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When yoga is about breathing, but your sinuses do not want to play along.

#Yoga #YogaStudent #YogaStudentMusings #RestorativeYoga

I spent the weekend at a yoga retreat, enjoying some c yoga classes, nature, kirtan, and healthy vegetarian food.

I got home and there was about 1.5kg of water retention in the books. Wondering how much salt that healthy vegetarian food contained 🤔

#yoga #YogaTeacher #YogaStudent #RandomToot #RandomThought #VegetarianFood

I took a yoga class online today, that incorporated some funky things such us:

- Hip dips in tree pose
- Knee circles in warrior II pose
- Windmill-like slides in triangle pose
- (Progressive) Side bends in side angle pose

Looking forward to incorporating these into my future classes 🥰

#Yoga #Yogateacher #YogaStudent #YogaSequencing

The priceless face on my yoga students when they learn that I too do fall asleep in savasana occasionally 😅

#Yoga #YogaTeacher #YogaStudent

It's been the kind of week that ends in me falling asleep in savasana and waking up to a rather loud OOOOOOOMMMMM

#Yoga #YogaTeacher #YogaStudent #YogaPractice #Savasana

I took a page of the book "Yoga For mental health and wellness" (the training I am doing at the moment) and did a restorative practice today. Been having stressfull after stressfull week for the last 2,5 months and haven't been taken enough care of myself.

The 20 minute savasana (in a 65 min class) was clearly needed. I fell in and out that borderline sleep state several times.

#YogaTeacher #YogaStudent

In other news, I finally found a retreat that is not (extremely) expensive or far from home, that has single private ensuite bedrooms, and on a weekend I can swing.

So I booked one weekend, because the last two months have been hell and there is still one month to go.

Yoga retreat is in November, so I have something to look forward to.

#YogaTeacher #Yoga #YogaStudent #YogaRetreat

Another day of practicing what I preach. Taking a yoga class, going into child's pose for a full repeat of the mini flow because my left hamstring is NOT up to it. Imagining doing the movements, following along with breath, but giving my body a break.

Now to find a spot to get that echography done & try to find out what the fck is wrong with the hamstring so I can start PT and slowly get back to painless normal (for me) ROM.

#Yoga #YogaTeacher #YogaStudent #YogaPractice #Injuries

After today odyssey of 2h drive to get to Brussels, the nice barbwire fences, then needing to take a detour on the walk back from my meeting (following part of the protest parcours and crossing the area where tear gas and flares had been shot), and some extra frustrations with projects and contractors, my body said no to gym so I did yoga.

#Yoga #YogaTeacher #YogaStudent

First day getting some movement in, I kept it easy & safe with a 50 min yoga session at home, so I could stop at any time & grab a bolster & take a nap if needed 😅

Managed to get through the whole thing, hard to breathe when upside down though. But I tried to slow down and focus on slowing down the transitions too.

#Yoga #YogaTeacher #YogaStudent #VinyasaYoga #HathaYoga #YogaClass

First day getting some movement in, I kept it easy & safe with a 50 min yoga session at home, so I could stop at any time & grab a bolster & take a nap if needed 😅

Managed to get through the whole thing, hard to breathe when upside down though. But I tried to slow down and focus on slowing down the transitions too.

#Yoga #YogaTeacher #YogaStudent #VinyasaYoga #HathaYoga #YogaClass

First day getting some movement in, I kept it easy & safe with a 50 min yoga session at home, so I could stop at any time & grab a bolster & take a nap if needed 😅

Managed to get through the whole thing, hard to breathe when upside down though. But I tried to slow down and focus on slowing down the transitions too.

#Yoga #YogaTeacher #YogaStudent #VinyasaYoga #HathaYoga #YogaClass

First day getting some movement in, I kept it easy & safe with a 50 min yoga session at home, so I could stop at any time & grab a bolster & take a nap if needed 😅

Managed to get through the whole thing, hard to breathe when upside down though. But I tried to slow down and focus on slowing down the transitions too.

