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♡ #DropBackLove ♡ . ♥♡○ DAY 29 • JUST DO IT 👊  ○♡♥ . Can you believe it's the last day! 😭 . I'm always so humbled when I check the feed and see so many of you joining us! THANK YOU💋 . So beautiful to watch the posts from today. There's something so intimate about watching someone put their trust in someone else like that. When my students trust me with their drop back assists, I always feel so honoured (I know they don't feel or see this) but letting yourself relax into the trust of someone else is exhilarating. . . Last day of course gotta be a DROP BACK👊 Do you feel ready? . Here are some ideas to try: (⚠before you try anything you must warm up properly first!) . 🔙Option 1 - Start from wild thing and roll back to wheel. Not shown in video but very helpful for drop back prep. Make sure the hand on the floor rotates externally as much as possible to have fingers pointing towards your feet. . 🔙Option 2 - one armed drop back which I show here in the video. This for me was a game CHANGER. Make sure fingers land facing back towards your feet. Come to tippy toes to make more space. I find tucking my chin here is helpful, but also looking at the arm that's going back can be helpful too. Play with both gazes and see what works. . 🔙Option 3 - Full drop back, I still lack flexibility in my shoulders so I rely heavily on my leg strength. I push my knees forward simultaneously coming to my tippy toes and reaching overhead for the floor. You need to COMMIT to the movement. Be fully committed  don't change your mind HALF way. Be brave and believe in yourself. . HAVE FAITH. And if you don't have faith have cushions, have lots of cushions 😂 . . ❔So for the last question, YOU can ask ME anything you like? I'll TRY to answer as much as I can now and again in the morning. . Good night everyone and thank you again for being a daily delight of inspiration. 😘 . ♡ Check in with my #Omsistas and their variations for today @jeminajakin & @pinkchampagne13 ♡ . ♡ Thanking our OMazing sponsors • @aloyoga @liforme @limitlesswheel @infinitystrap & @mamakuka . ♥ Let's have some fun this month and create some super spines ♥ . #catsdropbackdrills #backbends365 #questforthedropbac

♡ #DropBackLove ♡ . ♥♡○ DAY 28 • TRY WITH A FRIEND/SPOTTER/ANYTHING  ○♡♥ . So I'm not lucky enough to have the awesomely bendy Ruthie come visit me and spot me and there are very few people I trust to support me here. So I'm using my trusty #TRX straps. I have them set just around ribcage height and they really help to keep my chest lifted and of course getting back up is a dream 😍 . I've shared lots of ideas before with drop backs; you can use an @infinitystrap or standard yoga strap and wrap it around a door handle. Make sure you go to the closed side of the door. 😉 . Be strong and trust yourself. Press into those hips and use your quads. 💪 . So this is a totally selfish question but im shopping online all evening for my holidays coming up soon and would love to know if any of you have some awesome online stores to find some amazing beachwear that I don't know about? Ireland is not great for beachwear finds 😂 . ♡ Check in with my #Omsistas and their variations for today @jeminajakin & @pinkchampagne13 ♡ . ♡ Thanking our OMazing sponsors • @aloyoga @liforme @limitlesswheel @infinitystrap & @mamakuka . ♥ Let's have some fun this month and create some super spines ♥ . #catsdropbackdrills #backbends365 #questforthedropback

