yoga dec 3-10

nick cave- mary's song
jose gonzalez- hand on your heart
ryan adams- wonderwall
vance joy- georgie
fyfe- holding on
delta spirit- yamaha
poolside- harvest moon
mr little jeans- mercy
sego- wicket youth
jessie ware- tough love
hollow coves- the woos
imogen heap- half life
misterwives- coffins
m83- space fertlizer
sara bareilles- winter song
coldplay- have yourself a merry little christmas

nov 17-nov 24

nick cave- mary's song
the national-start a war
hollow coves- the woods
dj drez- for what it's worth
clean bandit- rather be feat. jess glynne
fitz and the tantrums- the walker
geographer- paris
walk the moon- shut up and dance
rubblebucket- carousel ride (body language remix)
one direction- steal my girl
FYFE- holding on
lorde- theloveclub
allie moss- wait it out
dustin o'halloran- we move lightly
balmorrhea- pilgrim
damien rice- older chests

nov 10-17

saint saviour- let it go
the national parks- bird's eye
nerina pallot- rousseau
the traveling band- passing ships
sego- wicket youth
taylor swift- how you get the girl
geographer- original sin
bassnectar- magical world feat nelly furtado
chvrches- dead air
lorde- buzzcut season
edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros- home (rac mix)
ellie goulding- explosions
mat kearney- where we gonna go from here
flora cash- this breeze
beck- heart is a drum

playlist nov 3-10

helen stellar- this time around
radiohead- high and dry
tycho- awake
dave matthews band- grey street
C A T H E D R A L S- unbound
taylor swift- all you had to do is stay
MisterWives- reflections
taylor swift- blank space
slow club- when i go
the devil whale- golden
the paper kites- featherstone
local natives- who knows who cares
a. a. bondy- a slow parade
lewis watson- droplets feat. gabrielle aplin
first aid kit- in the hearts of men
dustin o'halloran- we move lightly

music october 27-nov 3

alt-j- lovely day

andrew belle- reach

taylor swift ft ed sheeran- everything has changed

copeland- pin your wings

andrew mcmahon in the wilderness- cecilia and the satellite

blackmill- the drift

shakey graves ft esme patterson- dearly departed

saint pepsi- riona coyne

regina spektor- fidelity

mapei- don't wait

stars- midnight coward

boy & bear- a moment's grace

john mayer- stop this train

bloom- the paper kites

slumdog millionare- latikas theme

copeland- brightest (acoustic)

andrew belle- make it without you

OCTOBER 20-27

horse feathers- curs of weeds
beach house- wild
a fine frenzy- bird of the summer
local natives- stranger things (wallpaper remix)
panama- how we feel
rubblebucket- carousel ride (body language mix)
the postal service- such great heights
ash koley- don't let your feet touch the ground
molly jenson- give it time
the oh hello's- hello my old heart
the paper kites- featherstone
sufjan stevens- casmir pulaski day
sinead o'connor- in this heart
anais mitchell- coming down
thao & mirah- little cup

10/13/14-10/20/14

Alt-J- Warm Foothills

Mum- green grass of tunnel

Massive Attack- Teardrop

Japanese Wallpaper- Waves (ft. Pepa Knight)

PAPA- Ain't It So

CHVRCHES- The Mother We Share

PAPA- I am the Lion King

Semisonic- Singing in My Sleep

Katie Herzig- Free My Mind (RAC Remix)

Grizfolk- Hymnals (RAC Remix)

Oh Village- Give They Fears

OSCA- Blood

Indians- Oblivion

Sleeping At Last- I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Over the Rhine- Latter Days

october 6-october 13

the album leaf- the light
wild child- darling divine
austin basham- running
cold war kids- first
pete bjorn & john- second chance (RAC mix)
disclosure ft. eliza doolittle- you and me (flume remix)
panama- how we feel
on village- give thy fears
LISBON- native
japanese wallpaper- between friends (ft. jesse davidson)
montoya- carry oceans
the fellows- the sound that goes unheard
robot koch ft. susie suh- here with me
ron sexsmith- gold in them hills
pablo blaqk- find your way

