#letsgetflexibile

I couldn’t think of a better place to be for my birthday than in sunny Amsterdam. I said all I wanted for my birthday was sunshine and even though it was predicted to rain, the sun has been shining almost all day. Thank you to the Love of Universe for this incredible gift. And thank you to all the students today who sang the Happy Birthday mantra to me. Thanks to everyone for all the sweet birthday wishes 🎉🎊 _ Day 12 of the #totalbodyflexibility is Yoganidrasana, Yogi Sleep Pose. Practice with us on @omstarsofficial _ Follow our hosts: @kinoyoga @fitqueenirene @omstarsofficial And sponsors: @crystalmoongoods ​@mandaracbd ​@navarroofficial ​@vidasoleyewear ​@wiworldandi @wiworldandi.eu _ Next workshops: Manchester, Athens, Texas, Asheville, Miami and San Francisco. Come practice. Details at www.kinoyoga.com. _ Weekly classes @omstarsofficial Next week at 1 pm EST is yoga drills! _ Next one week Mysore @miamilifecenter is in November and more in January @miamiyogagarage Spots are limited. Sign up soon! _ Photo @ifilmyoga #holland #amsterdam #netherlands #omstars #kinoyoga #yoga #flexibility #yogi ##yogi #yogisleep #yoganidrasana #flexibilitychallenge #totalbodyflexibilitychallenge #letsgetflexibile 💕 (at Amsterdam, Netherlands) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTueiifsp-7/?utm_medium=tumblr

What does it mean to be flexible? Many bendy people can be stiff in their minds. And many physically inflexible people can be quite open in their hearts. _ Yoga is not just about bending. There’s more to the practice than the physical. And it’s also totally ok to enjoy and love the physical aspect of the practice. I for one love how my body feels when I’m more flexible. It’s just that yoga is more than a stretch and bend session. It’s up to each of us to take that deeper dive into the heart of yoga. I can encourage and inspire you, but it’s ultimately up to you to walk the path. _ Day 7 of the #totalbodyflexibility is Raja Kapotasana, Royal Pigeon. Practice with us on @omstarsofficial _ Follow our hosts: @kinoyoga @fitqueenirene @omstarsofficial And sponsors: @crystalmoongoods ​@mandaracbd ​@navarroofficial ​@vidasoleyewear ​@wiworldandi @wiworldandi.eu _ Next workshops: Amsterdam, Manchester, Athens, Texas, Asheville and San Francisco. Come practice. Details at www.kinoyoga.com. _ Weekly classes @omstarsofficial Next week at 1 pm EST is yoga drills! _ Next one week Mysore @miamilifecenter is in November and more in January @miamiyogagarage Spots are limited. Sign up soon! _ Photo @timfeldmannyoga #dk #denmark #cph #copenhagen #kbb #københavn #omstars #kinoyoga #yoga #flexibility #yogi #rajakapotasana #kapotasana #royalpigeon #kingpigeon #flexibilitychallenge #totalbodyflexibilitychallenge #letsgetflexibile 💕 (at Copenhagen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CThxaDWsWCL/?utm_medium=tumblr

To soften is also to strengthen. To release is also to stay the course. Life is a paradox, a puzzle that cannot be solved but can be known. Yoga is about the skill it takes to live life with ease and flow. And meanwhile we all keep practicing. _ Day 9 of the #totalbodyflexibility is Ustrasana. Practice with us on @omstarsofficial _ Follow our hosts: @kinoyoga @fitqueenirene @omstarsofficial And sponsors: @crystalmoongoods ​@mandaracbd ​@navarroofficial ​@vidasoleyewear ​@wiworldandi @wiworldandi.eu _ Next workshops: Amsterdam, Manchester, Athens, Texas, Asheville, Miami and San Francisco. Come practice. Details at www.kinoyoga.com. _ Weekly classes @omstarsofficial Next week at 1 pm EST is yoga drills! _ Next one week Mysore @miamilifecenter is in November and more in January @miamiyogagarage Spots are limited. Sign up soon! _ Photo @timfeldmannyoga #dk #denmark #cph #copenhagen #kbb #københavn #omstars #kinoyoga #yoga #flexibility #yogi #ustrasana #camelpose #flexibilitychallenge #totalbodyflexibilitychallenge #letsgetflexibile 💕 (at Bellevue Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTm0Y5TMPpr/?utm_medium=tumblr

