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Hey #Edmonton if you are in town this weekend. @myrahpenaloza & I are playing at @awaketheday from 10am-1pm. It’s a daytime, family friendly jam with all kinds of musicians and teachers. We are super stocked to be a part of it, if you’ve been to our full moon in bloom events then you don’t want to miss this! You can get passes on the @awaketheday website, follow the link in their bio. Why so serious? Come play!! #yegyoga #itstimetobloom #exploreedmonton #yegevents #yeglife #yeglocal #edmonton #yegarts photo by @desilesphotography

My teacher once taught me that in life there are only 3 books that you will ever need to read and master, which are the books of the body, breath and mind. 💎💎💎 Speaking of books, I’ve been all into podcasts lately but want to dig back into a new book, like a surrender project book, any suggestions? Any good reads you want to share? Photo @ambarsphotos #yegyoga #itstimetobloom #yogainspiration #thisisyoga #sattvayoga #risingtidesociety

CELEBRATING another journey around the sun ☀️ today. Starting it off with 108 sun salutations, followed by a 20 min shoulder stand and 20 min Sat Kriya and 11 min meditation starting in about 15 mins. Since I was very young I've always been a care taker of everyone in my path, and quite often putting myself last so I could help more people, it's showing up in many ways and I've been gifted the awareness of it since my first #bodynamics session with this masterful teacher named Anne Kendricks. I'm grateful for all my friends, family, teachers and especially for those who show up. I see you. This year is all about turning up the volume on taking care of papa bear over here and on the speakers because the beats right now are crazy, can't wait to share some musings with you all very soon. Love Deluxe is coming soon an event inspired to align ❤️ w your path. Share a ❤️💞 below for turning the VOLUME UP on LOVE ❤️ & SELF CARE. #happybdayme #innerrevolution #yegyoga #thisisyoga #edmontonliving #yycyoga #breathitallin #newparents #risingtidesociety #thatsdarling photo @jennclaraphotography__ #yogainspiration (at Edmonton, Alberta)

MONDAY MANTRA: I give thanks that everyday and in every way my inner and outer landscape grows richer and richer. ❤️❤️ ☀️ It is quite amazing the wealth of knowledge available to us right now through free access to podcasts, books and teachers all over the world. With all these inner and outer tools, now is also the best time ever to own who you really are (don't play let's pretend we forgot, you know exactly what lights you up) while making the things you want to happen. ☀️ It's Monday, and I must confess I'm NOT an A type personality, this go go getter kind of #entrepreneurship is backwards, it leaves most business owners with a wealth of success in their work but their health and mental wellbeing are usually not well. ☀️ Being a #newdad the approach that I naturally take is slower and one that takes it one INSPIRED baby step at a time, through daily practices and rituals I work to align myself to the flow of life and magnetize opportunities along our path. ☀️This week, I'm focusing on drawing my attention inwards vs constantly looking outwards like FB & IG would love for us all to do all the time, im totally guilty of being stuck on my phone on IG stories way too long, must stop the madness!! Lol 😂 This week, I'm committing creating and bringing something entirely NEW to life, which is writing out a draft of the first few chapters of a book that is writing itself into my awareness. I can't wait to share it with you all this week. I'm curious what are you REALLY excited to create this week? #newparents #yogientrepreneur #yogientrepreneurschool #yeg #itstimetobloom #yegyoga #yycyoga #thisisyoga photo @desilesphotography

#Edmonton save the date for LOVE Deluxe on Friday March 2nd, join us for an evening inspired by the sounds of the one and only #SADE x deep house yoga with myself and class led by @myrahpenaloza | for those with a little Love hangover from #valentines a little something to move, dance and meditate on LOVE, together. It’s happening the day after the full moon so it will be pretty high energy. Be ready, we don’t do this that often any more, so come come! Deep beats. Playlist will be shared after class to all attendees. Registration will open tonight at @itstimetobloom can’t wait!! #yegyoga #itstimetobloom #yegevents #yegfit #yegfitness photo @desilesphotography at @realfreshcanvas