sept 29-oct 6

olafur arnalds- 3055
the album leaf- twenty two fourteen
a fine frenzy- whisper
sufjan stevens- the predatory wasp of the palisades
young rising sons- high
fitz and the tantrums- the walker
mapei- don't wait
vampire weekend- ottoman
the naked and famous- young blood
king creosote- bluebell, cockleshell, 123
agnes obel- brother sparrow
jose gonzalez- hand on your heart
perfume genius- dark parts
alexi murdoch- through the dark
darlingside- the catbird seat

yoga quiz

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playlist 9/23/14 to 9/30/14

the album leaf- the light
vance joy- mess is mine
grace mitchell- your design
angelica- lamb
taylor swift- shake it off
sam smith- stay with me (prince fox remix)
sElf- runaway
know hamilton- work it out
geographer- original sin
saint pepsi- fiona coyne
BROODS- coattails
sufjan stevens- a little lost
luke leighfield & jose vanders- blindsided
jenny owen youngs- have you forgotten
deni hlavinka- flume
thao and mirah- little cup

X-ray Yoga

A look at how the skeleton moves during different yoga poses via Hybrid Medical Animation. Amazing!!

musik 8/18/14 to 8/25/14

Olafur Arnalds- 3055
Bahamas- Stronger than That
Becky G- Shower
Panama- Always
HAIM- The Wire (Tourist Remix)
St. Lucia- All Eyes On You
Sam Smith- Stay With Me (Prince Fox Remix)
Panama- How We Feel
Eyes Lips Eyes- Hollywood
MGMT- Kids
Freelance Whales- Spitting Image (Little Daylight Remix)
The Troggs- With a Girl Like You
Andrew Belle- Oh My Stars
Ed Sheeran- Tenerife Sea
Trevor Hall- Chapter of the Forest

8/11/14 to 8/18/14

Cameron Mitchell- Holocene
New Found Land- It Would Mean the World to Me
Bahamas- All the Time
Au Revoir Simone- Crazy
Jose Gonzalez- Step Out
Matt and Kim- Cameras
Eyes Lips Eye- Hollywood
Bag Raiders- Shooting Stars
Eyes Lips Eyes- Tickle
ON AN ON- The Hunter
Mr. Little Jeans- Oh Sailor
Grouplove- Shark Attack (Captain Cuts Remix)
Paul Simon- You Can Call Me Al
Birdy- Not About Angels
Sinead O'Connor- In This Heart
Trevor Hall- Jagadeesha

08/04/14-08/11/14

allie moss- wait it out
the weepies- lighting candles
st. lucia- elevate
panama wedding- all of the people
kishi bashi- phisophize in it! chemicalize in it!
sELF- runaway
jose gonzalez- stay alive
strange talk- eskimo boy
the clash- train in vain
faded paper figures- new medium
generationals- gold silver diamond
30 seconds to mars- do or die
the head and the heart- homecoming heroes
deni hlavinka- flume
ron sexsmith- gold in them hills
bob marley- one love

yoga on cnn!

check out this article on CNN today about 10 yoga poses to beat stress!

07/29/14 to 08/04/14

Paul Buchanan- Mid Air
Kodaline- All I Want
The Weepies- Please Speak Well of Me
Lamb- Angelica
Matt & Kim- Let's Go
Kiesza- Hideaway
Phantogram- Black Out Days
MS MR- Hurricane (CHVRCHES Remix)
The Naked and Famous- Young Blood
Miike Snow- TheWave
Asgeir- Torrent
BOY- July
Zee Avi- Concrete Wall
I Will Be Blessed- Ben Howard
Luke Leighfield & Jose Vanders- Blindsided
Kina Grannis- Blood Bank

