THRIVE don't just survive!!

A great day with fun classes!

The CORE & STRETCH class is one of my favourites and today I had some HOT company in the HOT Yoga class - THE LADIES from up North! Crossing my fingers that we'll .... in the .... so that we can ..... in the North :) Get it :?

A quick date with my POM and then full on ECONOMY work at the JIRA office (dread doing it but it feels so good once it is done! Strange huh, shouldn't it be FUN to write invoices and cash in money?!).

Perhaps I found the time to do my invoices since the option was to cruise to Skatås and go for a run hahah...

So when there were no more invioces to write I had to bite the bullet - biked 16km - ran 10km(with many HILLS!) - biked 16km back (on a cruiser that is!!)

Lovely FIKA in the sunshine with a REAL runner who gave me some GBG-Varvet tips + some great energy!

What a day :)

So to finish of in style I would like to GIVE you a GIFT!

Here she is




Patricia Moreno - a beautiful soul, woman and urban warrior!
She inspires me to do my thing and now she's got her own BLOG!

Enjoy

Love Jo

A red day

Dress bash, tights Wolford, shoes Essential...

MO:

A good day-even if I slept badly again last night. It´s hard finding a good sleeping position when the belly lives a life of its own and the soles of my feet and palms of my hands are BOILING (just like when you have a fever)... The baby factory is working overtime...

My accountant re-scheduled to Monday, which meant I could work uninterrupted for most of the day.

Had two great meetings in the afternoon and now it´s time for dinner.

Tomorrow I´m teaching my last Spinning60 at Gymnasium Sisjön 17.30, will you join me?

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Retail Therapy

Mo:


During this whole pregnancy business, I haven´t felt like shopping AT ALL... It´s not very encouraging when old sizes fly out the window and only over-sized items fit over the bump. Which means: pregnancy means black numbers for your bank account!

However, today was a different day...maybe I got inspired when P came home for lunch and saw me wearing a pair of HUGE harem-pants pulled up to my armpits & burst out: "OBELIX?!" (as in Asterix & Obelix...)
...anyway...

I came back with 3 new dresses, new shoes and...a new handbag...Gorgeous!

In Walnut-brown - a gorgeous clutch from Hoss Intropia...

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When LIFE takes OVER!

So I am still recovering from the weekend!

It’s been an amazing FULL on energetic weekend.
During the days I’ve been training for the GBG half marathon and educating new AFRO POWER DANCE instructors and during the night I’ve been spending time with friends jumping, shouting, lovin it!

DAVID GUETTA – I saw him at Park Lane one year ago and then I had NO IDEA who he was – a DJ is a DJ is DJ what’s the difference?!

But that was then – I still remember that night, there was so much love in the air and I never wanted the night to end!

This Saturday the expectations were ON! And let me tell you, I wasn’t disappointed ☺
I was standing close to the stage a bit to the left – when she appeared - KELLY ROWLAND! Oh my GOD! Such a hot foxy lady – with an ANGEL’s voice! No I can’t wait to see Beyonce ☺

People ask me how I do it and sometimes I ask myself how I do it – and the answer is plain and simple – when you love what you do you GET ENERGY from it! And that’s for everything in life – weather its exercise, spending time with your loved one, friends, family, taking care of your home, preparing dinner etc.

But NO my plan is not to abandon sleep from my life – I LOVE that to. It’s all about the yin and yang isn't it ?!

YOUR LIFE IS A ROAD
YOUR FEELINGS ARE YOUR GUIDE
YOUR BODY IS YOUR VEHICLE

ENJOY THE RIDE Jo

The funniest man alive?

MO:

YES!
After fighting with Ticnet for about 90min, I´m finally the proud owner of tickets to Eddie Izzards show at Scandinavium, here in Gothenburg 20.00 on Dec 20!
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Task of the Week

MO:

It´s true.

Pregnancy brings out the "nesting"-instinct. I´ve never had that feeling before and it´s quite unnerving that having a bump means that you desperately want to get your home in order for the big arrival. Not that our current home is not in order, but it would be nice to find a place to buy, instead of renting.

Sis & M went through their move on Friday and they now own a lovely, lovely apartment in one of the most coveted streets in this city. Our goal is to find something very close to where they are. Not the most simple task, but hey, why do simple things when you can make them more challenging?...

We spend so much time at each others homes it would be the most practical solution. Also with Bebbo on the way, imagine how helpful it would be to live just around the corner from each other?

Soooo..Task of the week: Find new home and let nesting instincts FLY...

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WHALE on steroids

MO:

God, I´m grateful that JO is the second half of MOJO!

As we passed Trädgår´n tonight and saw the masses of people waiting outside to shake their booteys to fabolous David Guetta, I was SO happy for JO (D.Guetta is also one of my favourite DJs) and SOOO happy for me, going home to my bed! :)

I still LOVE the dancing, the dressing up, the pre-cocktails, but it´s the other stuff - the too drunk imbeciles stepping on my new shoes or spilling their drinks down my clevage that gets me frustrated, pissed off and...just tired. Maybe it´s just AGE?

I´d be cool with that. :)

My feet, my bump and my hands are all swollen after a day of sitting, eating and relaxing together with P´s family in a little place along the beautiful West Coast.

After 2 extra heavy days, really feeling like a whale on steroids I´m looking forward to feeling a bit better tomorrow.

The Bump is now so big that it doesn´t allow normal eating or hunger feelings... I learn new things all the time...

