Life of Larisa or LOL

  Third monthly challenge complete!  For March, my goal was to go to thirty different beaches for thirty days.  To recap, in January I hiked thirty different trails for thirty days, and in February I practiced different styles of Yoga for twenty-eight days.   Mountain.  Mat.  Marine.  The first three months of my year long journey of completing monthly goals has been achieved.  I feel good.  I have worked my heart with cardio,  worked my body with stretching, and worked my soul with the happiness that being outside, toes in the sand and salt water washing over me, can provide. I realize that a thirty day beach goal is not feasible for everyone.  I am filled with gratitude that I live in a place where the beach is accessible, beautiful, and free.  Born, not raised, in Hawai’i, believe it or not, up until this thirty day challenge, I was not much of a beach person.  It seemed boring, hot, and out of my comfort zone.  Ne...

  February Yoga goal complete!  Last month my goal was to hike thirty different trails over the course of thirty days in January.  It was fun being outdoors and active, but there were more than a couple of days that my knees were crying and the thought of trekking up one more hill made me want to curl up in a ball and hide out.  For February I decided to practice Yoga for the entire month.  I am not new to the idea of Yoga or even practicing Yoga but I am new to practicing twice a day, trying out new Yoga studios, and practicing consistently for twenty-eight days straight.   I’m still trying to decide which monthly challenge was…well, more challenging.  Each challenge has presented different obstacles.  For my Yoga challenge, the first obstacle was discovering that there was basically only one place to practice Yoga (outside of the home) in Mililani (future business opportunity for all you O’ahu Yogi’s looking to start a studio).   The second...