#bopoyoga

Point making post, explanation needed? Forever inspo @truth_naked_being Personal inspo... I liked the socks 🙌😅 Current favorite song @itsveryokay Current internalized shame: naaaahhhhh #yogainspiration #yogiathome #bopoyoga #yogafun #spoonieyoga #yogaforallbodies #accessibleyoga #everybodyyoga #yogaposer 🤣😁 #fatyogi #spoonielife #badedits https://www.instagram.com/p/Clw3vV8DCBU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Crosses, x-es, stars, I try. #InternationalYogaDay2k22 #yogachallenge Day 2: Cross... Can be crossed limbs + Day 3: Star pose or shape I had loads of fun trying to make shapes but now I'm all out of spoons so0 it's a photo dump 😁 BTW spoonie fact I've been discovering lately: I find I prefer using my spoons (energy) going out, talking, doing chores or having a mini home spa-time & playing around with yoga... Rather than post, or browse or scroll 😱 🧘🏻‍♀️Hosts: @fernbergmans_yoga @mikaila_nyc @ultimatecoolness @lijoy.yoga ♥️Sponsors: @vayumudra @silverwind.official @loveprayjewelry @drinkbela @youfityou_yoga . . . #yogainspiration #yogiathome #bopoyoga #yogafun #spoonieyoga #yogaforallbodies #yogachallenge #instayogachallenge #igyogachallenge #igyogacommunity #yogaanywhere #bopoyogi #fatyogi #accessibleyoga #everybodyyoga https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce_4NCfj4N6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#day1 of @caseyyoga #alltheyoga18 challenge set to see how many days you can do yoga within a 90 day period. Of course my Day1 is most of the worlds Day 2 because time zones 🤷🏼‍♀️. Anyway, did my usual warm up classes and the two small Ashtanga flows putting my practice at right around 2 hours. Did some lotus stuff at the end but I have to stretch more before I can do that, so wide legged forward fold with #yogablocks because safety trumps aesthetic. #yogi #bopoyoga #practiceyogachangeyourworld #everybodyisayogabody (at Honolulu, Hawaii)

When I was in 4th grade, I climbed on something I shouldn’t have. As a result, it fell on top of me, spilt its contents (tree sap for making maple syrup) all over my face, and thankfully, only broke my left arm. My father, who was fortunately outdoors near me at the time, heard his and saved me. I honestly don’t know how he remained so calm. I really only remembers telling the EMT that he would NOT cut my Winnie the Pooh sweater. I was very adamant about that. Needless to say, he listened. Once in the hospital, the X-ray guy wanted to move my arm out for another angle. I said if he touched my arm, I would knock him out. Dad said I wouldn’t touch her if I were you. He didn’t. Anywho, after a cast was applied I was sent home with a check up and recast date. I had a cast on for 8 weeks. My elbow, by the end wouldn’t move. I went through PT and got most of the movement back. However, I still have a fairly significant bend in that elbow at all times. I have grown used to it over the years. Today, I watched my handstands on video because I have this PAIN in my right shoulder since I have been really working on them. Turns out, that left arm bend is making my right should compensate and dump, sacrificing the integrity of my shoulders. I folded a towel, placed it under my left hand to raise it just a bit, and Tada! The pain wasn’t there. It was a nice discovery for the end of the month. The take away here is first, listen to your dad when he tells you not to do something. Secondly, listen to your body and ADJUST and USE PROPS when things are painful and don’t seem to quite work. Third, (as in my last video) when you fall, get up, adjust, and try again. #yogi #bopoyoga #everybodyisayogabody #practiceyogachangeyourworld #lifelessons #propsarecool (at Honolulu, Hawaii)

Starting my week off right with some #yoga I always feel like a kid when I go into wheel pose. Mainly because I did it all the time as a child. It is much more difficult to perform now and I have a long way to go until it is “perfected,” but I don’t really think yoga is a practice for perfection. My forward bends are getting deeper which only makes me happier. I did my monthly poses as well. I even held a handstand for 2 whole seconds without touching the wall. Getting into handstand is also becoming much easier, requiring less effort to get my hips above my head. The end of the month is coming, so I’ll shoot some video and post it then. #yogi #wheelpose #forwardfolds #practiceyogachangeyourworld #bopoyoga #everybodyisayogabody (at Honolulu, Hawaii)

Tonight’s mini yoga session (was literally about 10 minutes) was brought to you by lot of tiredness, lots of soreness, and an emerging headache. However, my heels are easily finding the ground in down dog and look at those arms in my jump back. I need to work on it WAY more, but my progress of never doing it to now over the past several years/immediate months have seriously improved. #bopoyoga #everybodyisayogabody #practiceyogachangeyourworld #jumpback #downgog #miniyogasession (at Honolulu, Hawaii)

Today ya’ll are getting full on booty in my last two clips. Sorry 🤷‍♀️ First one is my crow. I know my arms are NOT straight. Like at all. However, LOOK HOW FAR MY KNEES ARE UP IN MY ARMPITS. Today was the first time I really got them up there, which will only assist my my arm straightening goals (thank you core practice). At the end where I dropped, I was trying to float/jump back off of crow into Chathuranga. You can also see that did not go well. Also, check out that forward fold #goals I spent most of the last 45 minutes, of my THREE HOUR practice today, upside down. Why? Because I hate tripod anything. Of course, that only means I have to work on it more. I’m getting better at finding my balance and engaging my core, but dear lord I can NOT get my elbows to stop flying all over the place. I am thinking about starting to use my strap to reign them in a bit. Not featured was my supported headstand press practice, which I also hate, but I can lower my legs parallel to the floor without dropping them. I just can’t get them back up 😞. I also did some non wide legged fold entrance into tripod. It did not go well. In addition, small handstand practice. I am finding it easier to get up, just not holding. Maybe I’ll post progress sometime this week. I also did some firefly. Let’s just not talk about how that went. Okay? Okay. #yoga #bopoyoga #practiceyogachangeyourworld #yogi #upsidedownpractice #crowpose (at Honolulu, Hawaii)

We all have those things that we keep working toward and strive to make better. Right now, mine are yoga poses, reading more, daily meditation, and decreasing my phone time when I am around friends. Crow pose is something I never thought I would achieve. My arms are still pretty bent, but you can kind of see that little lean forward, balance, and straighten that I am working towards. I’m far from it, but my core and inversion flows are super helpful. Firefly is still not something I can do well. I am still amazed that I can even get my feet off the ground. My goal for this month is to drop my booty without falling. Thank god I have a few more weeks. Supported headstand is getting smoother and now I am trying to add in core strengthener by folding over and back up. You can see the half one I was able to do. Tripod Headstand is terrifying to me. My balance isn’t there. At all. But, I am getting better. Sometimes it is nice to fall to remind me to laugh at myself and try again. Not featured is handstand practice which is coming along. Just not as fast as I had thought it would. Yoga never fails to teach me patience with every practice. #yogi #crow #firefly #bopoyoga #practiceyogachangeyourworld #everybodyisayogabody #bellyrollsarecute (at Honolulu, Hawaii)