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First @belmontu family weekend in the books. Traffic and a flat tire meant we were there for less than 48 hours. But it was worth it. ❤️ Hoping @violetkiekbusch can join us next time! 🐻 (at Anzie Blue) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci8rvYvrRpb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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She’s 21 today. Twenty.one. 🤯 🍾🥂💛✨💫 We love you Violet! https://www.instagram.com/p/CiqgfRvrFom/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I kept it together until we were leaving @belmontu campus 💛 #emptynesters https://www.instagram.com/p/ChgFYtWLwQ0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Flower therapy 🌺 . . . Dots @kiragraceyoga 🖤🤍 📸 @aniconicphoto @adjustafresh 🌺 @askaltums https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfm9pExryzF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Congratulations @rowascki 🎓 A weekend full of family and celebrations….Full and grateful ♥️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cee6olUL1dd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Welcome to the last day of @yoga_medicine’s #HappinessOnDemand Week! Today’s practice is a meditation entitled “Joy is Here” with yours truly! 🧘🏻‍♀️ How to join the challenge: 💻 Sign up via the link in my bio. Once you register, you’ll need a YMO membership (or 7-day free trial) to take part. → Take one class each day from our Weekly Wellness Playlist “Happiness on Demand” → Post your progress on social media using the hashtag #HappinessOnDemand and tag @yoga_medicine → You're automatically entered for a chance to win a free year membership on Yoga Medicine® Online (worth $390!). → We’ll pick on winner at random from the feed hashtag #HappinessOnDemand on Wednesday, June 1st. Follow your challenge teachers all week long for daily inspiration: @rachelland.yoga @Valerie.knopik @Danadeeyoga @jennitarma @aishafakhro @tiffanycruikshank https://www.instagram.com/p/CeJjoLsrTyQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#happinessondemand

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It’s official. We are now the parents of two adults. Happy 18th birthday @rowascki ♥️ I love you in every universe. https://www.instagram.com/p/CdiplSHLl12/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My ♥️… . #mothersday #mothersdaygift #bluebeard (at Bluebeard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdRcH5qPyuu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#mothersday #mothersdaygift #bluebeard

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It’s day 4 of the #YMOMobilityChallenge and today's class is all about slowing down. Who's with me?? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Today's yin practice focuses on the hips, hamstrings, and low back, and while it's a shorter practice, it still provides ample time and space to settle in. With just a handful of postures, we will apply gentle supported stimulus to increase elasticity, circulation and tissue strength. Yin also gives us the opportunity to create space in all aspects of ourselves - body, thoughts, and emotions. My hope is that you will leave feeling refreshed and connected to your presence. Let me know your thoughts below! 🌓 Here’s how to join the challenge: 🌓 ▹ Sign up via the link in my bio. You have to be a YMO member or start a free 7-day trial to participate. ▹ Post to your IG feed about your experience in the challenge ▹ Tag @Yoga_Medicine ▹ Use the hashtag #YMOMobilityChallenge ▹ And you are entered for a chance to win a free year membership worth $390 🌓 Don’t forget to follow our challenge teachers above for inspo and fun tips all week: @tiffanycruikshank @Valerie.knopik @danadeeyoga @jennitarma @Rachelland.yoga @drmelissaoleson https://www.instagram.com/p/CcnajskLXfe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It’s day 4 of the #YMOMobilityChallenge and today's class is all about slowing down. Who's with me?? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Today's yin practice focuses on the hips, hamstrings, and low back, and while it's a shorter practice, it still provides ample time and space to settle in. With just a handful of postures, we will apply gentle supported stimulus to increase elasticity, circulation and tissue strength. Yin also gives us the opportunity to create space in all aspects of ourselves - body, thoughts, and emotions. My hope is that you will leave feeling refreshed and connected to your presence. Let me know your thoughts below! 🌓 Here’s how to join the challenge: 🌓 ▹ Sign up via the link in my bio. You have to be a YMO member or start a free 7-day trial to participate. ▹ Post to your IG feed about your experience in the challenge ▹ Tag @Yoga_Medicine ▹ Use the hashtag #YMOMobilityChallenge ▹ And you are entered for a chance to win a free year membership worth $390 🌓 Don’t forget to follow our challenge teachers above for inspo and fun tips all week: @tiffanycruikshank @Valerie.knopik @danadeeyoga @jennitarma @Rachelland.yoga @drmelissaoleson https://www.instagram.com/p/CcnH1iNL73i/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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🔶 Passive mobility creates the foundation in which we can move in a wide range of motion or our movement capacity (you can think of this as your workspace). 🔷 Active mobility work helps us to take ownership of that range and turn it into functional use in our practice and daily life. When we combine the two, we are giving the body the ability to stabilize while in motion. Therefore, allowing us to use our bodies in a safe and efficient manner, without unnecessary tension! Are you ready to find the power behind these dualities of movement? Join us this week April 18th - 24th as we begin our FREE 7-day #YMOMobilityChallenge exploring Passive vs. Active Mobility. Use this challenge to facilitate both active and passive mobility throughout the body while building mobility, strength and healthy joint communication & support 💪 What’s in store? ↓ 🔶Monday: Healthy Hips Rotational Control with @Tiffanycruikshank 🔷Tuesday: Hip Mobility MFR with @Tiffanycruikshank 🔶Wednesday: Ignite your glutes with @drmelissaoleson 🔷Thursday: Yin for hips, hamstrings & low back with me! 🔶Friday: Mobility Favorites with @danadeeyoga 🔷Saturday: Mid-Back Mobility with @Rachelland.yoga 🔶Sunday: Body scan for mental mobility with @jennitarma Join our #YogaMedicineOnline teachers for one class each day and post on Instagram tagging #YMOMobilityChallenge for a chance to WIN an entire FREE YEAR of classes on Yoga Medicine Online! Here’s how to join the challenge: ▹ Sign up via the link in my bio. You have to be a YMO member or start a free trial to participate. Good news, we’ve extended our free trial through April 24th so you can access YMO 100% free starting today, and won't pay a dime unless you decide to continue your membership after the challenge ends. ▹ Post to your IG feed about your experience in the challenge ▹ Tag @Yoga_Medicine ▹ Use the hashtag #YMOMobilityChallenge ▹ And you are entered for a chance to win a free year membership! Don’t forget to follow our challenge teachers above for inspo and fun tips all week: @tiffanycruikshank @Valerie.knopik @danadeeyoga @jennitarma @Rachelland.yoga @drmelissaoleson https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccc7zmdr1iE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#ymomobilitychallenge #yogamedicineonline