#Yoga #YogaTeacher #YogaStudent #VinyasaYoga #HathaYoga #YogaClass

First day getting some movement in, I kept it easy & safe with a 50 min yoga session at home, so I could stop at any time & grab a bolster & take a nap if needed 😅

Managed to get through the whole thing, hard to breathe when upside down though. But I tried to slow down and focus on slowing down the transitions too.

#Yoga #YogaTeacher #YogaStudent #VinyasaYoga #HathaYoga #YogaClass

I just did a 70 minute yoga nidra with "droning music" (it sounded like tibetan monks praying to me). I can say that kind of music puts me to sleep, I do not remember much of the nidra (doesn't help I could barely understand the words being spoken by the guide/teacher).

#Yoga #YogaStudent #YogaStudentMusings #YogaNidra

Today's #workout

Pull up program part 2 - week 3 - day 2

- Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1 min thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull aparts
- 10 dead bug let down

- Part 1 bubye arms: 4 rounds
- 10 triceps roll back
- 8 chest supported dumbbell row
- 30" hollow hold

- Part 2 hold on: 4 rounds
- max effort top of pull up hold (toe assisted, managed 20" each time!)
- 60" ish seconds rest

- More Core Day 2
- 30 bicycle crunches
- 30" s side plank e/s

And finally a 45 min yoga session.

Lame gym owner cancelled the 17:00 #wod at 9:30 because only 2 people were registered, so "hope a different slot fits your schedule". So yeah, I did stuff at home.

#PullUpProgram #FitnessGoals #Fitness #GymLife #Fitodon #MoreCore #YogaStudent #YogaClass #VinyasaYoga #HathaYoga

Today's #workout

Pull up program part 2 - week 3 - day 2

- Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1 min thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull aparts
- 10 dead bug let down

- Part 1 bubye arms: 4 rounds
- 10 triceps roll back
- 8 chest supported dumbbell row
- 30" hollow hold

- Part 2 hold on: 4 rounds
- max effort top of pull up hold (toe assisted, managed 20" each time!)
- 60" ish seconds rest

- More Core Day 2
- 30 bicycle crunches
- 30" s side plank e/s

And finally a 45 min yoga session.

Lame gym owner cancelled the 17:00 #wod at 9:30 because only 2 people were registered, so "hope a different slot fits your schedule". So yeah, I did stuff at home.

#PullUpProgram #FitnessGoals #Fitness #GymLife #Fitodon #MoreCore #YogaStudent #YogaClass #VinyasaYoga #HathaYoga

Today's #workout

Pull up program part 2 - week 3 - day 2

- Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1 min thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull aparts
- 10 dead bug let down

- Part 1 bubye arms: 4 rounds
- 10 triceps roll back
- 8 chest supported dumbbell row
- 30" hollow hold

- Part 2 hold on: 4 rounds
- max effort top of pull up hold (toe assisted, managed 20" each time!)
- 60" ish seconds rest

- More Core Day 2
- 30 bicycle crunches
- 30" s side plank e/s

And finally a 45 min yoga session.

Lame gym owner cancelled the 17:00 #wod at 9:30 because only 2 people were registered, so "hope a different slot fits your schedule". So yeah, I did stuff at home.

#PullUpProgram #FitnessGoals #Fitness #GymLife #Fitodon #MoreCore #YogaStudent #YogaClass #VinyasaYoga #HathaYoga

Today's #workout

Pull up program part 2 - week 3 - day 2

- Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1 min thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull aparts
- 10 dead bug let down

- Part 1 bubye arms: 4 rounds
- 10 triceps roll back
- 8 chest supported dumbbell row
- 30" hollow hold

- Part 2 hold on: 4 rounds
- max effort top of pull up hold (toe assisted, managed 20" each time!)
- 60" ish seconds rest

- More Core Day 2
- 30 bicycle crunches
- 30" s side plank e/s

And finally a 45 min yoga session.

