Reminder: Resting is a good thing

Nun sind sie wieder da. Die Gedanken über die vergangenen Wochen und Monate, vielleicht sogar Jahre. Und ich gebe gerne zu, dass ich selten dem Ende eines Kalenderjahres mit so vielen traurigen und entmutigenden Gedanken entgegengeblickt habe. Angefangen von der Politik, über unsere gesellschaftliche Situation, die uns bevorstehende kalte Zeit mit allem was dazugehört, Inflation, Rezession, und wie schwer es für uns werden wird.

Jammern auf sehr hohem Niveau, ist mir schon klar.

May I never be complete. May I never be content. May I never be perfect.

Chuck Palahniuks

Im Moment kann ich noch nicht mal für mich selber absehen, in welche Richtung meine Reise geht. Mein Job nimmt mich sehr ein und lässt mir kaum Zeit, meinen Gedanken um meine Zukunft freien Lauf zu lassen oder sie gar zu ordnen.

Trotzdem gibt es diesen Antrieb. 

Jeden Morgen aus dem Bett aufzustehen.
Jeden Tag sein Bestes zu geben.
Jeden Tag mit positiven Gedanken und zufrieden mit sich selbst Schlafen zu gehen.

Aber auch 

Mitgefühl für andere aufzubringen.
Offen zu sein für neue Wege und Meinungen.

Und vor allem.

Sich selbst vergeben, wenn all das mal nicht so klappt, wie man das gerne gehabt hätte.
Wenn man – wie ein Frischling – Fehler gemacht hat.
Wenn man sich durch eine blöde Bemerkung verunsichert fühlt und wie ein Reh im Fernlicht einfach stehenbleibt.
Wenn man – wie ganz oft um diese Jahreszeit – vergangenen Zeiten nachhängt.

Ganz aktuell gibt’s jetzt aber …

Physio meets Yoga in NOVEMBER.

𝕀ℕ-ℙ𝔼ℝ𝕊𝕆ℕ ℂ𝕃𝔸𝕊𝕊𝔼𝕊 𝕀ℕ ℕ𝕆𝕍𝔼𝕄𝔹𝔼ℝ

Mittwoch, 2. November, 10:15-11:45
Mittwoch, 9. November, 11:k0-13:20
Mittwoch, 16. November, 16:30-18:00
Mittwoch, 23. November, 16:30-18:00
Mittwoch, 30. November, 16:30-18:00

Puls Killesberghöhe (ehem. Jivana Yoga)

📸 Child’s or Seed Pose (Balasana)

🤓 Did you know that Balasana is amazing if you’re finding yourself in a place where you have many thoughts swirling around in your head? It also has an instant calming and soothing effect on the brain.

Ich kann es nicht oft genug sagen: Ihr seid das Highlight meiner Woche, und ich freue mich riesig, euch wieder auf der Matte begleiten zu dürfen.

Und damit dieser Gedankenstrang nicht abreisst.

Als ich heute meinen Blogpost für den monatlichen Unterrichtsplan erstellt habe, viel mir auf, dass ich keine, wirklich keine aktuellen Bilder mit mir in einer Yogapose oder zumindest ein yogaverwandtes Bild habe.

Es gab eine Zeit, an denen ich jeden Tag mindestens ein, meistens sogar mehr (Yoga-) Bilder für Instagram geschossen, bearbeitet und den dazugehörigen Text vorbereitet habe.

  • In dieser Zeit habe ich auf dieser Social Media Platform ein respektables „Following“ angehäuft.
  • In dieser Zeit habe ich – neben meiner Arbeit – ca 5-10 Stunden pro Tag (!!!) investiert, um mit meinen Follower in Kontakt zu bleiben.
  • In dieser Zeit habe ich kein Privatleben gehabt, war die meiste Zeit online alleine, hetzte von einem „Gig“ zum nächsten.

Ja, in dieser Zeit habe ich jede Woche, jeden Monat mindestens 2-5 Anfragen erhalten, ob ich einen Workshop, ein Training oder sogar auf einer Yoga Conference einen Einheit unterrichten würde.

