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Keep It Clean

Sean working at noon.

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Workout

Shoulder Press 1 rep max

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Row Your Boat

The 3 p.m. class.

The Buddha said the ‘middle way,’ the path between deprivation and overindulgence, leads to liberation. This is the path we all must take in order to not only cease the destruction of our world, but also to bring an end to our own suffering.

I wrote these poems while traveling through eastern Australia between January and April of 2013 with the School For International Training (SIT) study abroad program Sustainability and Environmental Action. The book was submitted as part of an Independent Study Project on Buddhism and environmental sustainability.

The intention of “The Middle Way” is to create awareness of the heart, mind and connection to nature, as well as motivate action for environmental change.

Enjoy!

With metta,
Rose

Read the entire book HERE.

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Workout

Rest Day

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Anchor Woman

Coach D fighting for it.
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Workout

30-20-10 reps for time of:
Triple-under
GHD Sit-up

If you do not have triple-unders, do "Annie"

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Super Star

Cara en route to 2nd place in Team Event 1.
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Workout

With a 165 pound barbell, complete as many reps as possible in 12 minutes of:
1 Power snatch
1 Hang squat snatch
1 Squat Snatch
1 Overhead squat

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In The Mix

Elliot and D getting it done in Event 6.

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Workout

Back Squat

1 rep max

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Look Good

Cary during Event 5

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Rest Day

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Front Man

Lucas, leading the team on Event 4.

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Workout

21-15-9
Box Jump
Handstand Push-up

Note: Go big on the box and make the handstand push ups challenging.

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So Legit!

Karla killing it.

In the heat of competition, we often see an athlete's true character revealed. Some implode and show frustration, while others excude confidence and poise. This photo of our women show the latter. Cara is cheering in support of Karla, as she completes a muscle-up. This scenario played out all weekend. Our team stuck together and supported each other through ever event. Great job team! You are all true athletes, inside and out.

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Workout

Deadlift

1-rep max

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2013 Regional Team

Karla, Cary, Danielle, Lucas, Cara and Elliot.

Congratulations to our team! They finished 4th after three days of competition.

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Workout

Coach's Pick

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Today, Americans will visit our national cemeteries and attend ceremonies to honor their loved ones, their friends, neighbors, colleagues, and even some unknown to them -- men and women who gave their lives for a cause and ideal far beyond narrow self-interest. Our fallen service members are the antithesis of the Jay Gatsbys of the world; their sacrifice is the pinnacle of human virtue, a sharp contrast of the perverse and corrupt morals that seem so endemic in our culture.

Memorial Day is set aside to honor the more than one million of our fellow citizens who have fallen in battle since the founding of our Republic. Their service helped to shape us as a Nation and secured, for us and our friends and allies, a world where more people than at any other time in history can live lives free from tyranny. If it were not for their service there is little doubt that we would be living in a much different world today. During World War II, American forces stopped the rise of a fascist dictator who was ruthlessly and systematically purging Europe of "impurities" - slaughtering millions of innocent men, women and children because of their race, religion, political affiliation or sexual orientation and mental health status. During the American Civil War, the most devastating conflict in our Nations' history, a system of equally horrific oppression was finally ended and a Union preserved. Every generation has produced esteemed individuals who have selflessly answered the call of duty, just as today's 1.37 million members of our Armed Forces continue to carry on that virtuous legacy.

I came of age during 9/11. It bothered me that so few of my generation answered that clarion call to serve. Instead, less than 1% of this nation has borne the burden of over 10 years of war - the longest in our military's history - and as a result are now suffering the costs of such unjust sacrifice. Last year I made the decision to make it my life's work to address the social and psychological problems affecting our veterans. Several months ago I joined the Veterans Health Administration in Palo Alto to begin this mission - to serve those who have served this nation and sacrificed so much. So during this day of remembrance, lets also reflect on how we can help those who are still with us.

I leave you with a memorial written by Civil War-era orator, Robert Green Ingersoll. I think it eloquently captures the significance of Memorial Day for all generations of our Fallen:
"They died for liberty - they died for us. They are at rest. They sleep in the land they made free, under the flag they rendered stainless... Earth may run red with other wars, but they are at peace. In the midst of battles, in the roar of conflict, they found the serenity of death."

-Brett Dalhberg