Of course you knew I couldn’t go on a journey without bringing all of you along!  So I’m writing this first retreat blog 7.5 hours into my flight, 4,000 miles away and a little more than half way to Taipei.…

So you’ve decided to begin reading food labels, take nutrition seriously, and start exercising portion control all at the same time?  Good for you.  This is an important first step toward change and you’re on the road to overall better…

Personal trainers.  These are fitness experts who used to be hired only by celebrities when they were trying to stay in shape for the next movie, photo shoot or public event meant an investment in their physical appearance.  Hollywood is, after…

Ever notice how a runner can have amazingly toned legs but reveal a muffin-top middle?  Or a yoga enthusiast can be wondrously flexible but still appear to be overweight?  How about a gym rat who can’t balance for very long…

Now that those of us who participated in Elite Fitness’ very first yoga retreat at Calistoga’s Mayacamas Ranch are safely home and back into our routines, I feel I must tell what is in my heart before much more time…

Written from Mayacamas Ranch, Calistoga, CA How do I describe the feeling of seeing twenty precious souls take an entire weekend to practice yoga with me as their guide?  For years, I have been dreaming of conducting my own retreat,…

Discovery can be a gift in life, sometimes happening precisely at the moment you need it most — as long as you keep your heart, your mind and your spirit open to new experiences. I am writing this from a…

You can tell when a person’s passion for what he or she does in life runs deep.  Like a master chef who lives to create perfect meals, Elite Fitness and yoga instructor Andi Redden lives, breathes and digests her love of fitness,…

To those of you who have been waiting incessantly for this, I know it has been a long time in coming.  Most of you already know what kind of schedule I keep, but it doesn’t mean I don’t have a lot…