Ganz ehrlich … ich habe es genossen und mein Plan stand.

Ich werde berühmt.

Die Pandemie machte mir einen Strich durch die Rechnung. Online Unterricht habe ich ausprobiert und für mich entschieden, daß es mich nicht erfüllt. Eher das Gegenteil, es brannte mich aus.

Walk the Talk.

Mein Körper konnte durch die Degeneration meines linken Hüftgelenks irgendwann nicht mehr das vermitteln, was mein Mund in meinem Unterricht erzählt hat. Die Hüftoperation war das Beste, was ich in den letzten 2,5 Jahren angegangen bin. Trotzdem hat sie mich ausgebremst und meinen Drang, berühmt zu werden, einen gehörigen Dämpfer verpasst.

… und es hat BOOM gemacht.

Die Erkenntnis, dass ALLE Social Media Plattformen nur eins wollen, nämlich Geld mit mir als User verdienen, indem sich mir pro Account, dem ich folge, mindestens eine Werbeanzeige zeigen. Wie sehr sich alle User um mehr und mehr Follower reißen, sich dafür unter Wert verkaufen und alles dafür tun. Vor allem visuelle Plattformen, wie Instagram, TikTok, SnapChat etc. Es geht nie um den User, es geht um Anzeigenschaltungen durch Firmen und Brands. Es ekelte mich einfach nur noch an. Tut es übrigens immer noch.

Ich wollte da nicht mehr mitmachen … und ließ meinen Großaccount … sterben.

  • Zuerst postet ich nur noch Stories, keine Bilder mehr.
  • Dann interagierte ich nur noch mit meinem Backup-Account.
  • Dann wechselte ich meinen Großaccount von Public auf Private.

Es war eine gute Entscheidung und ich bereue sie nicht, denn diese Zeiten sind definitiv vorbei. Was nichts daran ändert, dass ich ihnen nicht trotzdem manchmal nachhänge.

Empfehlung: Falls du ein wenig über die Mechanismen von Instagram und dem Bestreben von META, TWITTER, TIK TOK und CO. erfahren willst, mehr und mehr Zeit auf der Social Media Plattform zu verbringen, empfehle ich dir die BBC Documentation THE INSTAGRAM EFFECT auf YouTube (Untertitel sind verfügbar).

Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn? 

Die Frage, die mich jetzt wirklich sehr in Beschlag nimmt ist: Soll ich meine Yogakarriere nochmal aufnehmen? Es scheint, als ob Instagram ein Mandatory Requirement wäre, um überhaupt noch irgendwie im Gespräch zu bleiben, um für Vertretungsstunden in Betracht gezogen zu werden, geschweige denn Anfragen für Workshops oder anderes zu bekommen.

Ein tiefer innerer Konflikt tut sich in mir auf.

Ich mag mich nicht für einen Algorithmus verkaufen.
Ich will mich nicht zum Trottel machen müssen, um auf Insta gesehen zu werden.
Ich habe mich an die viele, mir zur Verfügung stehende Zeit gewöhnt (sooo viele Bücher, die gelesen werden wollen).

Und oft vermisse ich diese Zeit. Eine Zeit, in der ich angesagt war. Eine Zeit, in der es schien, als ob es um mich ging. Tatsächlich ging es nie um mich. Immer nur um das Geld, das andere potentiell mit mir verdienen konnten.

Wem fällt noch auf, dass es hier um eine Sucht geht? Und mein Dealer war Insta & Co.

Was also tun?

Seid ihr auch so gespannt auf die Antwort, wie ich? 

♨️ Die erste Stunde im kommenden Monat findet am Mittwoch, 7. Dezember 2022, 16:30-18 Uhr statt.


