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"Yoga is the dance between the light and the dark within you. The light is what brings you back to the mat, and the darkness is what you uncover there. Don't be afraid of this darkness; these are only shadows and though you'll have to walk down some pretty dark alleys, remember you are grounded in the light, and that light will set you free."
- Amy Jirsa
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Gratitude..."you can learn how to be happy right here, right now in the middle of whatever mess you find yourself deep in, then you’ll carry that happiness to the highest peaks of your life. But if you can’t find gratitude and happiness in your heart now, it’s unlikely that soaring achievements will bring it to you. The external world is only an amplifier for the inner world. You can’t control the outer world, but you can learn to mold your thoughts and thereby change the vibration of your inner world. The best time for training your mind is when things are easy because it’s when things are difficult that you’re tested." — Kino MacGregor
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Photo credit: Emily - 7yrs old "mommy can I take your picture" 🥰 my little photographer

It was a headstand kind of morning. I am trying to get used to practicing primarily at home. It's an adjustment just like everything else. But I am grateful to still have this, the ability to keep moving, breathing, doing what I love. Here's to adapting...
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@ Carmel, New York

Ever take a photo and think I can't wait to see how this pose looks a yr from now??? Have been trying different variations of wheel pose. This one although intense I actually don't mind, I know my body needs this.
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Because some days all you want to do is stand on your head 🙃
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Do you have a favorite stretch??? One of the reasons stretching is so important is because it helps you maintain flexibility and range of motion in your joints. Figure 4 is one of my favorites...Its used to mobilize the hip joint and stretch the hip muscles, also can prevent and relieve back pain...Feels so good...

Pincha play this morning after teaching Pilates...building strong cores 🔥💪💛

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This morning I really wanted to play around with handstands. They have certainly been a work in progress for me. Practicing without the wall was a big step, I relied on it for so long. Its funny because as a kid I remember walking around my room on my hands like it was no big deal, now a few second hold feels like an accomplishment. Nonetheless progress is progress and I'm excited to be back at it...

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Happy Humpday...so far this week has been intense...just like this pose feels...its so hard not to compromise the integrity of this pose...my hips always want to shift back so keeping them over my knees always feels like a mission...my ego wants to keep going but this where I am at...being honest with myself and keeping an open heart carrying into the rest of this week...

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Its not always easy to do the right thing...Life can be so twisted sometimes...Everday we make choices...Some easy, some hard...My New Year has started off with making alot of hard choices, but each choice has come from the heart...The path ahead is uncertain but I intend on making ever step along the way count....

Happy New Years...As we roll into 2020 looking forward to the journey ahead...So here is to a happy and healthy new year..let's do this 2020 🥳🥂🥰....

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Merry Christmas...after the chaos of the holidays this is exactly what I am going to need...