I met the most magnificent young woman today while teaching my yoga class at Equinox Woodland Hills. Prior to class, she was loitering in the entrance with two other women looking at the schedule of classes and when they started discussing my class. Naturally, in typical Arielle fashion I interjected and coerced the young girl […]
Day 11: Thursday, June 19, 2014: Today was a cleanse day, so like last Thursday no food. However, today was also Day 11 and that meant it was time to take some measurements. Interestingly enough, I am losing from my mid-section, chest, and bust areas first. Hey, I’m not going to complain but normally I […]
Day 10: Wednesday, June 18, 2014: My Year in Review: An Honest Look Back Part II 15. Dinner in Weho at Hugo’s on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 with Greg. This is the first time I see Greg semi-serious as he tells me he’ll wait for me to make the right choice (as in picking him to […]
Day 9: Tuesday, June 17, 2014: How do you measure a year? I think the play Rent captures it perfectly: Measure in love. It’s the day before my 32nd birthday. Turning 32 is not a particularly exciting nor monumental year by any means. But in driving back from Crossfit today I got to thinking, “Who […]
Day 8: Monday, June 16, 2014: I picked up a new yoga class that’s Monday mornings at 6:30am. And though I have a strong aversion to teaching fitness classes [or doing anything really at that hour aside from sleep] in the morning, I agreed to take it on and see where it goes. What do […]
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Day 7: Sunday, June 15, 2014 I had the pleasure of spending my Sunday morning yoga-ing and then lounging in the sun with my dear friend Breanne who was in town for a quick visit from Austin, Texas. Breanne and I met about 6 years ago while I was working at Virgil Middle School. She […]
There, I said what many of you already think about showering! It’s time consuming, my skin gets really dry, and frankly I would rather spend that time sleeping. All the same, I suppose it is a necessity. Below is an excerpt of a conversation I shared this on my Facebook. Based on the likes and […]
Day 5: Friday, June 13, 2014: Friday the 13th. Full Moon. Mercury in Retrograde. I am on a cleanse. Basically, we are screwed and it’s the end of the universe. Yeah, yeah. You feel off and you are afraid to admit it, but now you can fully surrender to it knowing it isn’t just you. […]
Day Four: Thursday, June 12, 2014: Cleanse Day, that is all I have to say Remember that movie, Kids? That terribly gross and graphic look at young teens having unprotected sex passing along the AIDS virus? Yes, that one. Well, there is a scene where a man on a skateboard is toting himself around panhandling singing […]
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Day 3: Wednesday, June 11, 2014: I woke up today and my right arm was numb. I figured it was numb because I had been sleeping on it. So while trying to settle back into sleep, I stretched my arm into full extension and my arm just wasn’t having it. In a sleep fog, I […]