Celebrate every victory. Celebrate each other. Celebrate yourself!! 💎 That last one is a big lesson for me, most my life, I spent seeking recognition, approval, celebration from others. Having your source of joy, approval and Love being outside of yourself can be very draining. Slowing down and designing a bigger game in which to play this life, really helped me shift my focus and direct my creative forces. 💎 Through my work with the Bodynamics Institute, I sourced this seeking approval was from my early childhood days in relation to my father. It’s crazy how powerful those early days really are on us as adults. I’m trying to be very conscious in the raising our little one. I know we won’t be perfect parents but in the world of presence, love and being supportive, I got that in check! So if you are reading this far, take a moment and pat yourself on your on back and celebrate You! You rocked it today. NO one on this planet deserves YOUR attention and love more than YOU! Photo @ambarsphotos #selflove #compassion #ahimsa (at Edmonton, Alberta)

What if you simply devoted this year to loving your self more? What would your year look like? What would you days look like? ?What would a self love Sunday entail? Where do you need to slow down? What goals, aspirations, dreams are really yours? What needs to be nurtured? What needs your attention? What relationships in your life could you nurture that leave you feeling more loved, more confident and inspired? What don’t you love about yourself? Can you sit with it? Can you let whatever story you Have about it go? Who would you surround yourself with? What’s the most loving thing you could do for yourself today? Daydreaming, asking questions and allowing myself to live the answers. Preparing for the next #yogientrepreneur school, we are going to cover how self love is the foundational building block for #mindful #healthy #prosperous #creativeentrepreneurship and how you can use this to clearly understand your direction. photo @desilesphotography quote inspired from a recent post by @misstanyarae (at Edmonton, Alberta)

Monday we have lift off! It’s the perfect day to set the rhythm for your week. Rhythm is essential to life, moment by moment. The earth circles the sun in a steady rhythm. The tides rise and fall, and the cells of all living beings resonate with the tempo set by nature. The lungs and the heart work rhythmically, the intestines produce steady waves, and the brain generates brain waves, all are intricately interrelated with one another and with the external environment. And the beauty of this, it is it all begins with you! Sthira Sukham Asanam, to discover the steadiness and ease in every posture, every moment of our days, which connects us to the flow of EVERYTHING. Once you get in this flow, everything is literally possible. If you are reading this far, share one thing below that you are bringing to life? What new project, idea, goal are you activating? #yegyoga #itstimetobloom #thatsdarling #thisisyoga #yycyoga #yegblogger #yegsmallbusiness #yogainspiration photo @ambarsphotos 🦋🙏🏽❤️ #campbrand #isitspring ?? (at Edmonton, Alberta)

Happy hour over here, a moment of silence before my sweet little family rises, getting ready to teach my 9:30am class at @yogalifestudios south. It’s going to be a gooood one today. Photo @ambarsphotos #yegyoga #yogainspiration #itstimetobloom #yegfit #yegdads #yegentrepreneur (at Edmonton, Alberta)

I've had my fair share of ups and downs in life and for every time the ship sank, there was an awakening, I did things differently and more aligned with my hearts calling. Each time I was broken open, I opened up even more to compassion, and boy oh boy, did I have to come up with some new and innovative ways to live my life. On the surface I feel really heavy hearted about the election that just happened, however deep down I know that this is almost necessary for our human family to wake up, this will mother innovation in so many ways, we will see more people standing up for what's right than ever before, because well, we have no other choice, that's how we seem to work, we rise to the occasion, I wish it didn't have to come to this, but it has and reality says, do the work, your work is more important now than ever. Be a connector, join hands, share your gifts and stand tall. We are in this together. One human family. Be strong, be kind, be compassionate, and wake up! #nodapl #togetherwebloom #itstimetobloom