I was never a dancer, never a gymnast, not a cheerleader, never even on a sports team. I walked into a yoga class when I was 19 thinking I was going to learn to stand on my head. More than 20 years later, I am still practicing. _ While not every body will do every pose, every human being can practice yoga. At its essence yoga is a practice that teaches you how to be be whole and complete, to befriend the body and mind and to realize the true nature of the self within. Whether you’re next to a beautiful mountain lake or practicing in a small space in your kitchen, the peace you find it the peace within. Yes, there are some places that are more conducive to deep spiritual work (and @nosenyoga is one such place). But there are also people who bring their misery to paradise. _ So, the lesson of yoga for me has to been to keep practicing and nurture the seed of peace within my heart. _ What about you? _ Day 5 of the #totalbodyflexibility is Hanumanasana, the Splits. Practice with us on @omstarsofficial _ You can join us by following our hosts: @kinoyoga @fitqueenirene @omstarsofficial And our sponsors: @crystalmoongoods ​@mandaracbd ​@navarroofficial ​@vidasoleyewear ​@wiworldandi @wiworldandi.eu _ Next workshops: Amsterdam, Manchester, Athens, Texas, Asheville and San Francisco. Come practice. And I’ll be back @nosenyoga for two weeks next year! Details at www.kinoyoga.com. _ And online for weekly classes @omstarsofficial Next week at 1 pm EST is yoga drills! _ Next one week Mysore @miamilifecenter is in November and more in January @miamiyogagarage Spots are limited. Sign up soon! _ Photo @ifilmyoga Outfit @liquidoactive #norway #nøsen #omstars #kinoyoga #yoga #flexibility #yogi #splits #hanumanasana #flexibilitychallenge #totalbodyflexibilitychallenge #letsgetflexibile 💕 (at Nøsen Yoga og Fjellhotell) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTcmLazMo7t/?utm_medium=tumblr

That soft Nordic light speaks to my soul. I am in many ways softer than I once was. It’s not weakness, or quitting, but a deep feeling of being ok with who I am and thereby also who and what the world is, at least as I see it through my own eyes. Is it soul that seems to shine through? Is it a more authentic vibration? Maybe so. And maybe it’s just two and a half decades of practice showing their results. I always say that yoga works when an experience of peace emanates outward and infuses every moment of life. So maybe what I feel hears days is really just the yoga working. _ My last European workshop this year is in Athens @houseofyoga.gr Come practice 😊 _ Next workshops in the US: Texas, Asheville, Miami and San Francisco. Come practice. Details at www.kinoyoga.com. _ Next one week Mysore @miamilifecenter is in November and more in January @miamiyogagarage Spots are limited. Our 200 and 300 hour courses are open for application too. Sign up soon! _ Weekly classes @omstarsofficial ⚡️ _ Photo @timfeldmannyoga #dk #denmark #cph #copenhagen #kbb #københavn #omstars #kinoyoga #yoga #flexibility #yogi #backbend #compasspose #letsgetflexibile 💕 (at Copenhagen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CT7WmDWsOUp/?utm_medium=tumblr

This flexibility has taken lots of patience and work for me. I was not naturally open in the straddle position. My inner thighs are just naturally tight. After many years, it’s a bit better. How about you? What’s your body’s tight spot (or spots)? _ Last day of the #totalbodyflexibility is Samakonasana, Straddle. Thanks for joining us! Comment below if you joined every day with me @fitqueenirene and @omstarsofficial _ Next workshops: Manchester, Athens, Texas, Asheville, Miami and San Francisco. Come practice. Details at www.kinoyoga.com. _ Next one week Mysore @miamilifecenter is in November and more in January @miamiyogagarage Spots are limited. Our 200 and 300 hour courses are open for application too. Sign up soon! _ Weekly classes @omstarsofficial Next week at 1 pm EST is yoga drills! _ Photo @ifilmyoga #holland #amsterdam #netherlands #omstars #kinoyoga #yoga #flexibility #yogi #samakonasana #straddle #middlesplit #split #flexibilitychallenge #totalbodyflexibilitychallenge #letsgetflexibile 💕 (at Amsterdam, Netherlands) https://www.instagram.com/p/CT0DZICs3Qh/?utm_medium=tumblr