Find some inspiration on my YouTube Channel 🥰
(available in Deutsch and English)

FireFly / Tittibhasana

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🌟 #March2💃5Poses 🌟
Day.12 is #FireFly #Tittibhasana and our journey comes to an end 🐜

YAY you.made.it 👊🏼 Are you ready to fly with me? I’ve got some good news for you. 1st: NO NEED to straighten the legs to the fullest. It’s more important to squeeze your shoulders (and not the elbows or even lower). 2nd: there is no additional technique to apply than on the last 5 days. Basically we are repeating Day.10 for Shoulder Pressing. Except that we start to straighten our legs like yesterday. Awesome, right? 😁
🎥vid is real time

▶️ start in Malasana
▶️ lift your bum, place your hands right behind your heels, fingers pointing to your heels, knees as high up as possible
▶️ squeeze your shoulders, knees are hugging the midline, lift your chest proudly, palms firmly pressed down
▶️ your focus point is ahead of you (30-50cm / 10-20in forward)
▶️ start to straighten your legs by pushing the ball of your big toe forward. It’s easier to lift the legs together
▶️ FEEL THE LIFT 👊🏼

❗️The more you lower your bum with straight legs the more you need to lean into your fingertips. Make sure to warm-up your wrists properly with some #dreaswriststreats #dreastittitips❗️

▶️ Option 1: If your wrists are not ready yet place two blocks behind your feet 👍🏼
▶️ Option 2: Start from Kurmasana. Personally my fav entry 😍

Today, for the first time ever, I have secret questions for you. Please let me know if you had an aha moment over the past 5 days and if so when/what was it? Is there sth you didn’t like at all and why?

Don’t forget to do your warm-up. I recommend practicing Day.7 to Day.11 exercises. Then you can proceed to practice today’s pose. Thank you so much for all of you who took part in this journey to Titti. You all ROCK 💯

Please check my sweet #IGbesties for their variations ⤵ Be mindful with your body and practice 👉🏼Be sure to check with my lovely Clare @clarerdubai for day 13.

💃hosts @jeminajakin @yogamand @clarerdubai @pinkchampagne13 @catbradleyyoga 💃sponsors @balinisports @dharmabumsactive @glow.designs @infinitystrap @liforme @limitlesswheel @lvrfashion @onzie @yogiskins (use MARCHTO5POSES for 10% off)💃

(originally posted on InstaGram by @yogamand on Mar 12, 2016)

Tortoise Pose / Kurmasana

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🌟 #March2💃5Poses 🌟
Day.11 is #TortoisePose #Kurmasana on our journey to Firefly aka Tittibhasana 🐜
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❗️Most important thing today is: NO NEED to bring your chest, nose or forehead to the ground. you can stay wherever you want as long as you keep yourself engaged. Don’t force anything, promised? Today’s vid shows not the full expression with straight legs, lifted heels and such. For me the most important thing here is the safe fold. Keep your back as flat as possible, stick the bum out and knees bent. Straight legs come over time when you practice the basic poses of this week consistently. Maybe you recognise by know that the techniques are repeating itself. In repetition is magic my teacher Nevine use to say 🙏🏼
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▶️ today wear SOCKS. It will be so much easier😁
▶️ start in some kind of Malasana but sitting on the floor with your feet a further away, knees bent #ProudBentKneeNerd 😂
▶️ lean forward, bring your knees as high as possible (remember the ShoulderPress?)
▶️ bring your arms under your knees, put your palms flat on the floor
▶️ IMPORTANT bend your elbows and turn them upwards, palms still down. This will protect your joints
▶️ keep the arms bent, imagine a backbend
▶️ Lift your chest proudly, slide your chest along your shins as if you wanna reach your feet
▶️ hands are crawling further away. your legs will press you down. with the elbows bent you create a scaffolding to resist the jamming. You can literally lean into your legs (👉🏼we’ll need that tomo)
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Don’t forget to do your warm-up and I recommend practicing Day.7 to Day.10 exercises. Then you can proceed to practice today’s pose.
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Please check my awesome #IGbesties & co-hosts for their variations of the day ⤵Be mindful with your body and your practice. You don’t have to tag all of us but please show some love to our epic sponsors along with using #March2💃5Poses in your post copy so we can find you.
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💃hosts @jeminajakin @yogamand @clarerdubai @pinkchampagne13 @catbradleyyoga 💃sponsors @balinisports @dharmabumsactive @glow.designs @infinitystrap @liforme @limitlesswheel @lvrfashion @onzie @yogiskins (use MARCHTO5POSES for 10% off)💃