Lame gym owner cancelled the 17:00 #wod at 9:30 because only 2 people were registered, so "hope a different slot fits your schedule". So yeah, I did stuff at home.

#PullUpProgram #FitnessGoals #Fitness #GymLife #Fitodon #MoreCore #YogaStudent #YogaClass #VinyasaYoga #HathaYoga

Today's #workout

Pull up program part 2 - week 3 - day 2

- Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1 min thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull aparts
- 10 dead bug let down

- Part 1 bubye arms: 4 rounds
- 10 triceps roll back
- 8 chest supported dumbbell row
- 30" hollow hold

- Part 2 hold on: 4 rounds
- max effort top of pull up hold (toe assisted, managed 20" each time!)
- 60" ish seconds rest

- More Core Day 2
- 30 bicycle crunches
- 30" s side plank e/s

And finally a 45 min yoga session.

Lame gym owner cancelled the 17:00 #wod at 9:30 because only 2 people were registered, so "hope a different slot fits your schedule". So yeah, I did stuff at home.

#PullUpProgram #FitnessGoals #Fitness #GymLife #Fitodon #MoreCore #YogaStudent #YogaClass #VinyasaYoga #HathaYoga

So today's #Workout is

Pull up program part 2 - week 3 - day 1

Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1 min thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull aparts
- 10 dead bug let down

Part 1: banded pull ups - 5 rounds
- 2-5 pull ups
- rest as needed

Part 2: holy core - 3 rounds
- 45" side plank each side
- 20" L-sit(ish) hang

Followed by more core!
- 30 crunches
- 60" elbow plank

Followed by a 60' yoga session.

#PullUpProgram #FitnessGoals #Fitness #GymLife #Core #HolyCore #CoreWork #Fitodon #YogaStudent #YogaClass #VinyasaYoga #Yoga #HathaYoga

So today's #Workout is

Pull up program part 2 - week 3 - day 1

Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1 min thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull aparts
- 10 dead bug let down

Part 1: banded pull ups - 5 rounds
- 2-5 pull ups
- rest as needed

Part 2: holy core - 3 rounds
- 45" side plank each side
- 20" L-sit(ish) hang

Followed by more core!
- 30 crunches
- 60" elbow plank

Followed by a 60' yoga session.

#PullUpProgram #FitnessGoals #Fitness #GymLife #Core #HolyCore #CoreWork #Fitodon #YogaStudent #YogaClass #VinyasaYoga #Yoga #HathaYoga

So today's #Workout is

Pull up program part 2 - week 3 - day 1

Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1 min thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull aparts
- 10 dead bug let down

Part 1: banded pull ups - 5 rounds
- 2-5 pull ups
- rest as needed

Part 2: holy core - 3 rounds
- 45" side plank each side
- 20" L-sit(ish) hang

Followed by more core!
- 30 crunches
- 60" elbow plank

Followed by a 60' yoga session.

#PullUpProgram #FitnessGoals #Fitness #GymLife #Core #HolyCore #CoreWork #Fitodon #YogaStudent #YogaClass #VinyasaYoga #Yoga #HathaYoga

So today's #Workout is

Pull up program part 2 - week 3 - day 1

Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1 min thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull aparts
- 10 dead bug let down

Part 1: banded pull ups - 5 rounds
- 2-5 pull ups
- rest as needed

Part 2: holy core - 3 rounds
- 45" side plank each side
- 20" L-sit(ish) hang

Followed by more core!
- 30 crunches
- 60" elbow plank

Followed by a 60' yoga session.

#PullUpProgram #FitnessGoals #Fitness #GymLife #Core #HolyCore #CoreWork #Fitodon #YogaStudent #YogaClass #VinyasaYoga #Yoga #HathaYoga

So today's #Workout is

Pull up program part 2 - week 3 - day 1

Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1 min thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull aparts
- 10 dead bug let down

Part 1: banded pull ups - 5 rounds
- 2-5 pull ups
- rest as needed

Part 2: holy core - 3 rounds
- 45" side plank each side
- 20" L-sit(ish) hang

Followed by more core!
- 30 crunches
- 60" elbow plank

Followed by a 60' yoga session.