Are there any benefits to putting your leg behind your head or is it just a circus trick? _ If you’ve ever tried, you know that perhaps it’s a bit of both. The journey of trying is more important than if you ever manage to actually put the leg behind the head. And, just because you can achieve the physical pose doesn’t mean you’ve learned the deeper lesson of yoga. _ So if you’re working on this asana, my advice to you is to be patient and focus on the subtlety of the inner work. Find and trust your body intelligence and don’t force it. Work with good technique and no expectation. Then, one day, after many years, you’ll find a way to be friends with you body whether or not your leg ever finds its way to being behind the head. _ Day 10 of the #totalbodyflexibility is Eka Pada Sirsasana. Practice with us on @omstarsofficial _ Follow our hosts: @kinoyoga @fitqueenirene @omstarsofficial And sponsors: @crystalmoongoods ​@mandaracbd ​@navarroofficial ​@vidasoleyewear ​@wiworldandi @wiworldandi.eu _ Next workshops: Amsterdam, Manchester, Athens, Texas, Asheville, Miami and San Francisco. Come practice. Details at www.kinoyoga.com. _ Weekly classes @omstarsofficial Next week at 1 pm EST is yoga drills! _ Next one week Mysore @miamilifecenter is in November and more in January @miamiyogagarage Spots are limited. Sign up soon! _ Photo @ifilmyoga Staying @inkhotelamsterdam this weekend. Check my stories for more details. #holland #amsterdam #netherlands #omstars #kinoyoga #yoga #flexibility #yogi #ekapadasirsasana #legbehindtheheae #flexibilitychallenge #totalbodyflexibilitychallenge #letsgetflexibile 💕 (at Amsterdam, Netherlands) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTptgCmoQsw/?utm_medium=tumblr

What’s your why for getting on the mat? Why do you practice? _ To keep practicing beyond the novelty of alternative routes to health and spirituality requires a deep personal commitment to the inner work of awakening. If you’re in just to stretch and bend and show off what fancy shapes you can make, sooner or later the appeal of the practice will wear off. It’s in that moment when yoga begins. If you get on the mat to prove something or win approval of some sort, yoga will start to happen at the moment when you have nothing left to prove and no one left to win approval from. _ I find meaning each time I hear from students who share their experience of practice with me. During the last year and a half I’ve been flooded with messages from people who say that I’ve kept them on the yoga path through these difficult times. It’s my honor to be a guide to so many, both near and far, in person and virtually. And I want you to know that you are my why, my reason to keep teaching, keep sharing, keep going. Without your messages of positive reinforcement letting me know that what I do does in fact make a difference, I wouldn’t be here today. _ I practice for myself, for my own inner journey. I practice because I am a better human being when I get off the mat, every single time. I hope you stay inspired and keep practicing. _ Day 6 of the #totalbodyflexibility is Bharadvajasana. Practice with us on @omstarsofficial _ Follow our hosts: @kinoyoga @fitqueenirene @omstarsofficial And sponsors: @crystalmoongoods ​@mandaracbd ​@navarroofficial ​@vidasoleyewear ​@wiworldandi @wiworldandi.eu _ Next workshops: Amsterdam, Manchester, Athens, Texas, Asheville and San Francisco. Come practice. Details at www.kinoyoga.com. _ Weekly classes @omstarsofficial Next week at 1 pm EST is yoga drills! _ Next one week Mysore @miamilifecenter is in November and more in January @miamiyogagarage Spots are limited. Sign up soon! _ Outfit @liquidoactive #dk #denmark #cph #copenhagen #kbb #københavn #omstars #kinoyoga #yoga #flexibility #yogi #bharadvajasana #flexibilitychallenge #totalbodyflexibilitychallenge #letsgetflexibile 💕 (at Copenhagen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTe9wRmM2dD/?utm_medium=tumblr