(originally posted on InstaGram by @yogamand on Mar 11, 2016)

Shoulder Press / Bhujapidasana

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🌟 #March2💃5Poses 🌟
Day.10 is #ShoulderPressingPose #Bhujapidasana on our journey to Firefly aka Tittibhasana 🐜
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soooo, today we are combining the last days to one pose. I’d loved to write a bit more how amazing you all are. Captions on InstaGram are limited so I use it for the tips and cues hoping you don’t mind 🤗 I recommend practicing Day.7 to Day.9 exercises 5min every day.
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▶️ start with Malasana as described on Day.8
▶️ lift your bum and place your hands right behind your heels. Fingers pointing forward
▶️ jam your shoulders like on Day.8
▶️ lift your chest proudly. Imagine a slight backbend. Again, I know it’s not possible but just imagine it
▶️ walk your feet to the midline and interlock your ankles
▶️ lean forward, bend your arms like yesterday’s CrowPose #ChaturangaArms
▶️ your focus point is ahead of you (30-50cm / 10-20in forward)
▶️ keep your knees as close to your shoulders as possible
▶️ start to straighten your legs. Knees are bent (remember that Forward Fold of Day.1? You can’t escape 😁)
▶️ feet are pulling apart, knees are hugging the midline
▶️ FEEL THE LIFT 👊🏼
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▶️ Option 1: If your wrists are not ready yet place two blocks right behind your feet. Grab the blocks. I rather see you on blocks than seeing weird hand shapes 👍🏼
▶️ Option 2: Start from a sitting position. My fav way to get into it. For me it’s possible to bring in the knees higher and my feet lock is more solid 🔒
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Don’t forget to do your warm-ups. Then you can proceed to practice today’s pose
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Please check my amazing #IGbesties & co-hosts for their variations of the day ⤵ Be mindful with your body and your practice. You don’t have to tag all of us but please show some love to our epic sponsors along with using #March2💃5Poses in your post copy so we can find you.
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💃hosts @jeminajakin @yogamand @clarerdubai @pinkchampagne13 @catbradleyyoga 💃sponsors
@balinisports @dharmabumsactive @glow.designs @infinitystrap @liforme
@limitlesswheel @lvrfashion @onzie @yogiskins (use MARCHTO5POSES for 10% off)💃

(originally posted on InstaGram by @yogamand on Mar 10, 2016)

Crow Pose / Bakasana

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🌟 #March2💃5Poses 🌟
Day.9 is #CrowPose #Bakasana on our journey to Firefly aka Tittibhasana🐜
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The first two days you’ve been doing amazing. I know it’s not easy to break a habit and do sth different. For today I give you another #AllTimeFavourite of mine to strengthen your arms and to gain some confidence 🐦
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▶️ place your hands shoulder width distance apart (like in Plank Pose)
▶️ move your chest forward, bend your arms like Chaturanga. Your forearms are in a 90° angle to the ground
▶️ your feet almost want to lift on their own here. If this scares you lift one foot after another and bring your heels as close to your bum as possible. Eventually lift both feet, toes touching.
▶️ your focus point is ahead of you (30-50cm / 10-20in forward). Keep it!
▶️ lift your chest proudly, your arms pulling together, hands and fingertips firmly pressed to the mat
▶️ strive for a flat back. I know it’s not possible but imagine yourself with a flat back
▶️ you can straigthen your arms to Crane Pose. But that is totally optional 😁
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▶️ Option 1: If you are new to this pose place a cushion under your face and two blocks behind you to stand on. Lift one foot after another then both feet
▶️ Option 2: Bring your knees outside the upper arm as close to your shoulders as possible. Press your legs together. Remember yesterdays Garland Pose? Crow is no different from it except that you are on your hands here.
▶️ Option 3: Bring your knees as close to your armpits as possible. Remember the ForwardFold? Here it is again 😉
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Don’t forget to do your warm-ups. Do the exercises of Day.7 and Day.8. Then you can proceed to practice today’s pose.
🎥vid is 2x sped up.
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Pls check my #IGBesties for their variations of the day ⤵ Be mindful with your body and your practice. You don’t have to tag us but pls show some love to our sponsors along with using #March2💃5Poses in your post copy
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💃hosts @jeminajakin @yogamand @clarerdubai @pinkchampagne13 @catbradleyyoga 💃sponsors @balinisports @dharmabumsactive @glow.designs @infinitystrap @liforme @limitlesswheel @lvrfashion @onzie @yogiskins (use MARCHTO5POSES for 10% off)💃

