HI!

I’ve been thinking about doing this for a long time so YAY I’ve finally done it!

My name is Julia and I’m a yoga teacher in Northern Virginia. For the last six years I’ve been on a journey of improving my health and have had amazing results and a lot of fun along the way! These days I get a lot of questions about what kind of exercises I do and what I eat, and so this is my way of sharing that info in the hopes that someone out there will find it useful

So this site is for anyone who is trying to trying to lose weight, get in shape, eat better, and / or find peace with themselves. In this blog I plan to:

• Write about what I’m eating these days
• Share my exercise tips
• Record my recipes and my forays into the thousands of cookbooks that I already have
• Mention anything else that comes up – this will likely include stories about my two dogs Marty and Rosie and life lessons that present themselves as I go about my business

Some things that interest me and that will probably make their way onto this blog:

• Dogs!
• Running – I am passionate about running
• Being 40. Yep I just hit the big 4-0 in February. Really it has been just fine. But I am noticing changes in my body and it’s really hitting home how important it is to STAY HEALTHY.
• Yoga! As I said about I am a yoga teacher and I have my own business called Double Dog Yoga. I have a separate blog for my business – I was blogging there about food and stuff but I think now it’s best to keep the two separate. Anywho, feel free to check out my other blog to read about yoga in the news and yoga tips and info by clicking here.
• Cooking – I try to cook dinner 4 or 5 times a week. Sometimes it’s a big deal dinner and sometimes it’s a quickie. Either way I’ll share.
• Baking. I LOVE to bake! Unfortunately that doesn’t match my goal of staying under 125 pounds. So that’s a bit of a struggle.

Ok that’s it for now. I’ve filled out my bio so if you want to learn more take a look