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Rebecca Pacheco
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12 Tips to Avoid Bikini Panic & Feel Like a Bathing Beauty

Ahhh, Memorial Day Weekend. With it, comes an unabashed nod to wear white shoes (admit it, fashionistas, even the edgiest among you still debate), unofficial start of summer, and, for many, official ...

2 days ago

9 Lessons From My Mother

Typically, my brother and I abide by a strict blogging and social media embargo when it comes to our mom, but occasionally, she makes an exception, and we can write about her. This is one of those ti...

13 may 12

Having Style All Your Om

Photo credit: Fab Sugar Today is a big day in fashion circles. Following last night’s Met Costume Institute Gala, fashion editors, bloggers, and others who can wax poetic about peplums and trul...

08 may 12

Meditation Tips, Mantras, & Nerve-racking Moments

I’ve had some nerve-racking moments lately (perhaps I am supposed to say “character-building?R 21;), so I thought I’d share my experiences. Here are the recent highlights…. ...

24 apr 12

OG on Fox News Discussing Post-Marathon Runner Repair

I want to write a witty lead in for my appearance on Fox News this morning about runner recovery following the Boston Marathon. I could make a creative quip about how I learned my lesson at the Runne...

17 apr 12

Goal-Setting Inspired by the Boston Marathon

The stage is set for another iconic Marathon Monday in Boston–and a hot one. The Boston Athletic Association, which manages the race, is strongly advising runners to rethink participation (all...

16 apr 12

What’s Your Ideal Run?

It happened again on Easter morning. I set out for a typical run and ended with an ideal one: the light-footed, lighthearted, I’m-barely-winded variety that end too quickly rather than drag on...

09 apr 12

How to Do Astavakrasana

Astavakrasana, which you may also hear referred to as 8-angle pose or crooked crow, is one of my favorite arm balances. Which is not to say that I like it becuase it is tricky, though that’s p...

28 mar 12

Yoga for Runners and Heaven & Hell Run/Yoga Night in Time for the Boston Marathon

To most people, late March signifies the season of NCAA basketball madness, blossoming trees, and optimistically storing a heavy winter coat till next year. But to a select group of runners, it repr...

26 mar 12

Yoga Wherever You Go

Before departing for a study abroad semester during my junior year of college, I had one major priority to sort out: where would I do yoga? (If this sounds misguided to you, I would, now, have to ag...

25 mar 12

5 Things to Know About the Night Sky

Australian accents make anything sound intriguing and easier to process. For this reason, I think people should use Australian accents for disseminating all sorts of important information with a ten...

21 mar 12

Happy Om Bro Day: Good Reeces & Good Karma

My brother and I have happened upon a new tradition: good-natured and mildly embarrassing birthday wishes via new media. This year I’m seeing our annual blog posts and raising him a previously...

20 mar 12

Hola from Our Baja, Mexico Beach Retreat!

Hi OGs! I’ve just returned from my annual yoga retreat at the eco-luxe Prana Del Mar Yoga & Wellness Center in Baja, Mexico with Chanel Luck and wanted to give you a sneak peek at one of my...

19 mar 12

Self-Defense for Runners with The Black Belt Philosopher

In the four years since starting this blog, this is definitely the first time we’ve talked about grabbing a guy’s family jewels (even if hypothetically). Now, before you go all William J....

02 mar 12

Have Patience with Everything Unresolved in Your Heart

Photo: Labyrinth at Prana Del Mar (location of my upcoming yoga retreat, March 10-17**). I beg you to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves ...

26 feb 12

John Friend: Another Guru Fall From Grace

My heart goes out to the Anusara yoga community in the wake of the controversy surrounding its founder John Friend, especially Elena Brower, a longtime Anusara teacher, who wrote a compassionate arti...

21 feb 12

Copying Ken Oringer’s Sprouts, Swooning for Cauliflower, & Spicy Sweet Potato Soup

The following semi serious conversation occurred recently between Chanel Luck and me over brussel sprouts and cauliflower (…and pizza…and broccoli rabe…and wine) at Coppa, one of my...

17 feb 12

Happy Valentine’s Day, OGs: I Love YOU!

I should tell you I love you more often, and I should do this without being prompted by Valentine’s Day—the famously divisive holiday of swooning romance, obligatory chocolate, or downright drudgery ...

14 feb 12

Love for My OmTown: No Bullying Zone

Fortunately, I wasn’t bullied much. This is one advantage of being among the tallest kids in middle school. It is not an advantage on Valentine’s Day, however. In my experience, tween ...

01 feb 12

Bye, Bye, Winter Blahs: OG’s Homemade Bath Salts

Thankfully, it’s been a mild winter so far, and, yet, the blahs still strike. Your bones are chilly. Your skin is pale. You and the sun are having a long distance relationship. (You see eac...

31 jan 12

27 Songs to Conquer Your Workouts

As a nod to New Year’s weight loss resolutions, the Wall Street Journal recently ran a cheeky little piece called “27 Rules of Conquering the Gym,” including helpful tips from write...

17 jan 12

Read a Poem Per Day

As you know, I’m a fan of big New Year’s resolutions. However, I also delight in small ones, and this year, I made one that I’m already loving. It’s simple in concept, easy ...

14 jan 12

Commenting on the Biggest Yoga Stories of 2012

Is it premature to talk about the biggest yoga stories of 2012 on January 13th? Yes. Yes, it is. Anyone care to stop me? It’s just that yoga is having a moment in mainstream media, and if I ...

13 jan 12

Things To Skip

For as long as I can remember, the beach has been a haven, a place where I feel at home. Not in a what are we having for dinner or Reece, can you please stop rifling a lacrosse ball against the side ...

10 jan 12

Pratyhara: Yoga That Has Nothing To Do With Flexibility

For my 30th birthday, I opted to disappear to Kripalu, a yoga and meditation center in the Berkshires. I wasn’t hiding from the new decade. On the contrary, I was excited about it. I’d heard good ...

03 jan 12

Happy New Year & 4th Birthday, OmGal.com!

I feel badly for New Year’s resolutions. They mean well, and they bound into our lives with such enthusiasm! Then, somewhere between now and March (give or take?), we turn our back on them. May...

01 jan 12

Love Me; Bangle Me

Remember the first days after Christmas when you were a kid? Before you were old enough to lament over a credit card statement or stress about New Year’s plans? You didn’t worry about returning gif...

28 dec 11

7 Holiday Gifts You Shouldn’t Return

Sunday was Christmas. We gave gifts. We received gifts. This is the week after Christmas: we return gifts. We exchange. We’ll take store credit. We politely and graciously tell you that what you ...

27 dec 11

Yoga Girl Music Video

From the dudes who brought you that catchy Whole Foods rap video, here’s a new diddy called “Yoga Girl,” featuring suggestive lines like “When you chaturanga, do your toes cur...

28 nov 11

Green is the New Black Friday: 5 Day-After Thanksgiving Detox Tips

25 nov 11

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