#PullUpProgram #FitnessGoals #Fitness #GymLife #Core #HolyCore #CoreWork #Fitodon #YogaStudent #YogaClass #VinyasaYoga #Yoga #HathaYoga

Pull up program part 2 - week 2 - day 3

Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1 min thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull apart
- 10 dead bug let down

Part 1: grip it, hold it - 5 rounds
- 100 ft (did 35m or 20 yoga mat lengths) heavy farmers' carry (2 7,5 kg sandbags hanging from yoga belt to make it harder - since I don't have anything heavier at home)
- 20" arch hold
- 20" hang

Part 2: hold & pull - 4 rounds
- max effort chin over bar hold
- 8 toe assisted pull ups
- 60" rest

And afterwards a 35 min yoga class called "cool it down" which was somewhat warming at points but left me feeling relaxed and was a nice cool down after the pull up practice.

#PullUpProgram #FitnessGoals #Fitness #GymLife #Fitodon #YogaStudent #YogaClass #VinyasaYoga

Pull up program part 2 - week 2 - day 3

Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1 min thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull apart
- 10 dead bug let down

Part 1: grip it, hold it - 5 rounds
- 100 ft (did 35m or 20 yoga mat lengths) heavy farmers' carry (2 7,5 kg sandbags hanging from yoga belt to make it harder - since I don't have anything heavier at home)
- 20" arch hold
- 20" hang

Part 2: hold & pull - 4 rounds
- max effort chin over bar hold
- 8 toe assisted pull ups
- 60" rest

And afterwards a 35 min yoga class called "cool it down" which was somewhat warming at points but left me feeling relaxed and was a nice cool down after the pull up practice.

#PullUpProgram #FitnessGoals #Fitness #GymLife #Fitodon #YogaStudent #YogaClass #VinyasaYoga

Pull up program part 2 - week 2 - day 3

Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1 min thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull apart
- 10 dead bug let down

Part 1: grip it, hold it - 5 rounds
- 100 ft (did 35m or 20 yoga mat lengths) heavy farmers' carry (2 7,5 kg sandbags hanging from yoga belt to make it harder - since I don't have anything heavier at home)
- 20" arch hold
- 20" hang

Part 2: hold & pull - 4 rounds
- max effort chin over bar hold
- 8 toe assisted pull ups
- 60" rest

And afterwards a 35 min yoga class called "cool it down" which was somewhat warming at points but left me feeling relaxed and was a nice cool down after the pull up practice.

#PullUpProgram #FitnessGoals #Fitness #GymLife #Fitodon #YogaStudent #YogaClass #VinyasaYoga

Pull up program part 2 - week 2 - day 3

Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1 min thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull apart
- 10 dead bug let down

Part 1: grip it, hold it - 5 rounds
- 100 ft (did 35m or 20 yoga mat lengths) heavy farmers' carry (2 7,5 kg sandbags hanging from yoga belt to make it harder - since I don't have anything heavier at home)
- 20" arch hold
- 20" hang

Part 2: hold & pull - 4 rounds
- max effort chin over bar hold
- 8 toe assisted pull ups
- 60" rest

And afterwards a 35 min yoga class called "cool it down" which was somewhat warming at points but left me feeling relaxed and was a nice cool down after the pull up practice.

#PullUpProgram #FitnessGoals #Fitness #GymLife #Fitodon #YogaStudent #YogaClass #VinyasaYoga

Pull up program part 2 - week 2 - day 3

Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1 min thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull apart
- 10 dead bug let down

Part 1: grip it, hold it - 5 rounds
- 100 ft (did 35m or 20 yoga mat lengths) heavy farmers' carry (2 7,5 kg sandbags hanging from yoga belt to make it harder - since I don't have anything heavier at home)
- 20" arch hold
- 20" hang

Part 2: hold & pull - 4 rounds
- max effort chin over bar hold
- 8 toe assisted pull ups
- 60" rest

And afterwards a 35 min yoga class called "cool it down" which was somewhat warming at points but left me feeling relaxed and was a nice cool down after the pull up practice.

