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Happy Independence Day! I know I'm a day early but Happy Independence Day! I know I'm a day early but I'm spending the weekend un-plugged from social media. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ July = Summer to me. Hotter weather, swimming, fireworks, cookouts, and of course, ICE CREAM!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿 🍦? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Mine is Chocolate chocolate chip cookie dough.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #featurefriday #fridayfeature #funfridays #fridaynight #freebiefriday #tgif #feelgoodfriday #fridayfeels #fridayfeeling #fridayfeels #feelingfriday #fridayfavorites #fridayfunday #intentionallife #liveintentionally #simplify #mindbodyconnection #mindfullife #unplugged #purplelotusyoga #yogateacherlife #yogalifestyles
Have you checked out my latest blog? (LINK IN BIO) Have you checked out my latest blog? (LINK IN BIO)⁣ ⁣ I'm talking about my favorite style of yoga: YIN. What is yin yoga? ⁣ ⁣ Yin yoga is a quiet practice of mostly floor postures held for longer periods of time. Yin poses target the connective tissue, fascia, and joints of your low back, pelvis, hips, and thighs. ⁣ ⁣ But why call it yin? ⁣ ⁣ To best answer that it might be helpful to define “yang” yoga. Yang yoga refers to any style of yoga that focuses on dynamic movement, generating heat, and stretching your muscles.⁣ Think: power yoga, vinyasa, and hot yoga. ⁣ ⁣ Ever heard of yin and yang? In ancient Chinese philosophy, this represents the concept of seemingly opposite forces being complementary. If yang yoga equates to heat, strength, and stretching muscles, then yin yoga, as its complementary, is cool and restful with a focus on connective tissue.
Hello, July! I'm STOKED to talk to y'all about #yi Hello, July! I'm STOKED to talk to y'all about #yingyoga this month because it's a practice that can go a long way to alleviating the stress and anxiety of 2020. ⁣ ⁣ Most yoga practices help relieve stress, so what makes yin so special? The on-the-go mentality of our modern culture desperately needs balance, but we bypass softer yoga classes, like yin, in favor of “getting a workout.”⁣ I get it. ⁣ ⁣ Vinyasa yoga classes appeal to your achieving-striving mindset with its fast-paced flow, profuse sweating, and endless chaturangas. But we need to those hard-core power classes with a little yin.⁣ ⁣ In this blog I’m sharing with you a brief explanation and history plus four amazing reasons to practice yin yoga. LINK IN BIO.
Who's looking forward to July? ⁣ ⁣ I am. One, Who's looking forward to July? ⁣ ⁣ I am. One, it's summer. Two, it's the month I get to talk about #yinyoga 🙌 I'll be sharing several blogs this month on the topic and later in the month I'll be dropping some yin goodness your way. ⁣ ⁣ I can't wait to share this amazing practice with you. If you're a #yinteacher stick around, you might pick up something new, or be able to share your wisdom with others. If you've never tried yin, you'll learn why this style benefits everyone. If you're interesting in teaching yin, you'll find relevant info, too. There's a little something for everyone.⁣ ⁣ 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲, 𝗺𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗜 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼.
You know what today is? Yes, of course, it's June You know what today is? Yes, of course, it's June 29, but it's also the day before my latest group of yoga teachers demo their mad teaching skills and dazzle me with their accrued knowledge.⁣ ⁣ I've lost count over the years, but this is probably the 50ish session of #purplelotusyoga teacher training I've conducted. Many of the teachers continue to teach or have expanded into running a yoga business. Others have moved on to other interests. Regardless, I'm proud to have been a part of their lives for the months we were together in #yogateachertraining.⁣ The 51-ish session (live, online) starts July 14.⁣ ⁣ 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 🎉 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀.
𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿? ⁣ ⁣ As my inaugural online teacher training session is wrapping up next week, I'm seeing a 50/50 split. The beautiful souls I see every other week on Zoom have expressed had shelter in place not happened, they would've never had the time or commitment to do it. ⁣ ⁣ Other individuals I've been in contact with have expressed sadness over having to postpone doing #yogateachertraining for a variety of reasons: kids are at home, loss of job and income, wanting an in-person experience vs online. ⁣ ⁣ To those of you who've been able to pursue this dream: Congratulations!⁣ To those of you who had to put it on hold a little while longer: It will happen.
𝗔𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴?⁣ Baking is a beloved childhood memory. I learned at a young age to bake, my mom patiently guiding me on how to read a recipe and learning how to measure ingredients. We had our favorites: chocolate chip cookies 🍪 throughout the year and pumpkin bread 🥖 during the holidays.⁣ I still love baking and I tend to whip up a batch of cookies to help me relax and connect in with myself. With shelter in place, I've found I'm baking more than usual. Partly to relax during these stressful times but also to avoid running to the grocery store every day. For another reason, my family is re-learning how good fresh, home cooked/baked food is in comparison to store-bought. ⁣ ⁣ I'm also branching out and trying baked goods I've never done before. Success on the southern buttermilk biscuits and fail on the chocolate croissants. My kids are also getting in on the baking and I hope in 20-30 years, it will be a beloved memory of theirs too!⁣ ⁣ What have you baked during quarantine?
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 #𝘆𝗶𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘀?⁣ ⁣ As a vinyasa practitioner, I didn't like yin the first few times I tried it. My mind wandered and I felt bored while holding the poses for several minutes. But I wanted to learn more about it as a #yogateacher so I kept at it. ⁣ ⁣ Fast for to my fourth or fifth time. It was a mid-morning class and a group of us decided to grab lunch afterward. Somewhere between ordering and the arrival of food, I had a HUGE surge of energy. I thought this couldn't be the yin, could it?⁣ I went back again the next week, and BOOM 💥 another burst of energy. ⁣ ⁣ Fast forward several months and getting pregnant. Yin became my all time favorite style of yoga. I didn't completely turn my back on my years of vinyasa love, but as I've gotten older, yin is definitely kinder to my body and it gives me more of what I feel I need. Long, languorous stretches, quiet and stillness to calm my mind, and plenty of time to relax into a pose. ⁣ ⁣ How did you get started in yin?

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