20 Things You May Not Know About Elaina Howard

1. By day, I am a neuroscientist.

2. My husband and I have a Boston Terrier, named Professor.

3. I have been teaching yoga since 2007.

4. I love to paint.

5. My mother was born in York, England, but I never lived there.

6. My weakness is chocolate.

7. I went to UNC-CH for my undergrad degree.

8. My husband proposed to me at the old well, 8 years ago. We are living happily ever after.

9. I. Love. Food.

10. I believe that my friends are my greatest asset.

11. I lived in Austin, TX, for 5 years.

12. I will put hot sauce on anything. Including chocolate.

13. I've tried to go vegan twice. I made it 6 hrs the 1st time, and 2 weeks the 2nd.

14. I was the projectionist at the Varsity Theater on Franklin for 2 years.

15. I love to shop. I mean, I really love it.

16. I try to meditate daily.

17. I have 5 parents.

18. I'm a little too dependent on Facebook.

19. I can definitely be my greatest critic!

20. I'm SO grateful to be a part of the yoga community in Chapel Hill!

20 Things you Didn't know about Mike Lyons

I was born in England and my family immigrated to the states when I was 4.

I grew up on a 100 acre farm in upstate NY - we raised all our own beef, 
pork, chickens and veggies and heated w/wood.

I owned horses and use to ride all the time.

I was voted shortest kid to leave my elementary school.

I was suspended in 4th grade for saying bullshit to one of my teachers.

My nickname at the local ski resort when I was a kid was "hotdog"

My first job was selling racing forms at the local horse racing track.

I had a crush on my summer camp counselor and 4th grade teacher.

My first girlfriend was 16, I was 12.

I ran the Boston marathon in 1986.

While living in Boston and going to college I played trumpet in a number 
of Salsa bands.

I use to have hair down to my butt.

I spend a lot of time on my own.

I use to own/run my own business - Mountain Goat Adventures - A climbing 
and backpacking guide business in New England.

I love to work in my garden.

I've thought about becoming an interior/exterior decorator.

I've worked in restaurants (cleaning, cooking, waiting tables) ever 
since I was 12.

In the last 15 years I've owned 15 different cars.

I followed the Grateful Dead around for many years.

My parents are my best friends.

lovethislife manifesto

Be Courageous – Love This Life with David Culiner

LovethisLife…
is about celebrating the moment
and that we’re not guaranteed or owed another day
and how cool it is that what we hide
can actually be the fuel towards our glory
and that it’s not so bad being proven wrong
LovethisLife…
is about welcoming the blind turn
and the possibility that
there’s no such thing as coincidence
and that empathy is incredibly sexy
and that it’s never too late to
pick up a quitar or a paintbrush
or to make an amend or to make a new friend
LovethisLive…
could be about rekindling a past flame
or igniting a new one
or shape shifting from a dreamer into a doer
or savoring the caress of a love long gone
LovethisLife…
means whatever it is
you want it to mean because
LovethisLife…
is a celebration of you and your path
LovethisLife…
‘cuz it could go at any second
you rock
Copyright 2002, David Culiner