7/21/14 to 7/28/14

Sarah Jaffe- Better Than Nothing
Royal Canoe- Exodus of the Year
St. Vincent- Prince Johnny
Asaf Avidan and The Mojos- Maybe You Are (Stefan Biniak Private Edit)
Arcare Fire- Afterlife
Mat Kearney- Sooner or Later
Passion Pit- Little Secrets
Grouplove- Ways to Go
Sara Bareilles- I Choose You
The Oh Hello's- Hello My Old Heart
St. Lucia- Closer Than This
Dan Croll- From Nowhere
Ed Sheeran- All of the Stars
Indians- Oblivian
Justin Vernon- Hazelton
Kodaline- All I Want

playlist 7/14/14 to 7/21/14

Nick Mulvey- Fever to the Form
Mainland- West Coast
The Steelwells- Hands Up
Dan Croll- From Nowhere
Dan Croll- Compliment You Soul
Bombay Bicycle Club- Home By Now
BOY- Little Numbers
Sara Bareilles- I Choose You
Kishi Bashi- Manchester
Los Campesions!- Little Mouth
Young the Giant- Mind Over Matter
Radical Face- The Mute
The Sundays- Summertime
Lennon and Maisy- Headlock
Cat Power and Coldplay- I Wish I Was Here
James Bay- Move Together
The Inlaws- Walls

june 30- july 14

Asgeir- Going Home
Royal Canoe- Exodus of the Year
Wild Child- Crazy Bird
Grouplove- Shark Attack (Captain Cuts Remix)
Jorge Quintero- 300 Violin Orchestra
Charli XCX- Boom Clap
St. Lucia- Closer Than This
Jennifer Lopez- First Love
Kiesza- Hideaway
Vampire Weekend- Unbelievers
The Naked and Famous- Hearts Like Ours
Sara Bareilles- I Choose You
Indians- Oblivion
Tom Odell- Long Way Down
Sigur Ros- Untitled 4
BOY- This is the Beginning

june 23-june 30

"great people do things before they're ready. they do things before they know they can do it. doing what you're afraid of, getting out of your comfort zone, taking risks like that--that is what life is. you might be really good. you might find out something about yourself that's really special and if you're not good, who cares? you tried something. now you know something about yourself."
-amy poehler

james bay- need the sun to break
vok- before
olafur arnalds- 3055
asgeir- torrent
vampire weekend- giving up the gun
vampire weekend- white sky
the naked and famous- young blood
grouplove- ways to go
haim- forever
magic man- paris
florence + the machine- shake it out
mason jennings- raindrops on the kitchen floor
james bay- move together
balmorhea- pilgrim
manchester orchestra- sacred heart

playlist june 16-23

Mat Kearney- Never Be Ready
Metronomy- Everything Goes My Way
Mat Kearney- Sooner or Later
Brooke Waggoner- Rumble
Passion Pit- Take a Walk
Local Natives- Wooly Mammoth
Asgeir- Torrent
Mr. Little Jeans- Oh Sailor
M83- Midnight City
Van She- Beat of the Drum
Ingrid Michaelson- Girls Chase Boys
AOTN- ILYAF 1996
Phox- Slow  Motion
Matt Kearney- You Woke the Morning
The National- About Today

"the reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel." -steve furtick

09 June-16 June songz

Lana Del Rey- Angels FOrever
Ms Mr- Ash Tree Lane
Lamb- Angelica
Alt-J- Dissolve
Two Door Cinema Club- Changing of the Seasons
Manchester Orchestra- Make It To Me
Bay City Rollers- Hooked On a Feeling
Hot Chocolate- You Sexy Thing
The Stills- Yesterday Never Tomorrows
Phantogram- As Far As I Can See
Sylvan Esso- Coffee
Tahiti 80- Never Quite Free
The Antlers- I Don't Want Love
Lykke Li- Unchained Melody
Ben Howard- Burgh Island

June 2- June 9

David Gray- Gulls
New Found Land- It Would Mean the World to Me
Tunng- Hustle
Vampire Weekend- The Kids Don't Stand a Chance
Asaf Avidan and The Mojos- Maybe You Are (Stefan Biniak Private Edit)
Blackmill- The Drift (Full Version)
RAC- Hollywood (ft. Penguin Prison)
ON AN ON- The Hunter
Geographer- Verona
Grouplove- Ways to Go
Passion Pit- Carried Away
Brothertiger- Feel
The Naked and Famous- Young Blood
The Shins- Sleeping Lessons (The RAC Remix)
First Aid Kit- Valse
Coldplay- Ink
Cat Power- The Greatest
Washed Out- Paracosm

this week's playlist May 29

i've really failed at posting here over the past few months. i'm going to try to be better!