(originally posted on Instagram by @yogamand on Mar 9, 2016)

Garland Pose / Malasana

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🌟 #March2💃5Poses 🌟
Day.8 of our journey to FireFly aka Tittibhasana is #GarlandPose #SquatPose #Malasana 🐜
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I looooved your Forward Folds yesterday. Practice this bend leg variation everyday and you’ll see your hammies soften soon.
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Today’s #HipOpener is my all-time favorite as well. If you want to do some magic to your hips practice this every day for at least 5 mins. 1 min 5 times a day is working, too 😉
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▶️ Repeat yesterday’s forward fold for at least 5 min. 😉
▶️ Place your feet approx 3-4 fists apart (like yesterday measure yourself up)
▶️ The outer edge of your feet parallel to your mat (again slightly #pigeontoedfeet )
▶️ If your heels turn inward #CharlieChaplinFeet use blocks under your heels
▶️ If your knees are tight and/or complaining sit on two or three blocks, place them a bit farther away
▶️ Bring your upper body as deep between your knees as possible. Knees shoulder level
▶️ Hands in Prayer’s mudra start to bring your forearms parallel to your mat so you create a good suffolding. Remember your legs jamming your upper body so you need a counterforce here
▶️ Press your knees together like you wanna jam your shoulders/upper body. If your heels are turned inward you will get compromise your knees
▶️ Stick your butt out (tilt your pelvic forward)
▶️ Lift your chest proudly, breathe, smile … and count to 💯
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❗️Don’t forget to do your warm-ups. Do yesterday’s ForwardFold every.single.day. You will surprise yourself how much your hammies will open up soon. Then you can proceed to practice today’s pose.
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🎥vid is 2x sped up. If you have ANY questions please ask 🙏🏼
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Please check my sweet co-hosts for their variations of the day ⤵ Be mindful with your body and your practice. You don’t have to tag all of us but please show some love to our epic sponsors along with using #March2💃5Poses in your post copy so we can find you.
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💃hosts @jeminajakin @yogamand @clarerdubai @pinkchampagne13 @catbradleyyoga 💃sponsors @balinisports @dharmabumsactive @glow.designs @infinitystrap @liforme @limitlesswheel @lvrfashion @onzie @yogiskins (use MARCHTO5POSES for 10% off)💃

(originally posted on InstaGram by @yogamand on Mar 8, 2016)

Forward Fold / Uttanasana

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🌟 #March2💃5Poses 🌟
Day.7 is a modified #ForwardFold #Uttanasana and I call it #MakeYourSelfAPackage 🐜
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Hammies, we are coming for you. And we make your quads working a lot. Personally I see FireFly more as a forward fold than an arm balance. For a nice fold you need to fit in your self. Like the first fold in #Origami 🎌 If the first fold is crap the following folds are getting worse. Today I want to see your knees bend and a flat back instead of straight legs and normally a rounded lower back.

▶️ Place your feet hip distance apart. Place your two fists between your big toes.
▶️ Turn your heels slightly out #PigeonToedFeet
▶️ Naturally your knees fall inward, open them so your knees are straight above your ankles and the arch of the feet get activated
▶️ Bring your knees into your armpits. Keep them there as if they were glued together
▶️ Grab your shins from behind and pull your hands apart
▶️ Stick your butt out (tilt your pelvis forward)
▶️ Start to straighten your legs but only as far as you can keep your armpits and knee caps connected

