Shane Does Yoga

lessons I learnt from running:
1. flexibility and strength go hand in hand
2. there's no bad weather, only bad gear (preparation)
3. keep going, you'll get there
4. a full-effort race feels better than a half-assed personal best
5. dopamine is real - the harder the effort, the better the hot dog
6. good company makes all the difference

wasn't going to post, but took such a great photo 😘

I couldn't have expected the things portugal brought into my life - great friends, new hobbies, challenging goals, life milestones.

I'm proud of me ☺️

(going back to study driving theory now)

do hard things 🦵🏻
"because it evokes an increase in dopamine release later"
and because it builds the self-trust that you can do hard things, whenever you feel like you can't 🫂

1. dopamine released
2. reciting the dopamine mantra
3. unlocking the lisbon post-story secret achievement: running on the 425 bridge 🇵🇹

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Classes resume in mid-April 🐣

👁️ POV: Opening my eyes from Shavasana at the park 💚

Yesterday, Jupiter went direct. This can highlight to us our belief system, philosophy and growth. As I looked through my teaching plans, I found a sequence that I made exactly a year ago. I am reminded of my growth, imperceptibly, one class at a time :)

This year I am grateful for my body, practice, beautiful friendships, support system, this life that I love 💗✨

Here's to a new year of growth, peace, intentional living and gratitude 🙏🏻

Love,

Shane

🔙 Mercury Retrograde is a time of “Re’s”

Things don’t go straightforward, it feels like taking two steps forward and one step back. The universe is asking us to do exactly that - take a step back. This is not a time to charge ahead. This is a time to go inwards.

🪞Reflect on what you have accomplished. How far you have come!

📒 Review your work, your manuscripts, your idea book, your budget. What would you bring back?

🤝 Reconnect with those you have met along the way. Friends, family, coworkers, clients, acquaintances.

🧭 Realign your habits with your purpose.

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Thank you for inspiring the post 🫶

I’m back! 👐

Mon, 8 a.m. 🌳 Eduardo

Wed, 6:30 p.m. 🌷 Estrela

Thu, 8 a.m. 🌷 Estrela
Thu, 6:30 p.m. 🌳 Eduardo

Sat, 11 a.m. 🌳 Eduardo

Sun, 5 p.m. 🌳 Eduardo

Superheroes of the day 🌈🦵🧑🏽‍🍳
After my knee injury last year, I have so much love for every little step my legs take. Yesterday, they climbed 708 steps to the top of the world’s third biggest rock! 🫂❤️

Who’s your superhero of the day? 🌈

👁️ We can focus on the one thing that is not going well, or everything else that is.

🙏🏻 today I am grateful for good health, my legs, yoga practice, pleasant weather in the rainy season, the universe’s reminders, a kind guide, a delicious lunch, freedom, the ability hike this while I’m young, to be alive right now, and a trooper to do hard things with.

💚 in full gratitude

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🧈 "melt your shoulders, let the tension fall." I recently had to tell myself.

🥂 I was at a social gathering, and saw someone I felt was intimidating. I caught myself "on alert" - shoulders raised, eyes wide open, self-conscious.

🪷 with that awareness, I consciously relaxed my body - all those yoga nidras paid off - I dropped my eyebrows, took that attenion inwards, kind of like an energetic brushing of my hair to calm my nervous system.

👀 when I was no longer consumed by my self-consciousness, I was able to notice how the other person talked, name-dropped, needed to impress - deep down, she was insecure, too.

💪 we are so constantly tensed that we don't even notice it. even conscious relaxation is a muscle, one we can train to activate when needed - for intimidating situations, when we are too self-conscious to pay attention, when we need to relax or just sleep.

🙌

🍃 let's take one breath at a time

Mon, 8 a.m. 🌳 Eduardo

Wed, 6:30 p.m. 🌷 Estrela

Thu, 8 a.m. 🌷 Estrela
Thu, 6:30 p.m. 🌳 Eduardo

Sat, 11 a.m. 🌳 Eduardo

Sun, 5 p.m. 🌳 Eduardo

☀️ Really feeling the change in season this time of year, enjoying the sunshine while I can 🙏

Inspired by a biiiiiig pigeon I saw yesterday 🐦

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✨ Come practice in nature

Mon, 8 a.m. 🌳 Eduardo

Wed, 6:30 p.m. 🌷 Estrela

Thu, 8 a.m. 🌷 Estrela
Thu, 6:30 p.m. 🌳 Eduardo

Sat, 11 a.m. 🌳 Eduardo

Sun, 5 p.m. 🌳 Eduardo

While in Dubai 🌴

(even I am impressed that I can do tree pose in heels. practice paying off 😂)

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Classes resume on Wednesday 💗

Mon, 8 a.m. 🌳 Eduardo

Wed, 6:30 p.m. 🌷 Estrela

Thu, 8 a.m. 🌷 Estrela
Thu, 6:30 p.m. 🌳 Eduardo

Sat, 11 a.m. 🌳 Eduardo

Sun, 5 p.m. 🌳 Eduardo

🖐️ I commented to my student the other day that she's flexible, she dismissed it, saying "but my fingers can't touch the floor in a forward bend"

☝️ Touching the floor is harder for long-legged friends! Your torso just has that much more distance to drop!

✌️ When we hang onto external yardsticks like fingers touching floor, we overlook that what matters is the 💭 intention - it's WHERE you want to go (chin to toes, not head to knees), but also HOW you're stretching yourself to get there (from the hips).

🙌 The same goes with a promotion, a goal weight, a dream client. How did you apply yourself in this process? Stretching yourself is itself hard. Celebrate that! Celebrate when you put together a deck that you're proud of. Celebrate each time you take time for your own progress. Celebrate each time you show up for yourself.

👏 Celebrate progress, not the destination.

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Show up for yo...ga 🤓

Mon, 8 a.m. 🌳 Eduardo

Wed, 6:30 p.m. 🌷 Estrela

Thu, 8 a.m. 🌷 Estrela
Thu, 6:30 p.m. 🌳 Eduardo

Sat, 11 a.m. 🌳 Eduardo

Sun, 5 p.m. 🌳 Eduardo