Yoga & Fitness
Lighter-Impact Vacations
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011I’m the luckiest duck around- surf trip for the holidays! But when it comes to being green, outdoor sports can be a tricky thing. While riding your bike through the woods or hiking along a treeline ridge are close to no-impact activities, all of the bits around the sport itself can sometimes be incredibly impactful. [...]
Surfboard & Snowboard Wax: Oops…
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010I recently picked up a new obsession/hobby (it’s a fine line): surfing. Add this to my love of snowboarding and nordic skiing, and I’ve now got three board sports to participate in during two seasons of the year. Lucky me! All three of these pursuits have one main thing in common: it’s necessary to apply [...]
Wool for the Win!
Monday, August 16th, 2010It is no surprise to many of you to hear that I love wool. it’s true! after Jenn and I expounded on our love for the icebreaker clothing, I’ve been watching the season-end sales and scooping up tank tops and underpants and leggings whenever I could. By now I’ve got a good set of indispensables, [...]
Cycling Tribes & The Slow-Bicycling Movement
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Often I’ll ride past another cyclist, or they’ll ride past me, only for us to meet up again at the next stoplight, and the one after that. Which makes me wonder… why are we trying to ride so fast if we’re all arriving at the same place at roughly the same time? This quote from [...]
A Sheep In Wool’s Clothing - Part II!
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009“But you know, I didn’t buy any wool bottoms… hmmm, I sure wish someone would write a good review of wool bottoms…” Ask and you shall receive, Jenn! It’s pretty hilarious, but I was preparing to write a post all about my fancy new woolen underpants and when I logged into the wordpress interface, I [...]
A Sheep In Wool’s Clothing
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009I’m currently preparing for a big trip and am trying to be on top of things, as I’ll be pretty far Out There. As far Out There as I’ve personally ever been, which is really exciting! I realized I needed a good, warm, wicking, sturdy, and dependable base layer to bring with me. Most of [...]
Greening Golf; or, Justin Timberlake Saves the World
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009Over beers recently, an acquaintance told me about his love of golf. This subject was on my mind lately, as another friend has recently taken up the game and found, to her delight, that she’s a natural ace. Both of these folks expressed that one of the things they really enjoy is being outside in [...]
Yoga Mat Graveyards
Thursday, May 7th, 2009We here at TC HQ are big fans of the yoga, in all forms: free and online, hot ‘n sweaty, and everything in between. Guest poster Roz wrote about awesome natural rubber mats, which help yogis avoid the PVC issue. But… the time comes in every yogis practice when their mat kicks the bucket- so, [...]
Bikes, Biking, and Bicycles
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009It’s been awhile since I’ve written anything bike-related, so here are a few fun tidbits for the two-wheelin’ folks out there: ******************************* Bike Lift in Trondheim, NorwayI know, it seems strange and bizarre- but Trondheim, Norway has encouraged cycling by installing a simple lift on BBrubakken, one of its steepest hills. (As an aside, where [...]
Greening Races
Monday, October 6th, 2008I am a casual runner - by that I mean, I want to run much more than I actually do. I would LOVE to get out there 3x a week at least, but sometimes I just have a tough time getting out of bed. You know, sometimes it’s just really hard to get out of [...]
YogaToday.com
Thursday, September 11th, 2008I’ve been doing lots and lots of yoga lately, which is amazing and joyous and makes me feel so, so good. And while I’ve been going to local classes of all different kinds, I’ve also been developing a home practice for those times I can’t make it to a studio and/or I’ve already spent a [...]
Update on Sneaks and Yoga Mats
Monday, August 18th, 2008Here’s a couple of news items to update some of the things we’ve talked about here at Tiny Choices: Yoga mats: Guest Blogger Roz tackled the question of what kind of yoga mat to use with grace and style. But the question of what to do with your old grody yoga mat still remains. Well: [...]
Bikram: Environmental Foe?
Thursday, June 12th, 2008What better time to start a Bikram Yoga (aka “hot yoga”) practice than during the first heatwave of the year? Sometimes I question my own sanity, but when my friend Valerie and I decided to get off our cubicled butts and commit to a 3x-per-week-for-a-month Bikram practice in order to get our bodies moving again, [...]
I’m Rubber, You’re Glue
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Hey Tiny Choicers, guest poster Roz in the house today. I reached out to Jenn and Karina with an idea for a post because I was just SO EXCITED about my new PVC-free rubber yoga mat from Jade Yoga. I’ll admit that one of my biggest motivating factors for my new purchase was wanting a [...]