http://www.jeanniesamson.com/balance_-_jeannie_samsons_triathlon_blog.htmJeannie SamsonFri, 5 Sep 2008 13:19:44 GMTMon, 23 Jan 2012 02:45:29 GMTLevelfield http://www.jeanniesamson.com/log/post_366195489_balance_-_jeannie_samsons_triathlon_blog.htm<p>Hello to all reading this blog!!&nbsp;&nbsp; Thanks for stopping by after no updates for a while.&nbsp; Since my last blog entry I have continued to experience the healing benefits of Bikram Yoga.&nbsp; I am now going to a great studio called YOGAGROOVE near Anderson Ln and Shoal Creek.&nbsp; I have enjoyed getting to know the great instructors there.&nbsp; My back seems to be getting stronger and more flexible, but I have still not been able to run and bike pain free.&nbsp; Swimming has no pain now, so that's a great thing!!&nbsp; I have also been doing weight training, physical therapy exercises, and stretching.&nbsp; My cardio exercise is limited to mostly swimming and the elliptical trainer.&nbsp; I am a lot less fit than when I was training a lot and racing, but I think this is the best thing for my body right now.</p><br><p>I am really excited to spend more time with my kids and my husband lately.&nbsp;&nbsp; We go to the track just before dusk most days&nbsp;with my mother-in-law so she can get some exercise.&nbsp; She is feeling much better now after several months of illness.&nbsp; The kids started school and are loving it!&nbsp; Jude and I are extremely thankful for our relationship as always, but are having more fun nights out together as a couple.&nbsp; For all those&nbsp;married&nbsp;parents out there, make time for just you and your spouse.&nbsp; It will go a long way to maintaining and even creating more of a fun and exciting marriage.</p><br><p><strong>Namaste </strong>(A Sanskrit work meaning &quot;I bow to the divine in you&quot; - sometimes used at the end of Yoga classes to thank students for coming, and students thanking the teacher)</p>Fri, 5 Sep 2008 13:19:44 GMT