Sunday Funday! HAPPY HALLOWEEN EDITION!!!!

Where does the candle go?

Halloween is tomorrow!  And if you need some inspiration for your pumpkin carving party, look no further than artist's Ray Villafane's creepy and funny carvings.  You'll never look at a pumpkin pie the same way again.

Bathing (and writing) Beauties!

He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.

Ever wanted to see Ernest Hemingway in his Old Man and the Sea get up?  Want to know why Sylvia Plath was depressed?  It probably wasn't because she looked great in a bikini.  Click on the link below to see some literary greats in their bathing dresses, courtesy of Flavorwire.com.

http://flavorwire.com/190406/take-a-dip-literary-greats-in-their-bathing-suits

Yoga at The Great Lawn: Before We Were Rained Out. . .

Yoga at the Great Lawn Tuesday evening was a lot of fun, even though it was rained out. I took some photos of the event- it may be the closest to Woodstock I will ever get!





This was the line we were waiting in before we got to the lawn- and we got there at 5 pm!





Once the gates opened, we were given a yoga mat from Gaiam and Jet Blue. In this photo I have my pal and fellow blogger Mari (from Namaste Mari-check out her photos!), and behind her Erica (from Erica Miss America-check out her photos!). . .





. . .And Jess (in blue) from Fit Chick in the City (read her post) and her friend Daniella. And a lot of other people!





This was how close to the stage we were! My view from the front of my mat. . .





When I first sat down, this was the view behind my mat. The pic at the top was my view when the event was "about" to start.






This was the last time the sun peeked out from the clouds.

The crowd is ready to get it started!

This is a ton of people dancing to crazy comedian Reggie Watts and his song "Get Your Yoga On". And then it started to sprinkle, and then rain. I didn't want to take photos because I didn't want anything to happen to my phone!

But it was a lot of fun and I hope that I will be able to participate again when they have a rain date in the future. Thanks to Flavorpill, Jet Blue, Gaiam, and my friends for a really amazing experience!

Yoga Yoga Everywhere. . .

NYC yoga enthusiasts have much to celebrate next week! There are two huge events I will be participating in OUTSIDE and all over this fair city of ours.

On Monday, June 21st, prepare to down dog in the heart of the city at Solstice in Times Square. Yogis will be celebrating the first day of summer with free classes and demonstrations with lots of freebies and swag. The event will be taking place at Broadway and 7th avenue from 7:30 am to sunset.



I have been invited by Manduka, maker of high performance yoga mats and accessories, to yoga out and they are giving away 100 biodegradable eKO Lite yoga mats to the first 100 people who show up to EACH CLASS! These are nice mats, folks. And you are going to want that protection between you and the pavement. Thanks Manduka!

On Tuesday, June 22, 10,000 yoga participants will be trying to set a Guinness Book of World Records record by participating in the largest yoga event in the history of the United States at Flavorpill's YOGA AT THE GREAT LAWN! At 5:30 pm in Central Park, students and teachers will be greeted by live music by Reggie Watts, 13 Hands, Buddy Wakefield, and Wah!, and then at 7:30 pm yogi Elena Brower will teach the class accompanied by bassist Garth Stevenson.

It sounds like it is going to be insane and smelly. Good thing it is outside!!! Here is Elena Brower and Flavorpill's founder speaking with our local news abut the event:




If you are planning on attending, give me a shout out at fosteryourfitness@gmail.com and maybe we can say hi!

Namaste!!!