I'll shout it from the rooftops for the rest of my life - I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF YOGA! 🌟 And especially in the power of people when they tap in to their vulnerability and courage in community, the power of being in a supported group dynamic, the power of personal responsibility and collective accountability, the power of curiosity, brave questioning, courageous conversations, and shared hardship, experience and the wisdom that is gleaned from all of it.
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Yoga is so much bigger and better and more powerful than we give it credit for, and all I can do sometimes is sit back and admire the unfolding in awe and appreciation. I am so FREAKING grateful that I have the privilege of playing a small part in this magical journey of excavation where willing humans dig in to unearth their potential and see with clear eyes, open hearts and empowered bodies and minds the infinite possibilities that are available to them. .
THANK YOU for allowing me and @unleashyoursuperpowers to be your guides 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼 .
Congratulations to the @yogasixcarlsbad Summer 2019 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Graduates - YOU DID IT!!!!! 🎉👏🏼🥳🎉👏🏼😃
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May we continue to be protected together, nourished together, and work together with skilfullness and vigor. .
May we continue to acknowledge and navigate any obstacles that arise between us.
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May our studies be rich and illuminating.
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May we forever celebrate the darkness as a gateway for deeper understanding, and recognize or inherent light.
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May we honor the intelligent cycles of life including creation, sustenance, dissolution and space.
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AUM
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Shanti, Shanti, Shanti
Peace, Peace, Peace
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Love you all so much ❤️ YAY YOGA!!!!!! 🎉
Thank you, I love you, I'm sorry ❤️ I don't think a day goes by when I don't think or whisper this prayer, or some variation thereof, to my mom.
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Thank you so much for all you sacrificed and made possible for me, I had no idea what it was like, until now.
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I love you more than I could have ever imagined because I now understand you more than I ever have.
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I'm sorry I was such an a**hole (especially in my teenage years) - there was so much I didn't get, and couldn't have gotten, until reaching this place in my life where I know how much it hurts seeing the human you gave birth to, in pain.
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Motherhood - what an f-ing journey 🤯
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All is well over here, not to worry - just having a #mommoment 🤣Anybody else have those?!? 😜
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#motherhoodunplugged #yogamom #whodathunkit #redefiningmotherhood #motherdaughter #fullcircle #sandiegomoms #yogamama #neveradullmoment #momlife
This "memory" popped up yesterday, which brought a flood of other associated memories with it. Maire and I met in our 200 Hour Teacher Training; she was such a force to be reckoned with. She came to YTT for some of the same reasons I did- she was curious, she wanted to learn more, and she felt there was an intrinsically healing and powerful quality there worth exploring.
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She was an avid photographer and an inquisitive soul with a mischievous playful side and she helped me reconnect to that side of myself as well. As a newly sober human, trying to find my way in the world, it was something I desperately needed. .
My parents had a pool, and she had an underwater camera case and we went for it! I felt honored that this photo was an idea we created together and I loved collaborating with her. I just thought she was the coolest - originally from Germany, traveled alone often, great sense of humor, didn't give an F about what people thought of her, and yet, was one of the kindest, most caring and soulful women I've ever met.
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She passed away in 2014 and she still lives on through me today. Her bravery, her childlike curiosity, her intuitive creativity, her sense of adventure and love for fun. Her legacy informs and guides my life every single day, and while there is sadness there, because I miss her, there is more purpose and inspiration, because I love her, and LOVED what she lived for.
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Thank you Maire for being such an incredible and indelible example of beauty, power, passion, loyalty and love. No matter how long we have in this life, how we've lived, what we've done - we always leave a legacy behind. .
What legacy do you want to leave? And are you living in to it now? .
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#yogaofliving #lifeanddeath #transformation #livingyoga #legacy #fcancer #abhinivesa #presentmomentonlymoment #yogacommunity #yttfriendsforever
One of the invitations I offered to the teachers who attended my, “Intention, Connection, Projection” In-House Teacher Training on Wednesday was to choose their “Arena Anthem” - a song they love that inspires power, courage and bravery that will help lift them up when they may not be feeling so brave, or need a little boost of inspiration or energy (an exercise I learned in my @brenebrown leadership training). ❤️🙏🏼❤️
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I chose my song a year ago and it's still my #arenaanthem today - "Roar" by Katie Perry (also happens to be the perfect jam for Leo Season! 🦁) The lyrics incite a deep resonance and fire in me because they represent who I used to be, who I still am at times, and the courage and bravery that lives within that I know I can tap in to whenever I need (Lyrics included in the comments of you’d like to read them). 🔥
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Do you have an arena anthem? If not, what song would pick that inspires bravery for you? Post below so we can be inspired together! .
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#yogateacherlife #leoseason #brenebrown #braveleaders #roar #lioness #yogateachertools #braveryisapractice #empowermentthroughembodiment #livingyoga #practicewhatyouteach #inspiredyogis #yogisofig #yogaofleadership #togetherwerise #communityovercompetition #katyperry #forearmstand