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Why Yoga?

I just get SOO inspired :)

Can't wait to get to practice with these amazing teachers this summer!
NYC - LONDON - LA here we go!!!

Join the flow of YOGA!!

Jo

My Worst Critic...

...is my Brother!!

When it comes to the men I date, how I run my company – everything from press to locations, the music I listen to and the TV shows I watch!

But that’s also why I LOVE him!
I know he’s always honest and truthful and that he wants the BEST for me.

If I’ve done an interview for a magazine I always send the article to him for corr reading, when I am falling in Love I always send a pic of the guy to him and before I launch a new workshop or education I always ask him to design it.

Even when it comes to media – he showed me HOUSE and DEXTER and now this song!!

This song took me around 16 km today – running around in the city with my NIKE+ !!
Perfect – I told my Ipod to measure 16k’s and so it told me how far and fast I was running whilst playing this HOT song over and over again ☺

Now it’s time for the AFRO POWER DANCE Teacher Training for SPORTLIFE here in Gbg and then I’ll continue to shake shake shake all night with my homie D. GUETTA ☺

Life is good

Much LOVE Jo

The temperature is rising...

MO:

The temperature kept going up today and during my afternoon fika with darling JOJO, I could feel my head cooking...LOVELY! (I know, I know, I´m such a sun worshipper...)

When P disappeared to do his deklaration, I went for a 3k run in Änggårdsbergen.

Or rather, I ran for about 2.5k in total and walked about 500m when the pain in my appendix scar got so bad my eyes were watering. It was all worth it though, because the last 800m-1k, felt great! (Especially after my second stop for a pee...sadly now it´s definitely bye, bye Skatås...)
YES!

Pre-run in a sea of colour...Skirt Lacoste, Vest and necklace H&M, shoes Mango, organic banana Eco Store...

7 months pregnant...Post-run...wearing running shorts! (which rarely happens in this country, since a temperature above 20degrees C is required...) Shorts, shoes, running sunglasses & functional T - all NIKE

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Summer, summer time...

MO:

A day in the sun, with temperatures close to high summer...what more could one ask for? The most stressful thing that happened all day was passing the Tingstadstunneln... That place always make me break out in a sweat and hope that I get out of there alive. Weird, eh? Dodged yet another speed-control this morning and enjoyed an ice-cream in the afternoon.

All is well - all is good, and tomorrow is a day off!!! :)

Have a great Valborg!

SummerTime and the living is eazy :)

One of those days where you just wanna chill out in every breath you take!!
And suck out all the juice of it, the PRANA :)

Summer is OFFICIALLY here, according to JO!

• There was a wasp in my window this morning
• FIKA is a MUST at least once a day in the sunshine with your loved ones
• JORDGUBBSTÅRTA - Mamma forgive me, but this one was THE BEST one I've ever tasted :) From BROGYLLEN - one of the best FIKA places in this city!

• People are ALIVE in the morning classes at 7 and 8 am I am being greeted with smiling faces - from everywhere! Even Jim the supposedly anti morning man is up and alive :)
• Had dinner in the gras last night - excquisit
• Teaching the Swedish military some REAL Dynamic Outdors Training under the blue blue sky!

So come along with me and the rest of the universe and slow down a little, enjoy a bit deeper, and chill like the wonderwoman/man that you are!

LOVE Jo

If you´ve got it - flaunt it?

Wearing dress from American Apparel, downvest & sneakers NIKE, sunglasses Versace in week 31...

Mo:

How heavy is too heavy? I´m fascinated about the way the human mind works. When I cannot see myself in a mirror, etc, sometimes I forget I´m pregnant...but as soon as I can see the reaction to my belly in other people´s faces (especially those who don´t know me) or if I pass a mirror or catch my own reflection in a store window, I feel big, heavy and start moving like a ton of bricks.
I´ve noticed how baggy clothing makes it worse...so here´s to tight-fitting lycra! The only way to go with a big belly! :)

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If Not Why Not?!

Mo had some weird encounters with training at FIBO hahahah!!

In stead of looking for inspiration at expos I like to find inspiration in art and life around me!

Right now - I can't stop watching and learning about Free Running and Parkour!!

Foucan is my HERO!!!

The problem is that I am only watching and reading at the moment cause I am a bit scared of where and how to start....

And like one of the greatest masters of all time said:

Knowing is not enough, we must apply!
Willing is not enough, we must do!
- Bruce Lee

So I am thinking, maybe today is a good day?

My vision is to bring this kind of functional training into groupfitness :)

I'm soo excited!!!

Peace ya'll

Jo

Weirdest thing at FIBO 2009

MO:

This will be my last FIBO-thread for a while....but I had to post this - the most WEIRD thing on the whole expo and the winner of the WHY, OH WHY competition....

Well, you can all judge by yourselves...

NITENITE, Sweeties

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Your Way has no name

Ojojoj goosebumps (ja gåshud ni vet)!

And the thing is that I often pass this station (Liverpool Station) when I work in London!

I want to be part of it!

For me this is YOGA! A lot of people often ask me - What do you work with? When I answer Yoga, the immediate next question is: What kind of yoga do you do?

Yoga is just a reflection of my practice and the evolution of my art but I don't restrict my way to the domain of physical movement.

It's about living life as fully as possible, mentally, physically and spiritually - and this is why my way has no name, because no one word can encapsulate the journey!

Carpe Diem Jo