Take a vacation...

Bring vacation into your daily life...  Close your eyes...

Imagine your favorite escapes and various components that made them memorable. 

Smells

Sights

Sounds

People

Meals

Activities

Its incredible how our brain can re-create pleasure with some simple creativity and implementation...

Here are some of mine to help get your mind rolling -

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Bali - Indonesia

Placing a fresh picked plumeria flower on the side of bath tub while I soak and relax.

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Maui - Hawaii

Mango Salsa & Avocado with chips on a random afternoon takes me away to paradise.

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Venice - Italy

Getting lost in the moment with the food & sharing smiles with the farmers/artisans at local San Diego markets.

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Paris - France

Preparing Chicken with Mushroom Sauce to re-live the flavors of the city.

What enjoyable moments along your travels can you incorporate into your daily life?

Please share with us!  We can all use inspiration from time to time.

Biomechanics of Shadows

For a more thorough analysis, here are some suggestions for observation: Do you arms swing away from your body the same distance? When you shift weight to one leg to step does your torso shift evenly? Do your shoulders and hips rotate the same on both sides? What happens if you see an asymmetry and try to correct it?

How to win the Superbowl

Are you a dreamer? Long term goals, such as having an fun-sweet-obedient dog, winning the superbowl or losing 5 pounds are what I like to call DREAMS. They are the big-picture reason for our actions, the WHY, the fuel. Some of you might be dreamers like me, always thinking about the possibilities. Others might be more practical minded