235 days sober: Purvottanasana
August 23, 2017 | By butlerrarines
I began my Ashtanga yoga practice at Balance Yoga nearly 4 years ago. At 246 lbs (no, I could not touch my toes) and newly...
My Recovery Journey
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Day 260 of Sobriety: My Relationship with the Yoga Sutras of Pantajali
September 18, 2017 | By butlerrarines
I attempted to read the Yoga Sutras years ago as part of a 3 month Ashtanga immersion at our shala. They not resonate with me....
Day 270 of Complete Sobriety: Night and Day
September 27, 2017 | By butlerrarines
Day 270 of Complete Sobriety: Night and Day A couple of nights ago, a coworker and I were goofing around after an event and taking...
Day 280: The Weekend that could have never been
October 8, 2017 | By butlerrarines
Dr. Flores asked last week how I felt about everything. He meant the last 3 months where I truly had to face myself, the last...
Day 310 of Sobriety
November 26, 2017 | By butlerrarines
I cried this morning. I was sitting in my chair attempting to read the Yoga Sutras in its entirety before work, and I just started...
I have been sober 340 days.
December 7, 2017 | By butlerrarines
This passage from The Gita makes me think of @taylorhuntyoga “What the outstanding person does, others will try to do. The standards such people create...
Day 350 I’ll Be Home for Christmas
December 16, 2017 | By butlerrarines
Day 350 snuck up on me. It is crazy how quickly ten days (or your life) can pass. I have been sober almost a year...
Year 1. I have been sober for one year.
January 1, 2018 | By butlerrarines
“Get busy with life’s purpose, toss aside empty hopes, get active in your own rescue – if you care for yourself at all – and...
398 days sober. Do the Art Thing.
February 3, 2018 | By butlerrarines
I started the day with a hangover. Unfortunately this was not uncommon back then. I had to “teach”. Today would be a movie day. I...
410 days sober: Change over time.
February 15, 2018 | By butlerrarines
Late 2013. Jonathan and I had been trying to grab lunch for awhile. We hadn’t seen each other in months. He is one of the...
Day 430 of not drinking: LinkedIn Helped Change My Life.
March 8, 2018 | By butlerrarines
As I stepped up to talk about our product vision, the question hit me, “How did this Southern boy from a town of 500 get...
470 Days Sober: Choosing to do what is right for me.
April 16, 2018 | By butlerrarines
470 Days Sober: Choosing to do what is right for me. Yesterday day I completed @taylorhuntyoga#Ashtanga intensive in Ohio. It was one of the most rewarding experiences...
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