(via Pin em Yoga Poses  || Curated with love by yogadaily)

CHALLENGE ANNOUNCEMENT #AloLovingKindness Kindness makes a world of difference to others. But, how often do we show kindness to ourselves? How can we foster self-love and kindness through our daily practice? Join us as we celebrate acts of kindness week. Together we will share, through our poses and practice, how we can be kinder to ourselves and spread that awareness within our community. # ❣️ Day 1: A pose that relieves stress ❣️ ❣️ Day 2: A pose that makes you feel energized ❣️ chair pose definitely energizes me especially when you add tip toes ❣️ Day 3: A pose that stabilizes your mood ❣️ Day 4: A pose that has had a positive impact on your day/life ❣️ Day 5: A pose that makes you realize that you need to be kinder to yourself; a pose you’re working on. ❣️ Day 6: A pose that helps your to recognize your inner strengths ❣️ Day 7: A pose that you are able to finally show Grace to yourself & smile in (Let’s see those cheeser’s 😬😁🤓) ❣️ Day 8: A pose that expresses your love for your practice and for yourself ❤️ Hosts: @arwenrising @missbyoga @katymiyayogi @cydne.grindel.yoga @themoniquestephanie @yogajeannee Sponsors: @aloyoga @alomoves How to play: Follow all hosts and sponsors Use the #AloLovingKindness Repost this flyer and tag some friends to join! Post a picture each day Set your profile to public so we can see . . . #chairpose #yogashapes #rvlivingfulltime #rvliving #rvlife #aloyogachallenge #aloyoga #aloyogachallenges #yogapractice #yogainstagram (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoJk5_8r7La/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

LOVE this chair 💙 #furnituredesign #furnitureideas #fabricdesign #blueaesthetic #chairpose #interiordesign #colorfulfabrics #whimsical (at Catalina Foothills, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiF7KAMrHZf0HuKWXzMaD4avaJiVZv6MGkonGU0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

newton-unwerth, Nov ‘19

Yoga Asana prepare the body to be able to sit with ease. To sit with ease in the body. To sit with ease with one's self. To be able to look in the mirror and not be judgy or hard on ourselves but to just sit and notice. Sit and be with what is -- the good, the bad, the messy -- all of it. Sit and notice how FRICKIN' amazing and divine you are as part of a cosmic whole. To sit. To sit with ease with one's self. 🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♂️ Way easier said than done. That's why it is called a practice. If it were easy everyone would be doing it. Tapping into the essence of who you truly are is the greatest journey you'll ever take. And it's not all about DOING to figure this out. Yes there is a lot of "work" in this process but most it happens when you sit. When you stop the doing to just sit with yourself. When the inertia is shifted from running from one thing to the next as a part of "who you are" to slowing down, reflecting, and allowing the truth of who you are to reveal itself this begins the inner work (a "work-in" as I recently heard a teacher call it) rather than a work-out. 🧘🏻‍♂️🧘🏻‍♀️ Next time you step on your mat, I encourage you to notice how your Asana feel. Can you feel like you are sitting with steadiness and ease in each of your postures? Or are you in the inertia of DOING? How is your posture? seated posture? Standing posture? What does your posture reveal? 🧘🏻‍♂️🧘🏻‍♀️ Final note, Asana the postures are just a tool, not the end goal. To sit with ease is just a step to the infinite possibilities that happen when you can sit with ease with one's self. #sitwithease #meditation #yogateacher #foodforthought #svadhyaya #asana #yogateachercontinuingeducation #yogawisdom #ayurveda #chairpose #utkatasana #sitwithyourself #holisticmindset #yogamom https://www.instagram.com/p/B5TbZXEnfUx/?igshid=n4qvc1zde7rr

(via 20 Minute Full Body Yoga Workout for Beginners (+ Free PDF) - Yoga Rove    || Curated with love by yogadaily)

DETAIL + DEPTH | This version of Utkatasana focuses on the side body, and how it relates to gravity. The feet and hands both have more small bones and joints than anywhere else in the body (26 and 54 per appendage, respectively!) This allows for nuanced movement to create balance, stability, and mobility. Because the side body is unlike the hands and feet in that there isn't a network of bones, joints, and muscles designed for sustaining posture on the side, doing so can challenge the balance of front and back bodies in a unique way. This is most obviously felt in Anantasana. Utkatsana on its side, however, has the advantage of pelvic, knee, and dorsi-flexion to prevent the body from falling forward. Take the pose without resting the legs on the floor of the feet on the wall, then it's a different challenge (and a more advanced variation!).⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ To take this version, place the feet on a wall with the body in a relative Utkatasana shape. Because the hips are wider than the width of the feet side by side, place the feet up the wall as if the feet were on the floor, at the center of hip-width. Place a wide block (or two medium blocks if the shoulders are broad) between the hands. With flat fingers, press the hands into the blocks. Stay and breathe.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Next, to emphasize side body engagement and length, lift the block and bottom shoulder away from the floor. Move up and down with the breath, and then sustain the lift for a count of 3-10 breaths, depending on individual capacity and comfort (discomfort?). Rest, then switch sides.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ © 2018 Ellen Huang Saltarelli⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #detailanddepth#alignmentyoga#yogaalignment#Yoga#yogapractice#iyengaryoga#utkatasana #chairpose #fiercepose #yogaforeverybody⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #puppypose #propyourpose #yogaprops #propyoga #wallyoga #sidebody (at Eagle Rock, Los Angeles) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrSsoGzBHhD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p41kh4sbgays