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| Nurses from across the University of Washington system in Seattle pause for a brief yoga and stretching session during drive-thru testing for COVID-19. - Via National Geographic (Instagram).
You do not need to be super flexible to do yoga.
All bodies are yoga bodies.
Props and assists don’t make you any less of a yogi.
Your personal journey to the mat is your own.
A reminder if you needed to be affirmed in your practice.
My Grandmother used to say, “God Teaches through Experience”. Traveling to India & Experiencing the colors, people and natural beauty has awakened a new understanding of myself, my Art & the Truths of the world.” 🙏🏾
via: Will Smith (insta)
✨Self care isn’t just about bubble baths and spa days. Self care also includes self examination and unpacking the ways in which we perpetuate traumas onto one another. In order to feel better, we have to be better.✨
✨Rosa Parks practicing yoga in Detroit, 1973.✨ In slide 3, Parks’ personal notes about yoga practice, dated Jan 1981. Photos and notes courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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✨Weekends are for:✨
Slathering your hair and body in coconut oil. 🥥
A good vinyasa flow in nature. 🧘🏽♀️
Trips to the Farmers’ Market. 👩🏽🌾
And staying completely unbothered. ✌🏽
✨A beautiful reminder to be mindful of the things we say, do, and act around our little ones. They are watching and learning from us through example. ✨
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“Yoga is not a work-out, it is a work-in. And this is the point of spiritual practice; to make us teachable; to open up our hearts and focus our awareness so that we can know what we already know and be who we already are.” — Rolf Gates
Yoga is an excellent anti-aging tool, capable of relieving symptoms and in some cases improving medical outcomes. It doesn’t matter where you’re starting from or how old you are—movement and yoga can help.
If you’re sitting at a desk most of the day for work, here’re 11 deep hip openers that will massage, open, and lubricate the hips for maximum comfort, and ultimate transformation.
When you meditate, your brain jumps from one thought to the next. One of the reasons for this “monkey mind” is that this part of the brain is always active—unless we learn how to activate other areas (which is what a regular meditation practice does)
Your mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of.
Your mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of.
Your mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of.
Your mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of.
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
One yogi with Indian roots explains the problems that can arise when those who love this practice don’t understand its history or true purpose—and what to do about that.
Researchers are looking deeper into the wellness benefits of yoga and uncovering fascinating evidence of how the practice affects us mentally and physically.