hip hop class is Baby and Mommy Sawyer
My incredible husband keeps me balanced...he supports me daily by encouraging me to not take things so seriously. I keep myself balanced by exercising when the baby goes down for a nap and I LOVE to be outside breathing in the fresh air...I also find that my monthly girls night out helps me get away from the daily mommy grind:)
ReplyDeleteI found my balance a few months ago when I became a pre and postnatal fitness instructor. I love having something in my life that gives me satisfaction, accomplishment and nurishes my spirit outside of wife/motherhood. It also forces me to get in several good workouts a week which is good for my mind (patience to deal with toddler) and body (strength to keep up with toddler). Plus, I find that working with other moms who are facing similar struggles makes me feel empowered, secure and well, balanced!
ReplyDeleteI guess i missed the part about what i do to stay balanced. I have Monday's off all by myself no boyfriend, work, or little boys to worry about (until 2:45 of course) but i find myself doing simple things that others take for granted. I enjoy cleaning up my little house, riding my bike and having quiet time. I'm an introverted person and i LOVE alone time. My monday's balance out the rest of my week - After i spend the morning doing important things i find "me time" to ride my bike, go shopping or even have a quiet lunch these things make for such a more balanced and positive work/normal week!
ReplyDeleteBalance for me comes in the little things; a bowl of ice cream, laughing with/ at my daughter, a drive with my husband, curling up on the couch with my pup... These all make the bad things seem not so bad. ;)
ReplyDeleteI have been trying to stay balanced by taking time to read every day. Some fiction, some parenting books, some Bible...I guess I have to balance my reading too...
ReplyDeleteAlso I really try to strap the kids into the Burley when the weather allows and go for as long a walk as they will let me ;)
The only thing that keeps me balanced is my morning coffee! That's the problem- I don't have any balance and it's so exhausting b/c structure doesn't exist!
ReplyDeleteMy dear husband & my Kindle help to keep me balanced:) Frank is very supportive of my need to have some extra time in the evenings to take a yoga class, go on a walk, sweat to Jillian Michaels, get some retail therapy, or have a night out with the girls. And at the end of the day, I make sure to take a few minutes to curl up with a brainless fiction novel.
ReplyDeleteI'm still trying to figure out how to become balanced and juggle the craziness that is my life. The occasional glimpses of balance come from my tennis lessons (which are the only guaranteed “me time” of my week), a nightly vodka cranberry (which helps to maintain my sanity), and staying up until midnight to read or watch TV (which allows me to unwind from the stress of the day).
ReplyDeleteIt is so hard to find balance, especially when there are so many things pulling us in so many different directions. So I take small steps Some day it is a yoga class, some days just focusing on my breath through my personal practice. And some days kicking and punching the heck out of a bag at my kickboxing studio does the trick.
ReplyDeleteI don't have balance, but I try to find it a little more each day. After a long day, I try to either work out and watch a little TV to decompress or work out and then read a magazine. If I can skype with a few friends each week, that helps too. Nothing novel, but it works for me.
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