♡ #DropBackLove ♡ . ♥♡○ DAY 27 • WALL WALKS ○♡♥ . Only 3 days left😱 . What an amazing challenge this has been!  Some amazingly dedicated back benders out there! The camel drops were insane! . Well, there's only one way to really learn or feel true drop backs and that's walking down a wall backwards.  . Some tips; 🔽 Beginners should start with a leg length from the wall. . 🔼  Try keeping the weight in your feet and think fingertips to wall. . 🔽 Come to your tippy toes like I do here if you need to create some space to drop back. . 🔼  Try not to twist when exiting the pose. Use those quads. Keep hips pressing forward. . 🔽 Have an exit strategy so maybe have a foot rest underneath you. Even a gym ball in a base might help. . 🔼 Using a block in each hand might help too depending on what level you are at. . Reading through your answers on my previous post was amazing, and so wonderful to see a lot of proud moments happening on this challenge too! 😍 . It may surprise you to learn that I learned drop backs during a calisthenics workshop rather than a Yoga workshop! Do you guys do any other form of exercise other than Yoga? And a secondary question is if you refer to Yoga as exercise? I've been criticised for calling Yoga exercise.....   my practice is mainly physical so yes to me, Yoga is exercise but for my mind too. 😊 . ♡ Check in with my #Omsistas and their variations for today @jeminajakin & @pinkchampagne13 ♡ . ♡ Thanking our OMazing sponsors • @aloyoga @liforme @limitlesswheel @infinitystrap & @mamakuka . ♥ Let's have some fun this month and create some super spines ♥ . #catsdropbackdrills #backbends365 #questforthedropback

♡ #DropBackLove ♡ . ♥♡○ DAY 26 • CAMEL DROP BACKS ○♡♥ . For a very long time the only way I would even attempt these was on a trampoline. I never even realised I could do then until I actually tried. So, have faith in yourselves😍 . Here are some tips; . ♋ CURL those toes under and I mean curl them under so you feel you could almost stand up. . ♒ WARM up using one arm at a time,  think camel wild thingy, sweep the right hand back and over but look at the arm as it goes back and make sure fingers land facing your feet. So you really have to rotate that shoulder.  (Confession - I find this harder than both hands together, I reckon it's tight shoulders😳) . ♒ USE a ball or wheel to warm up first. . . ♒ Once you can see the edge of the floor behind you, you're ready to press into your toes and take hands overhead. Reach for the floor. . ⚠ The BIGGEST tip here is commit to the full movement. Whatever you do, don't change your mind halfway! Always be fully committed to a drop back movement. Tell yourself you can do it and you will! . Mine is a massive work in progress and I rely heavily on my leg strength rather than worrying about my tight shoulders. So if I can do it with super tight shoulders then anyone can! 😘 . . We had a discussion in class tonight about which pose I feel most proud of achieving; And they were amazed to hear that my standing forward fold is actually my biggest personal achievement.  When I first started I could not touch my knees so touching the floor still makes my heart sing everytime. And believe me it's still not perfect but it's more than perfect for me. 😍 What's your proudest yoga achievement to date?  . ♡ Check in with my #Omsistas and their variations for today @jeminajakin & @pinkchampagne13 ♡ . ♡ Thanking our OMazing sponsors • @aloyoga @liforme @limitlesswheel @infinitystrap & @mamakuka . ♥ Let's have some fun this month and create some super spines ♥ . #catsdropbackdrills #backbends365 #questforthedropback

♡ #DropBackLove ♡ . ♥♡○ DAY 25 ● HANDSTAND PUSH UP'S / DOWN DOG PUSH UP'S ○♡♥ . Can I just start by saying thank you all so much for joining our challenge. You've no idea how humbled we are for allowing us to share this journey with you all. Watching you all progress and even surprise yourselves with your practice is so wonderful. Thank you. 😍 . Handstand push up's can be done at the wall or in a TRX strap of even with one foot on a sofa etc. We need to be strong to support a drop back so building a good strength training program into your routine is key! You can also do downdog push up's if these are out of reach for you.  . Hahahha check out my baby free standing ones at the end🙈 I just had to try....#workinprogress 😩 . Can you remember the first person you followed on #instagram? The only reason I joined IG was to follow Kino so I guess she was my first.  I wanna be Kino when I grow up 😍 . . Any questions please ask ♥ . ♡ Check in with my #Omsistas and their variations for today @jeminajakin & @pinkchampagne13 ♡ . ♡ Thanking our OMazing sponsors • @aloyoga @liforme @limitlesswheel @infinitystrap & @mamakuka . ♥ Let's have some fun this month and create some super spines ♥ . #catsdropbackdrills #backbends365 #questforthedropback

