No subject will turn someone’s head quicker whilst being in a seated spinal twist than beginning a conversation about poop. But today while teaching yoga to my group of regulars, and by regulars I mean they have attended my class every Monday, Wednesday, Friday for the past four months, I asked if anyone had noticed … [Read more…]
All of my meals are planned with one very important macronutrient leading the way, protein. Through the years I’ve come to learn that my body needs a lot of protein in order to stay full and energized. I also strength train regularly, so the protein helps with my muscles. That’s why I was glad this … [Read more…]
Sometimes my favorite dishes are ones I make from no recipe, I just use my experiences in the kitchen and I think I channel my French heritage. This morn I awoke and wanted something warm and decadent to eat. This breakfast is filling but not heavy, you’ll still want to go to work afterward or do some … [Read more…]
This hearty breakfast recipe was inspired by two sources, Clean Eating Magazine and my dear foodie friend Rebecca K. This breakfast is great when you have guests or need a quick put together in the morn. The tomato sauce is raw and came from CE, the rest is inspired by R. Raw Sunshine Tomato Sauce … [Read more…]
Being a group fitness instructor and personal trainer means that a big part of my job is getting people to activate and feel the different muscles of their body. I teach people how to contract, cause tension, to a muscle and how to release or lengthen muscles. However, I have run into so many cases where my participants or … [Read more…]
I recently had dinner at a local restaurant and one of their soup choices was a kale and sausage soup. I tried a small cup of it and enjoyed it but I could tell it was not clean and it was high in sodium. So the next morn while driving to the gym I came … [Read more…]
During the 2014-2015 school year I was back in college as a non-traditional student. While in school I was accepted into a leadership certification program that was a year long course. We had many leaders within the community come to our class to speak about the many different applications of being a leader. On one such … [Read more…]
I may be from Georgia but I most certainly prefer the cooler temps of living more north. I’ve noticed within the past two weeks that one of my favorite fruits is now being heavily stocked at the grocery store, pomegranates. Many moons ago this fruit was called the apple of Grenada, and if you’re French you simply call … [Read more…]
Welcome to my blog! My name is Jennifer Rodrigues. What have I gotten myself into? Something good I’m sure, for the whole world maybe. I’m going to share with you some of the passions of my life because I’m sure some of you also share those passions: yoga, cooking, exercising, healthy eating, nutritional info, cats, … [Read more…]