#PullUpProgram #FitnessGoals #Fitness #GymLife #Fitodon #YogaStudent #YogaClass #VinyasaYoga

That was one of the **most** frustrating yoga classes I have done in a long-long time.

Class title: Get clear, with a focus on relieving stress, and part of a series called "Nourish & reset".

The teacher kept babbling nonsense of her (mis)understandings regarding the nervous system and some other stuff, while failing to count breaths because of her chattering (anywhere from only doing half to double and of course not the same for both sides).

On top of that, her physical cues were so underwhelming that in more of one occasion I had to look at the video and check WTF did she want me to do (up is not the same as half up). And sequencing fails with poses that do not flow together at all.

Oh and add the poetical language of "Rainbow your ribs over the right leg", "shine your heart" and other BS.

I can ignore some of these things, but when it all shows up together in a 55 min class, it pretty much ruins the experience. Now I know not to take another class with them.

#Yoga #YogaTeacher #YogaTeacherMusings #YogaStudent #YogaStudentMusings #YogaClass

Pull up program part 2 - week 2 - day 3

Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1 min thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull aparts
- 10 dead bug let down

Part 1: Grip it! Hold it! Hang it! 5 rounds
- 30 m farmer carry
- 20s arch hold
- 20s bar hang

Part 2: Modified pull ups & holds: 4 rounds
- Max effort chin over bar hold
- 8 toe assisted pulls ups
- 60s rest

Then I did a 45 min yoga class, since the class I normally teach was cancelled (getting very annoying that 2 out of 3 get cancelled for lack of students, when there was "so much demand" from the other clients of the fitness I teach at on Thursdays).

#PullUpProgram #FitnessGoals #Fitness #GymLife #Yoga #YogaLife #YogaTeacher #YogaStudent

My bank is being overzealous with fraud protection, which means I am having trouble loading my business card to pay the next course I want to follow... Annoying, but thank you bank (also, thank you bank worker that answered my chat question on a Sunday afternoon, you don't get paid enough).

For those curious: I'll be taking a yoga nidra teacher training in the next months, to improve the restful qualities of savasana.

#YogaTeacher #YogaNidra #YogaClass #YogaStudent #Yoga

#PullUpProgram Week 4 Day 3

Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1' thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull apart
- 10 dead bug overhead let down

"Pump is real": 4 rounds
- 45" bat wing hold
- 10 inverted row (got the suspension system out for these)
- 10 weighed Russian twists

Modified pull-ups: 6 rounds
- 5 pull ups
- 45-60" rest

And finished with a 50 min vinyasa class, in case my shoulders weren't feeling it yet 😅

#PullUp #Fitness #FitnessGoals #GymLife #Strength #StrengthTraining #Yoga #YogaClass #Vinyasa #VinyasaYoga #YogaStudent

#PullUpProgram Week 4 Day 3

Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1' thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull apart
- 10 dead bug overhead let down

"Pump is real": 4 rounds
- 45" bat wing hold
- 10 inverted row (got the suspension system out for these)
- 10 weighed Russian twists

Modified pull-ups: 6 rounds
- 5 pull ups
- 45-60" rest

And finished with a 50 min vinyasa class, in case my shoulders weren't feeling it yet 😅

#PullUp #Fitness #FitnessGoals #GymLife #Strength #StrengthTraining #Yoga #YogaClass #Vinyasa #VinyasaYoga #YogaStudent

#PullUpProgram Week 4 Day 3

Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1' thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull apart
- 10 dead bug overhead let down

"Pump is real": 4 rounds
- 45" bat wing hold
- 10 inverted row (got the suspension system out for these)
- 10 weighed Russian twists

Modified pull-ups: 6 rounds
- 5 pull ups
- 45-60" rest

And finished with a 50 min vinyasa class, in case my shoulders weren't feeling it yet 😅