Wilco- Dawned On Me
Wardell- Opossum
Minature Tiger- Gold Skull
Rilo Kiley- Silver Lining
Sia- Chandelier
The Young Rascals- Groovin'
B. B. King- I Like to Live the Love
HAIM- Don't Save Me
Grouplove- Ways to Go
Strange Talk- Young Hearts
Bombay Bicycle Club- Luna
Gardens & Villa- Neon Dove
The Ditty Bops- Walk or Ride
First Aid Kit- Tangerine
Mat Kearney- Where We Gonna Go From Here
Lennon and Maisy- I Won't Give Up
Coldplay- Oceans
Coldplay- O

this is beautiful

january's challenge

how's your january been? mine has been rough. but, it's been nice to have set goals this month. even though my shoulders have been intensely tight, the 100 push up challenge has proven a worthy opponent, especially when accompanied with the no sugar challenge. needless to say, i succeeded far better at abstaining from sugar than remembering to get all my push ups in (50 a day still ain't bad). BUT i was definitely mindful about treating my body well as i attempted to complete these goals and i hope you were too!

yoga continues to have a really positive effect in my life and practicing it daily has really made a difference for me. i have become stronger and more aware of myself--emotions, how i treat other people, etc. if you don't have a consistent yoga practice, i recommend you try it!

new challenges are coming for february, so stay tuned!

playlist for the week

Never Let Me Go- Florence + The Machine
Neon Lights- Demi Lovato
I Am The Lion King- PAPA
How Long Will I Love You- Jon Boden, Sam Sweeney, and Ben Coleman
Can't Help Fallin In Love- Ingrid Michaelson
Pilgrim- Balmorhea
Burgh Island- Ben Howard feat Monica Heldal
Mirrors- Ellie Goulding
This Tornado Loves You- Neko Case
Satellite Heart- Anya Marina
Timber- Pitbull feat Ke$ha
XO- Beyoncé
Sail- AWOLNATION

Hope you're all have a fantastic week!

playlist 01.06.2014

What Now- Rihanna
Step Out- José González
Better Days- Goo Goo Dolls
Dirty Paws- Of Monsters and Men
You Make My Dreams Come True- Hall & Oates
Miracle Mile- Cold War Kids
Neon Lights- Demi Lovato
PYT- Michael Jackson
Goodness Gracious- Ellie Goulding
Nova Scotia- Magic Man
Sooner or Later- Mat Kearney
Buzzcut Season- Lorde
Satellite Heart- Anya Marina
Kiss Me- Sixpence None The Richer
Can't Help Falling In Love- Ingrid Michaelson
Say Something- A Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera
Pilgrim- Balmorhea

Quote and Playlist 12/30/13

"The size of your problems is nothing compared with your ability to solve them. Don't overestimate your problems, and underestimate yourself."

At Home- Crystal Fighters

Patti and Robert- Mason Jennings

Flaws- Bastille

Every Day- Magic Man

Burn- Ellie Goulding

Harper Lee- Little Green Cars

If So- Atlas Genius

Sooner or Later- Matt Kearney

Buzzcut Season- Lorde

Hold On- The Gospel Whiskey Runners

Let Her Go- Jasmine Thompson

Pilgrim- Balmorhea

They Move On Tracks of Never-Ending Light

Michigan- The Milk Carton Kids

New Year Challenge

A new year brings on new resolutions, most of which have to do with weight loss or living a healthier lifestyle, but did you know only 8% of people actually follow through on those resolutions? In this Forbes article by Dan Diamond, he lays out the steps to becoming part of that 8% when it comes to our resolutions or really any goals you have in mind throughout the year! 

With these steps in mind I want to set up a monthly food and physical challenge! Something small and simple that can be accomplished each month to better our bodies, and by doing so, better our minds and enrich our lives. Each month I'll post the new challenge along with ways to stick with it and maybe keep it going into the next month or even the whole year! They say it only takes 21 days to form a habit, so by the end of this year we should all have 24 new healthy habits under our belts!

January

100 push ups a day 

No refined sugar 

“Remember, it is not the extent of the change that matters, but rather the act of recognizing that lifestyle change is important and working toward it, one step at a time.” -Lynn Bufka