We are as surprised as anyone about the results of the election last night. I felt deeply last night about humanity in a way that I haven't in recent memory, my heart ached, I couldn't sleep, I cried, i felt anxiety like I haven't experienced in many moons. What this is perfect for is that, it woke up a part of me that was dormant, it woke me up even more to the fact that the work that we are all doing is even more important now. Yogis, families, communities, now it is time to LIGHT up @itstimetobloom realize that what you do is more important now than EVER before. What we need now is people even more focused on bringing their light to the world in a bigger way, every single day. It's a wake up call, and it's an incredible opportunity to be here for one another, to rise for and stand for humanity. Let's choose kindness in the face of this uncertainty, leadership in the face of change, love in the face of hate, action where there was stagnation, joy more often, support more often. What you do matters, you matter and now more than ever, be courageous, be bold and constantly work towards aligning your entire life to what lights you up. When you light up, you light up the world. #itstimetobloom #togetherwebloom photo by @desilesphotography (at Its Time To Bloom)

I woke up this morning totally wiped from giving it my all yesterday and I have to admit thinking about how this upcoming @itstimetobloom could be our very last. I'm not saying that's our plan but I'm aware of how quickly life changes and with our little one coming, I really don't know what life looks like on the other side of this bundle of joy that is joining us in December. I shared week 4 of the #yogientrepreneur class last night and it became quite apparent to me how much we forfeit the power of the present moment for sometime in the 'future' when im ready, or when the timing is perfect I will commit, as a long time entrepreneur and student of yoga, I know that, now yoga begins, now life begins, now being the keyword. As an entrepreneur, I have a sense of urgency, I'm connected to a game that I love to play which is 'People Are BLOOMING' if I can play a small role in helping people connect to their dharma, so that they play a brighter role in their lives then I feel complete. What you do Matters, your message matters, there people in this world who are suffering and it is your job to bring the light and show them the way, to light their candle and be good them to the light, a single Lit candle can light thousands. So I'm asking you today to LIGHT UP!! If you don't know what that means for you, join us at @itstimetobloom which begins next week Thursday October 13th till Oct 16th. 4 days X 49 experiences designed for you to Discover, declare and celebrate your LIGHT. The world needs you to lead us -as the wise #sethgodin once said. Photo by @desilesphotography at #fortedmontonpark #yegyoga #yycyoga #yvryoga #kelwonayoga #yegevents #yegfitness #yegpeople #yeggers #yegmade #yycliving #yycnow (at Fort Edmonton Park)

Fort Edmonton Park has so many sweet meditation spaces and walks you can take to have a mindful moment in silence away from the city after a class, talk or workshop. Right around the corner from this spot is a sweet park with swings, beach sand and this beautiful fall look with leaves everywhere. We can't wait to see you all in 11 days!! @itstimetobloom begins. It's not too late to join in on the f u n!! #itstimetobloom October 13-16th photo y @desilesphotography #yegyoga #yycyoga #yvryoga #exploreedmonton #edmonton #yegevents #yegdt #yycnow #yycliving #wanderlustfestival #bhaktifest #mantramagazine #togetherwebloom (at Fort Edmonton Park)

Honey, we got this. 12 days till @itstimetobloom begins in #edmonton 60+ days till baby. We are excited, nervous, full of life doing exactly what we are supposed to be doing. The second you start doubting your path, the second you declare your dharma, your purpose, your calling, everything shifts, it's no longer about you anymore, the game you begin to play is so big that the little things that used to bother you no longer have a hold on you, you are filled with energy, confidence and trust, trust that YES this moment IS meant to be, because it's happening, it's here, I'm here, your here, we are inspired to share our unique gifts, unique light with the world, to light it UP. #YogiEntrpreneur winter edition begins November and we explore this through the lens of the 8 limb path of yoga by #patanjali . Hopefully we will see you here and at #itstimetobloom festival. We are giving you all we got #edmonton let's see how much impact we can elevate together. #yegyoga #yycyoga photo by @desilesphotography #yegmoms #yeggers #yycnow #yycliving #omcanada #montrealyoga #torontoyoga #kelownayoga #yegdt #exploreedmonton #togetherwebloom #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #yogafestival #wl108 #mantramagazine (at Muttart Conservatory)