#PullUp #Fitness #FitnessGoals #GymLife #Strength #StrengthTraining #Yoga #YogaClass #Vinyasa #VinyasaYoga #YogaStudent

#PullUpProgram Week 4 Day 3

Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1' thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull apart
- 10 dead bug overhead let down

"Pump is real": 4 rounds
- 45" bat wing hold
- 10 inverted row (got the suspension system out for these)
- 10 weighed Russian twists

Modified pull-ups: 6 rounds
- 5 pull ups
- 45-60" rest

And finished with a 50 min vinyasa class, in case my shoulders weren't feeling it yet 😅

#PullUp #Fitness #FitnessGoals #GymLife #Strength #StrengthTraining #Yoga #YogaClass #Vinyasa #VinyasaYoga #YogaStudent

#PullUpProgram Week 4 Day 3

Warm up: 3 rounds
- 1' thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull apart
- 10 dead bug overhead let down

"Pump is real": 4 rounds
- 45" bat wing hold
- 10 inverted row (got the suspension system out for these)
- 10 weighed Russian twists

Modified pull-ups: 6 rounds
- 5 pull ups
- 45-60" rest

And finished with a 50 min vinyasa class, in case my shoulders weren't feeling it yet 😅

#PullUp #Fitness #FitnessGoals #GymLife #Strength #StrengthTraining #Yoga #YogaClass #Vinyasa #VinyasaYoga #YogaStudent

#PullUpProgram week 3 day 3

Warm-up: 3 rounds
- 1' thoracic foam rolling
- 20 banded pull apart
- 10 dead-bug overhead let down

Triceps - core - pulling: 4 rounds
- 8 triceps roll back (kneeling)
- 8 inverted rows
- 30" side plank, each side

And then finished with a 40 min vinyasa yoga class, sometimes the #YogaTeacher needs to be a #YogaStudent

#PullUp #Fitness #FitnessGoals #GymLife #StrengthTraining #Strength #Yoga #YogaClass #Vinyasa

Took a half day worth of overtime today, because I was feeling drained.

OF course a manager demanded I went in to the office for a meeting (that yes, could have perfectly been a teams, since half the people were on teams anyway). Which meant wasting 1h driving there and back.

So my half day off started a bit later and even more tired, so I did some #YogaNidra deep guided relaxation, which often helps.

Then I watched some more of the yoga for athletes course I am taking (super interesting session on #YogaForCrossfit #CrossFit), and afterwards I went for a walk.

And I'm sure people at work judged me because I took time off in the middle of a delivery period, but it's either that or ending sick / exhausted, so I've been setting boundaries and doing what I need to do to keep myself healthy.

#WorkToot #Yoga #Boundaries #YogaTeacher #YogaStudent #YogaForAthletes #FillingMyOwnCup

Are you ready for 2023?

This is where I wish I were right now! I love the beach.

Alas, I am on the east coast of the USA during a record-breaking cold snap.

As 2022 draws to a close, I'm putting together my teaching schedule for 2023. Please take 5 minutes to complete the short interests & availability survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0IpQnffSwjkQ6wWTRWeDmUyj7BDQDWlkoHFyDnruj8dJ0cA/viewform?usp=sf_link - to make sure a class is available at a time you want.

#yoga #YogaClass #YogaTeacher #YogaStudent #OnlineYoga #MindBodySoul #mindfulness #fitness

As a yoga teacher I am always a student, so I've been slowly going through my training "Yoga for Athletes" from https://yogamedicine.com/

Being that their trainings are research based, they offer a list of interesting articles that the cite during the lessons. So I went and downloaded those that are free to download, and then contacted a few researches to ask if I could ge a copy of their paper.

I love that researchers will send you a free copy, and I know they're busy. But it's amusing that they don't even send a "Thank you for your interest, here's a copy", they just reply by attaching the pdf.

Do they know they can create templates? Have standard replies?

#YogaTeacher #YogaStudent #InquiringMinds #Research #MovementScience