♡ #DropBackLove ♡ . ♥♡○ DAY 24 • PINCHA MAYURASANA DROPS ○♡♥ . Yikes......dropping back from Pincha.....this is about to get very real 😲 . This was a toughie to find options for. The obvious beginner option is of course to drop to a raised surface I.E. Sofa or bed etc. . But I wanted to try and find something else we could use and my #TRX straps came good again. . 🌟 Some tips; ✅ Put foot in strap when standing! ✅ Don't rely on the strap too much so when you get past half way don't be tempted to rest into the strap otherwise you'll sink. Keep lifting the chest. ✅ Imagine your pulling your mat back towards you with your hands. This will give you a lift and lengthen in your triceps and chest. ✅ Another option is bring hands together and place head on top of forearms. This is a very good place to start when learning pincha. And there is no need to drop back at all, even working on pincha is enough! . ✅ Never use a wall with pincha!!!! . ❔ Tonight's question is simple; ARE YOU JOINING OUR MARCH CHALLENGE (March2💃5Poses) AND WHICH POSE ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING MOST? 😍 . Any questions please ask ♥ . ♡ Check in with my #Omsistas and their variations for today @jeminajakin & @pinkchampagne13 ♡ . ♡ Thanking our OMazing sponsors • @aloyoga @liforme @limitlesswheel @infinitystrap & @mamakuka . ♥ Let's have some fun this month and create some super spines ♥ . #catsdropbackdrills #backbends365 #questforthedropback

♡ #DropBackLove ♡ . ♥♡○ DAY 23 • FLOATING CAMEL ○♡♥ . Now before you all panic about the fact I'm using straps, this can be done/attempted WITHOUT straps. My Co hosts will be demoing without straps. . But if you do have some straps, or even one strap; hang it high and breeze through these floating camels. . I cannot do floating camel very gracefully at all, and I need to be honest with you guys so I played with some ideas to feel the shape. And this is what I came up with. I tried with a single yoga strap too and it worked. . I keep the weight in my arms the whole time, there is little or no weight on the tops of my feet here. I also mindfully bend from the upper spine and keep lifting the chest.  . The awkward exit is just for fun and totally optional 😂😅 . So.....footing turf...eh.... so I guess I have very few irish followers 🙈 It's a very common 'country' task in the summertime, everyone prepares their turf (fuel for fire) in their bogs by stacking the cut turf in piles to dry them out ready for winter. Your responses did give me a giggle though so thank you 😂 . So do you have any weird or wonderful local customs or traditions? I'd love to learn some from around the world. . Any questions please ask ♥ . ♡ Check in with my #Omsistas and their variations for today @jeminajakin & @pinkchampagne13 ♡ . ♡ Thanking our OMazing sponsors • @aloyoga @liforme @limitlesswheel @infinitystrap & @mamakuka . ♥ Let's have some fun this month and create some super spines ♥ . #catsdropbackdrills #backbends365 #questforthedropback

♡ #DropBackLove ♡ . ♥♡○ DAY 22 • PELVIC THRUSTS ○♡♥ . These should warm up the quads nicely...... 😈 . Starting in a bridge position (im using a stability ball for addition balance work) keep a block squeezed between your thighs. Roll the shoulders towards eachother and lift those hips. I've demoed straight legs and bent.  Both just as hard as eachother. I actually feel this in my hamstrings too which is always beneficial. 😍 . Can't believe how many of us lead very different lives away from our IG world! There are some seriously inspiring yogis out there 😲 .  Tonight's question has come from my hilarious husband and youngest son; I was preparing my caption and they suggested I ask you all if you know what "footing turf" means 😂 . Any questions please ask ♥ . ♡ Check in with my #Omsistas and their variations for today @jeminajakin & @pinkchampagne13 ♡ . ♡ Thanking our OMazing sponsors • @aloyoga @liforme @limitlesswheel @infinitystrap & @mamakuka . ♥ Let's have some fun this month and create some super spines ♥ . #catsdropbackdrills #backbends365 #questforthedropback