Remember: Keep your legs bend all the time. Your quads have to work a lot this week which means that your hamstrings have to soften so you can lengthen them. Straight legs will come over time. Please don’t force it with compromising your lower back.
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Please check my sweet co-hosts for their variations of the day ⤵ Be mindful with your body and your practice. You don’t have to tag all of us but please show some love to our epic sponsors along with using #March2💃5Poses in your post copy so we can find you.
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💃hosts @jeminajakin @yogamand @clarerdubai @pinkchampagne13 @catbradleyyoga 💃sponsors @balinisports @dharmabumsactive @glow.designs @infinitystrap @liforme @limitlesswheel @lvrfashion @onzie @yogiskins (use MARCHTO5POSES for 10% off)💃

(originally posted on InstaGram by @yogamand on Mar 7, 2016)

InstaGram #10568YMGiveAway

 “Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone’s day.”
~ Richelle E. Goodrich

GiveAway

Every day I wake up and all of YOU are brightening my day. Today is the day I want to lighten up YOUR’s, my dear friends! I thought a lot about this and I think it’s time to say 🙏 Thank You, Loves 🙏 Thank you for an amazing journey so far. Thank You for your passion, your words of encouragement, your love and your light ☀️ I’ve had the chance to find some amazing friends in this little square and I call myself one lucky girl I got three beautiful women on board of this #10568YMGiveAWay ❤️

My #SoulSista Susan @slmquilt found her amazing talent in making beautiful hand-knotted #BlissfulWaterMalas 😍 She is offering to one account a customized Mala Bracelet ❤️

My #TwinByheart Kira @buddhamom76 who is not only a precious soul but also an amazing artisan in creating unique home décor items is offering to one account one highly inspiring bulletin board made by #ZenAcreCreations ❤️

And the amazing Natalie @yoga_democracy who believed and proved that yoga wear could be made based on a corporate philosophy that matched the values of the practice itself is offering to one account one pair of her beautiful leggings.

I truly believe in and love the work of these three women and I thought it appropriate to share these awesome goodies with you.

To be eligable to receive one of the items above please like, comment if you want and repost this photo (InstaGram only). Tag (and if you like what you see follow) @slmquilt @buddhamom76 @yoga_democracy @yogamand and tag three of your friends who you think would like to get some love from the above mentioned girls. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #10568YMGiveAWay so I can find you. The winners will be annouced soon! 🙏

Dear gorgeous friends, million of thanks to you for walking this path with me and brigthening up my little squares. Love you ❤️

Twinning Challenge 2.0 👬👭 Day.1 #PigeonPose Variation

FlyingPigeonPlease do the variation that’s right for you – no need for heroes. Please tag at least one host and our epic sponsors along with using #TwinningChallenge in your post copy so we can find you (on InstaGram only)

… and here we are. Welcome to #Round2 for some more #twinningfun 👬👭 We are super excited to see your #twinning awesomeness over the next 7 days. I have the great honour to twin again with my #twinbyheart Kira. She is an incredible capable and beautiful yogi – from the inside and the outside!!! Go check her feed if you haven’t yet ❤

Kira, I love you to pieces and I will be forever grateful for the friendship and the love we share for each other.

Em and Angela are rockin Day 1 it already in their own super hawt and incredible elegant mermaid variation. Kira and I are going rogue with
#FlyingPigeonPose #EkaPadaGalavasana

The Twinning hosts 👬👭
Day 1 #EkaPadaRajaKapotasana Variation @collectiveyoga @angela_inspired
Day 2 #BaddhaUtthitaParsvaKonasana @mumma_joy76 @_just_joni_
Day 3 #GarudasanaInSirsasana @karenroperyoga @stephaniekicksbutt
Day 4 #EkaPadaAdhoMukhaSvanasana Variation @ninayogalife @yogalu123
Day 5 #ParsvaBhujaDandasana GUEST HOSTS
Day 6 #Ustrasana Variation @yogamand @buddhamom76
Day 7 #AdhoMukhaVrksasana Variation @reganwarner @jsesti

Our Twinning sponsors 👭👬
@werkshop @liforme @openheartwarrior @infinitystrap @21drops

👉 Check in with @mumma_joy76 and @_just_joni for tomorrow’s pose 👈