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7 Minute Guided Meditation – World Meditation Day 2021

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If you don't have a regular meditation practice, then today is a good time to start as it's World meditation day. This is a time to remember that in a World that seems to have distractions at every turn, going inwards is more important than ever. While there may be barriers to sitting for an hour for meditation most of us can carve out 5-10 minutes of our day. Which is why I'm fond of shorter sessions, like this 7 minute guided meditation. Experienced meditator's may find it easy to sit …

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Meditation is yoga – Free 5 minute meditation MP3

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I'm often confused when people people say they "don't do yoga, but do meditation". Why? Because, they are one and the same. Meditation is a part of a yoga practice. If you have a meditation practice, you have a yoga practice. In the West people are lead to believe that yoga is just the bendy poses [asana] seen on instagram. And yes, that's also a part of yoga. But, you see yoga isn't limited to one thing. The word yoga has been taken over to encompass something that is only a small part …

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Using Coloring as meditation – Free Printable Coloring Page

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Cast your mind back to when you were a child and you got a new coloring book, or a set of crayons or new paints. Remember how happy you were? But something happens as we age. We allow the opinions of others to influence how we spend time pursuing joy. Ask yourself "when and why did I stop being artistic?". Because chances are that desire is still there. Especially if you find yourself sitting at table with a bunch of 5 year old's coloring. Unless you've been living under a rock you might have …

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Journey Quote Coloring Page – Free Printable

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As things slowly return to some semblance of "normal" I feel like a bear coming out of hibernation. Poking my head out of my cave, slightly dazed, confused, and yet at the same time seeing the World with new eyes. Since I got my vaccines I've returned to in-person classes, and clients. Heck, I've been to Disney California. Twice! While I find myself slowly returning to a semblance of normal, we need to be reminded to be thankful for what we have, and to seize each and every opportunity that …

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Mountain climber yoga core 10-minute class

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When I started teaching yoga at the local studio my first regular class was "Core Yoga". As a personal trainer, this was totally in my wheelhouse, and I had a ton of fun with the class. It's enjoyable and rewarding to create challenging yoga classes. This mountain climber yoga core class is just 10-minutes and a great way to work the abs and upper body while creating some heat. Planks and mountain climbers are challenging poses. If these exercises are too challenging but you still want a …

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7 Ways to use a chair in your yoga practice

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My goal for yoga practitioners is that they are pain free. In movement, in yoga and hopefully in life. One way we can work around pain and limited mobility issues is by using props. There are so many props to choose from but one I want to focus on today is a chair. Specifically seven ways to use a chair in your yoga practice. Using a chair in your yoga practice is a fantastic way to support your body, your practice and encourage mindfulness. The best thing is, that most of us have a chair …

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Spring Coloring Pages Printable

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Monday morning I sat down to write my to-do list and wrote "Saturday" across the top. Which was a good indicator of how my Monday morning went! Honestly, I'm in denial that Spring is here. And yet, here we are starting April. For a long time now I've had no clue what day it is, what week, or month. One thing I do know is that coloring is keeping me sane, and a new month means it's time for a new freebie. For April I created this Spring coloring pages printable. If you aren't aware of the …

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Dancer Pose Yoga Flow 15-Min Class

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When people think of yoga as a movement practice they seem to focus on flexibility. However, a yoga practice incorporates so much more. Things like strength, stamina, stability, mobility, core, and balance. All of these can be explored in this dancer pose yoga flow. Dancers pose is a common, yet challenging yoga pose. It requires being open and flexible in the hips. While also needing strength and stability in the standing leg. Core strength, and endurance. In this 15-minute class we'll …

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How to do thunderbolt pose – Vajrasana

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Recently, a member of my Patreon community asked if I could do a video about Thunderbolt pose. Vajrasana is a kneeling yoga pose, that requires ankle flexibility. The benefits of this pose are that you get a great stretch along the shin, front of the ankle and tops of the feet. Specifically, this person wanted help with foot position in the pose so that's what I focused on in this tutorial. For detail I added some tape to the midline of my foot to really demonstrate the parallel lines of …

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