First post after the first module of my 300-h YTT at @lighthouseyogaschool ended. Now we are on “a break”, which basically means that you won’t be sitting on the floor to learn and practice yoga for 10 hours a day for a while. 😆 However, we are required to practice our 60-90 min daily sadhana throughout the break to keep us grounded in our practice. 🧘‍♂️🧘🏻‍♀️ The break from the intense practice and learning reminds me to keep a balance. Over doing anything is not ideal. There is so much the body and mind can handle. You want to push your limit but you don’t want to break your body and certainly your mind. Thus, I’m grateful to have this break to keep my balance. When I think about balance, I think of this pose. Crow pose—one of the arm-balance poses. This photo was taken a while back by an amazing friend of mine during a class at #virlini2019 retreat. 📷: @palmbeachyogi 🙏🏻💜 And also thanks to @meliniseri for lending me her mat. 😊 . . . . #armbalance #bakasana #crowpose #yogalifestyle #yogastrong #yogafun #yogafit #yogaanywhere #yogamen #yogabody #yogajourney #fitness #โยคะ #โยคะฟิต #ฉันรักโยคะ #สุขภาพ #ชุดเล่นโยคะ #โยคะวันละนิด @yogaloveflow @menatyoga @wellxplore (at Punta Cana Republica Dominicana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Q575NH9XG/?igshid=8n56pbvh93zm

I have waited to post this photo for a while. I remember it was such a fun sunny day at @edenroccapcana during #virlini2019 yoga 🧘‍♂️🧘🏻‍♀️ and handstand 🤸🏼‍♂️🤸‍♀️ retreat. I think today, which is the 2019 World Pride weekend, is appropriate to post it, reminding me the importance of love and support within and beyond the LGBTQ+ community and reflective of how I felt at the retreat. Everyone was loving and supportive regardless of who you are or what you are. Of course, this by no means suggests that everyone is everyone’s bestie nor there are no more challenges for the LGBTQ+ community to overcome. But we have come a long way and we have so many who came before us to thank 🙏🏻 and be grateful for. And now, it’s our time and our turn to carry that torch 🔥 towards equality. 💜💙💚💛🧡❤️🌈🏳️‍🌈 Happy World Pride in NYC from a relatively quiet West Hollywood this weekend. 😆 📸: @sfreneenyc . . . . . #baddhakonasana #butterflypose #yogalifestyle #yogastrong #yogafun #yogafit #yogaanywhere #yogamen #yogabody #yogajourney #fitness #pride #worldpride2019 #westhollywood #โยคะ #โยคะฟิต #ฉันรักโยคะ #สุขภาพ #ชุดเล่นโยคะ #โยคะวันละนิด @yogaloveflow @menatyoga @wellxplore (at Punta Cana, República Dominicana, Caribe) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzWVrh8nqr7/?igshid=gwtlj4usl670

So inspired by many people I met at the recent #virlini2019 and others in the past who are dedicated to and work so hard in their practice, I decided it was time for me to start an acrobatic training to get deeper and improve my backhanding asanas safely with proper form and alignment, especially after my back injury years ago that left me with a chronic back pain until I found yoga. So fortunate to have @micah.walters.movement here in LA and be able to work with him. Here are the pics and vid from my first session with Micah focusing on backhanding exercises and drills at the @cirqueschool. I didn’t move as much but was sure to sweat a lot. 😆 More importantly, I started to learn how to engage my back muscles properly. 🙏🏻 Micah. . . . . . #backbend #acrobatictraining #cobrapose #bhujangasana #bowpose #dhanurasana #crescentmoonpose #anjaneyasana #yogalifestyle #yogafun #yogafit #yogamen #yogabody #yogajourney #health #fitness #LA #โยคะ #โยคะท่ายาก #โยคะฟิต #ฉันรักโยคะ #สุขภาพ (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxzuQwqnhta/?igshid=hy8nju2ocfds

Sometimes it’s fun to just have a little playful time. In the 🤸🏼‍♂️ workshop led by @handstand_with_virgile at this past #virlini2019, we were asked to start off with some crazy handstand, meaning you could go up to a handstand anyway you want—as loosely or crazy as you wish. And then when that’s done and you got a feel of it, we followed that with a proper form and alignment for a handstand. . . . #handstand #retreat #yogalifestyle #yogafun #yogafit #yogamen #yogabody #yogajourney #health #fitness #California #โยคะ #โยคะท่ายาก #โยคะฟิต #ฉันรักโยคะ #สุขภาพ (at Altadena, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxjOwRCHJWS/?igshid=z8m1b5paynyg

As a part of life, all things come to an end. It can’t be denied. The party is over. 🥺😭 But even so, this year’s #virlini2019 retreat at @edenroccapcana gave me the opportunity to learn important techniques and forms in handstand from @handstand_with_virgile and get to put them into use, to practice powerful yoga daily guided by @meliniseri , and to work with @sfreneenyc for my first professional yoga photo shoot. As important, it was beyond expectation to meet and get to know this group of amazing, inspiring, strong, and kind people. I’m so glad to have met and got to know you guys❣️ 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for such a wonderful and lasting memorable time. . . . #armbalance #handstand #retreat #friendship #yogafriends #yogalifestyle #yogafun #yogafit #yogamen #yogagirls #yogabody #yogajourney #health #fitness #โยคะ #โยคะท่ายาก #โยคะฟิต #โยคะกับเพื่อน #ฉันรักโยคะ #สุขภาพ (at Eden Roc at Cap Cana) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxC5c1MFiFn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jm4p4eprg01l