Gretchen Bleiler

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Traveling with my @alex_bottle #carryoncup is a great way to cut down on my individual carbon footprint, which is SO important. But I'm headed to Capitol Hill with @protectourwinters tomorrow to talk with lawmakers, because our individual actions alone are just not enough anymore. We ALSO need our government to pass policies that ensure our everyday individual choices are truly what's best for our environment. We need activation on all levels from individual to local to federal to global engagement. Follow my story today and tomorrow to learn more #alwaysliveextraordinarily #actonclimate #protectourwinters #protectourplanet

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The past few weeks have been very challenging times. 5 days in a New Delhi hospital. My Mom and Chris flying literally around the world to bring me home. 2 weeks at my Mom#039;s house. And now figuring out how to ease back into daily life. quot;You gotta go slow, to go fastquot; is the expression that#039;s stuck with me the whole experience. It#039;s something my father-in-law shared with me years ago and something I have always quot;wanted to doquot; but to be honest, I am the type of person who always extends beyond my capacity. Now that I have gotten a forced knock into quot;slowquot; mode (unfortunately I can#039;t say it#039;s my first), I can say that I#039;m fully appreciating this expression to it#039;s fullest as I am putting it into practice daily. It takes courage to live life on our own terms, on our own time frame, and within our own capacity. And go SLOW is not really our American societies norm. If you can#039;t keep up, you get left in the dust….which can feel scary. This quot;normquot; is something we#039;re all effected by …some of us feel it heavily, while some of us don#039;t even know we#039;ve fallen into it. From the life path we#039;ve chosen all the way to what we choose to do right when we wake up….are we making these choices from our own self? Or are we running on auto pilot, just working off of the momentum of the quot;norm?quot; I#039;m tired easily right now and I can feel myself getting ancy around being quot;left in the dustquot;….but since I don#039;t have the physical energy to fight it….it#039;s interesting to find that being left in the dust actually feels really good- peaceful, slow and therefore left to enjoy the small, simple things. I know the trick is, when I am more energetic, to continue this pace…which will be harder because I will constantly have to check in…and this is what quot;go slow, to go fastquot; means to me. This pic is from today at the top of the Highlands Bowl….every step painful and slow. The trick to getting to the top after a hellish few weeks? Instead of focusing on what lies ahead, focus on the breath. Find a pace that you can maintain sustainably (even if it is slower than everyone else!). Put one foot in front of the other, while being grateful for the grandeur of nature

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Follow my friends at @LoveYourBrain on their @lululemon #HereToBe Tour as they travel from Los Angeles to Whistler in their mobile meditation studio bringing yoga and meditation to the brain injury community while promoting this amazing film. You can follow their journey at www.loveyourbrain.tumblr.com. and For the full film click link in my bio. 
I was so honored to have been invited by @kevinpearce and @adampearce to host this film around the evolution of the Love Your Brain story.  Over the course of the filming I learned a lot about traumatic brain injury (TBI). I thought that because I had never suffered a TBI like Kevin had — one severe enough to forever alter the workings of his brain and change his life –that I wouldn#039;t truly be able to relate to this. But I learned that concussions, cumulative concussions (which I had more than a few of) and traumatic brain injury are just different levels of severity on the same scale. I learned that I am part of the TBI community and that I might experience TBI symptoms later in my life. Having this awareness doesn#039;t make me fearful or regret the choices I#039;ve made throughout my career — but this knowledge empowers me to make the best choices for my health and well-being now. This is a message of knowledge and awareness to empower people to make conscious choices that support their overall well-being. #MindfulMarch #alwaysliveextraordinarily

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danidon12ka4 Gretchen Bleiler, Hollywood , ,


So as most of you probably know, Scott Pruitt, who has known ties to the big oil and fossil fuel industry, was just recently voted in as administrator of the @epagov This man has zero qualifications to lead such an organization. In fact his only history with the EPA is over a dozen lawsuits against it! He has continually come up against the EPA in order to reduce regulations like the clean power plan and the clean water act (that help clean up our air and water from harmful pollution) so that big oil companies amp; industry can continue to pollute without paying the price. Unfortunately, he is a far cry from our former Administrator, Gina McCarthy (who I was fortunate enough to get to know over the past few years). Someone who understands that the health of humanity is 100% linked to the health of our planet. There is a list of all of the senators who voted for Scott Pruitt. I highly recommend you check out the list on @protectourwinters and remember these names come 2018 and 2020 when these same politicians, who just voted against our future health and the health of the planet, want OUR vote. I will not forget that my Colorado Senator @sencorygardner voted YES for Pruitt. We lost out to big oil and big wallets this time. But we will not stop fighting for a healthy amp; sustainable future filled with snow and outdoor adventures! #protectourwinters #standupforit 🌎

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It#039;s very important to hydrate with @alex_bottle while you#039;re shredding the early morning ROY (aka corduroy) @aspensnowmass 🤘Have a super hydrated weekend everybody! #alwaysliveextraordinarily 📸 @chrishotell