I ditched my Sunday morning routine of yoga and brunch for coffee and breakfast at Urban Beans this week. We were set to walk across the street to Starbucks when it occurred to me that we should give a local Phoenix coffee shop a chance. I drive past Urban Beans almost every day en route to work, yet I've never tried their coffee. The inside was small but cozy, with black-and-white photographs of Arizona ranchers adorning the walls. The patio ... Read the Post...
Rave Run 2013
I went to a rave last night. It was the after-party for the Rave Run in downtown Phoenix.As I quickly realized, this run was more about the rave than running. Runners were decked out in glow-in-the-dark gear and outfits in all colors of the rainbow.It seemed to be a popular run, though somewhat unorganized. I couldn't discern what an announcer was directing the runners to do just before the start time. The crowd seem to just hang out in the ... Read the Post...
Wildflowers at Piestewa Peak
I'm on a mission to combat the effects of working at a desk job. It isn't always easy, but I try to get at least four days of exercise a week. This week, I decided to break up my fitness routine of running and yoga with a hike at Piestewa Peak in Phoenix. View from the Hopi parking lot. Many other Arizonans and tourists had the same idea on that weekday morning. I usually find a parking space near the summit trail, but this time I had to ... Read the Post...
Spring Sunday: Yoga and Baseball
Yesterday was quintessentially spring.The day kicked off with blissful -- and might I add free -- yoga at the McDowell Mountain Music Festival's local stage. Danielle of Sutra Midtown led the class at Margaret T. Hance park in downtown Phoenix, and a DJ gave us the perfect soundtrack to our Sunday morning practice. There was even a man in a rainbow-colored, muumuu-like robe blessing us with dance and smoking herbs.Yoga was followed by a perfect ... Read the Post...
