sunshine & sparkling water - Rye, NY

the mind

“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”

–W. Clement Stone

my fitness & strength inspiration

#beast

#hardcore

inner fire

"The inner fire is the most important thing mankind possesses."

–Edith Södergran

new day

"With the new day, comes new strength and new thoughts."
--Eleanor Roosevelt

Bushkill Falls, PA

Santorini state of mind

From the moment we arrived in Greece, and especially in Santorini, it felt completely different in an amazing way. The weather was warm with a cool breeze. Our hotel was overlooking the caldera volcano and Aegean sea. We had a traditional Greek cave apartment, and the moment we set our stuff down, we were sitting on our private terrace in hammock chairs, overlooking the expanse of Santorini's white buildings with blue domes and the beautiful blue sea.

Each day, we lived like locals, shopped at the markets, took the bus everywhere, ate street food - it was incredible. Most Greeks are very nice, super fit - as they walk, hike, work, fish all day - and the food is real, fresh, authentic, and completely different than Western food. We visited all the different towns of Santorini from Fira to Imerovigli to Akrotiri and beaches that had red rocks and others with black sand. We took a boat tour on the Aegean Sea, visited the volcano and hiked up it. I jumped out of the boat and swam in the sea to a natural hot springs and floated there. The water in general is very salty and beautiful sea blue, even green near the shores. We climbed up the side of the mountain in Oia on the way back to our apartment from the ship's port at the bottom. 280 Greek steps = 700 American steps. We did not take the donkey up - although we almost got run over by the herd coming down the mountain! We ate lunch overlooking Fira's port and the sparkling sea. We bought hats and souvenirs, ate every food possible from Tzatziki to Gelato to real authentic pizza and pasta with Santorini famous cherry tomatoes. 

We experienced beautiful weather - even some summer showers were welcoming and amazing! Our weather on the day out on the boat was absolutely perfect with the sparkling sea and warm sun - got a little sunburned! We swam in the fresh cold water pool every day, and went into the sea at the beach as well. We lay out under green palm thatched huts, had romantic dinners overlooking the ocean and night sky, with Oia lit up at night. It was magical! We walked up the hills and cliffs of Fira and among all the shops in the village of Oia. Mohit got me some belated anniversary jewelry - as he wanted to give me a gift from our Greek trip. Every moment was pure bliss, and honeymoon or not, I recommend everyone visit Santorini! It truly is a little piece of heaven :-)

#fightclub

Be You

Welcome to Fight Club

The best words I ever heard after my training session at Westchester Fight Club. 
I am part of the Women's Fitness program from Cardio Kickboxing to Ultimate Fitness Conditioning to Squat Squad.
http://www.westchesterfightclub.com/classes/cardio-kickboxing-bootcamps-new-rochelle/?ref=nav
http://www.westchesterfightclub.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Womens-Ultimate-Fitness-4115.pdf

Other amazing classes I am taking at the Fly Wheel Fly Barre gym in Scarsdale:
https://www.flywheelsports.com/locations/scarsdale
https://www.flywheelsports.com/why-flywheel
https://www.flywheelsports.com/why-flybarre

And dance classes at:
http://www.steffinossen.org/

This summer I am looking forward to learning paddle boarding and getting back into rock climbing!!!

Thankful to live and work in a city & state that offers such amazing fitness classes, options and variety.

#HealthyFitLifestyle

Hillary Clinton is running for President

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uY7gLZDmn4

To have a female President run this country is a dream I want to see come true in my lifetime :-)

Farewell to FB!

Dear world of social media,

I have had Facebook for almost a decade. There have been a lot of great things about it, even one that was life changing for me. Also it has allowed me to keep in touch with old classmates, friends, and family, especially overseas.

After personal growth and changing over the past few years, I see my life going in a different direction. Less technology/phones/limited email/online presence and more feet in the grass/sun on my face/toes in the sand kind of life. This is what makes me truly happy.

I have gotten more into fitness and health, taking classes I enjoy from barre to rock climbing to dance to aqua spinning and many more, spending time outdoors (even in the snow!), and spending more time with family and friends – for real. For those who are far, I have email. For those who like to share life, I have a blog. For me, that is enough online presence and keeping in touch. If it wasn’t for work, I think I would get rid of my cell phone too. I want to share my life differently, privately, personally.

So this weekend, I will be deleting my Facebook account. Over the past few months, I have spent less time on Facebook, and realize it is the right decision for me.

I know that even one minute online can be one extra minute spent paddleboarding on the Hudson River, or hiking in nature or walking around my greatest love of NYC or feeling the sunshine on my face. I don’t want to share a photo of my ice cream. I want to eat it and be 100% present in that moment.

Life is short, but also long. I want to live each moment to the fullest, take photos for myself, and share with those closest to me, and occasionally a few on my public blog.

To the online social media world, I say farewell, and to the real world full time, I say hello – and I shall see you there :-)

Best,

Anisha

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Today marks the 7 year anniversary of my move to New York, with just a suitcase and a duffel bag, heart full of hope, promise, & NYC dreams. With lots of hard work, and amazing support & love from my family and friends :-), it was the beginning of all my dreams coming true! 
And now my home for life :-)

Here's to us! :-)

#NewYorker4life
#April4,2008

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol0dPJdzm1M

Furious 7

Opening day surprise for my hubby - in IMAX!!!
RIP Paul Walker!!!

Happy first day of Spring!!!

#WelcometoNewYork

Empower Women - Melinda Gates

http://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/news/a13071/melinda-gates-empowering-women/

Maroon 5 @ MSG!!!!

Um this is happening - with my sistah - in matching custom t-shirts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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 — watching Maroon5 with Yuvika Choudhary at Madison Square Garden.

Happy Holi!