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My Favorite Online Yoga Teacher

This is a post dedicated to one of the best yoga teachers I have found on Youtube. Her name is Adriene and if you are a yogi, you probably already know of her.

This woman is not only beautiful, but smart. She provides you with some of the most educational and chill videos out there.

Her yoga channel is called Yoga With Adriene

She has hundred of videos that are categorized into specific playlists. These playlists include weight loss, yoga for healing, 10-15 yoga practices, yoga for beginners and more.

Theres no secret that she is the most popular yoga teacher on Youtube, she has over 2 MILLION subscribers! Thats a lot of love!

The reason that I love her so much is because it feels like you are doing yoga with your best friend. She is funny, relaxing and helps you really understand what yoga is about.

I am quiet frankly obsessed with her. And I would recommend her to anyone, beginner or advanced. She has built something so grand and should be very proud of her accomplishments.

She even has a website that includes a blog, a store and paid online yoga classes.

I have been doing yoga for only a few months now and I have learned so much from her that I can do my own yoga sequences without questioning what I will do next. She teaches you in what order you should be doing specific poses such as stretching poses vs. the hardcore poses.

Yoga with Adriene will change you life. It will motivate you. She will make you smile. And it is by far the easiest introduction to yoga out there.

Below are links to some of my favorite playlists:

Yoga for Beginners 

30 Days of Yoga

So dive in! Take 20-40 minutes out of your time today, lay out your mat, and get to know Adriene.

Thanks for reading,

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A Mindful Geek Update

Where did Brittany go?

After 6 months of unemployment, hours of job searching and days of depression…I finally got a job. This came so abruptly that I started the very next day. I had no time to process any of it. I am 3 weeks in now and finally able to breathe. On top of being a mom, girlfriend, employee, blogger…I am also a full time student in college.

Keeping up with everything really had to take some time and A Mindful Geek had to go on the back burner until I caught up.

I feel as now I am caught up and ready to come back, but with a different set of rules.

I will only be doing a blog a week. Every Saturday I will sit down and write a blog, having it posted for you all on Sunday morning. So Sunday morning is your A Mindful Geek time! Write it down, bookmark it, schedule it.

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A Review of Beauty and the Beast

The original Beauty and the Beast was an animated film that came out in 1991. I was only 4 years old, but I remember watching it non-stop once my parents bought it for me on VHS. The songs were amazing and the story always made me cry. (I was a super sensitive child)

When I found out that there was going to be a live action remake, I was worried. How can they make it as good as the original? Were they going to completely mess up one of my favorite Disney films of all time? Unlike many that scream “NOOOOO” when a remake is announced, I usually give them the benefit of the doubt.

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[Interview] Pregnancy and Mental Illness

 

I will be doing interviews with people that suffer mental illnesses. Each interview will have a subject to focus on. My hope is that we will help others understand that they are not alone and there are all types of people that suffer.

Todays interview will feature a soon to be mother. She will tell us about the struggles she has faced due to her mental illnesses and how she defeated them. Pregnancy does not always mean perfect beautiful glow and astounding preciousness. Sometimes it is hard, especially for those that have a battle within.

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My Cloud Nine: #1

I have seen so many of my fellow bloggers posting updates about the positive things that have been happening in their lives. I find this beautiful.

Life is so crazy and it is very hard to stop to think about the positives. Many times we can’t see any, even though they are there.

I decided to start doing my own version of the positive things that fill up my life. I will always list 9 things that are making me happy. It will not always be easy but it is good for me. For my growth and recovery.

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Depression Physically Hurts: What Should You Do?

I have been experiencing the physical pain of depression and anxiety since I was 3 years old. Anything stressful would make me throw up and I was rushed to the ER many times to be told that nothing was wrong with me.

I remember being in the 1st grade and getting so excited to wear my Snow White costume to school that I literally vomited and had to stay home. Ruining this special time that I was so excited about.

I was tested for everything under the sun and we never got any answers. In fact, the doctors thought my mother was faking it. She was not.

This continued all the way through middle school. It was there that I experienced my first trauma. After this event, which I won’t be going into right now, happened, all my genetic-based disorders where amped up and I finally got the mental help I needed.

I remember when I was younger, I was so convinced that there was no way every single person felt this kinda of pain every day.

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A Mindful Geek Has Been Nominated For The Blogger Recognition Award

I was surprised this morning to have a mention by Mrs Mummy Harris on Twitter saying that I have been nominated for The Blogger Recognition Award. I was shocked and so humbled. First off, I want to thank her from the bottom of my heart for recognizing my little blog.

A Mindful Geek is a few short days of being a month old. My main goal was to find a blogging community that will help me grow and encourage me. It really seems like I have found that now.

The rules are pretty simple.

1. Write a post to show your nomination.
2. Make sure to include a link and thank the blogger that has nominated you.
3. Tell us how your blog started.
4. Give two pieces of advice for new bloggers.
5. Select 15 other bloggers that you would like to nominate.
6. Comment on each blog and let them know that you have nominated them with a link to the post you created.

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How Cooking Can Be Self Care

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I know, I know…as a mother, cooking can seem like (and sometimes is) the last thing you want to do. I have many of these kinds of days where we end up getting take out. But hear me out as to why cooking can actually be self care.

I think we can all agree that cooking is a hobby just as much as it can be a profession.

I would never consider myself a chef, but my daughter would. She is always telling me I can be on Masterchef. I CANNOT, trust me.

But I find a lot of joy in cooking. The entire process usually makes me pretty happy. I turn on the radio and pour me the optional glass of wine. And I just have my moment.

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