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Live slow enough and there is only the beginning of time | Mark Nepo 🦋 It’s Day 7 of the #BuildyourResilience Challenge! 🦋 In today’s meditation, you will be challenged to slow down and make time just for you. We'll start with a passage entitled "Live Slow Enough" and then move into a meditation incorporating breath awareness and an optional mantra. We all have experienced or can appreciate, in some part, the high-paced running around, taking care of everyone but yourself kind of day, week, year, life. Use this meditation as a way to slow down, pause, and take time just for you. 🦋 To sign up for the free #BuildYourResilience Challenge, register via the link in my bio → and follow the rules below! 🦋 ➢Sign up for your free #YMO trial or login to your account ➢Take 1 class each day from our Weekly Wellness Playlist: “Challenge Yourself”. We’ll email you and tell you which class to take so all you have to do is log into Practice.YogaMedicine.com and press play ▶️ ➢Post on Instagram (feed & stories!) sharing your experience and use the hashtag #BuildyourResilience 🦋 ☆One lucky winner at the end of the challenge will win a 1-year membership to Yoga Medicine Online and one month free for a friend☆ 🦋 Follow your challenge teachers for inspo all week: @TiffanyCruikshank, @rachelland.yoga, @jennitarma, @Valerie.knopik, and @littleyoginisurfs https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbm3vZZvKxg/?utm_medium=tumblr

#buildyourresilience #ymo

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What does resilience mean to you? 🌸💗 We all have the capacity to build it - whether mentally, physically, emotionally, you name it. One of fave references on this topic is Tabibnia (2020) “An affective neuroscience model of boosting resilience in adults” in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 🧠 Essentially, there are multiple routes to building resilience and we’ll explore many of them in our upcoming @yoga_medicine challenge! Join us 100% free for 7 days of resilience building practices from Monday, March 21st - 27th for our Build Your Resilience Challenge on practice.YogaMedicine.com! Each day you will meet us on the mat for a unique approach to wellness. Together we’ll circle through the many modalities of yoga to keep your body curious and learning, challenging you to embrace the unknown and explore your comfort levels. ☀️Monday: Shake It Up with @TiffanyCruikshank 🌳Tuesday: Open & Spacious: Mobility for Hip Flexors & Chest with @JenniTarma 🌬Wednesday: Rock & Roll in 30 with @littleyoginisurfs 🌙Thursday: Fast Track To Zen with @TiffanyCruikshank 🌸Friday: Slow & Strong with @JenniTarma 🌊Saturday: Challenge Your Adaptability with @Rachelland.yoga 🪐Sunday: Live Slow Enough Meditation with yours truly 💓@Valerie.knopik Join our #YogaMedicineOnline teachers for one class each day and post on Instagram tagging #BuildYourResilience for a chance to WIN an entire FREE YEAR of classes on Yoga Medicine Online! It’s really that easy… ▹ Post to your IG feed about your experience in the challenge ▹ Tag @Yoga_Medicine ▹ Use the hashtag #BuildYourResilience ▹ And you are entered for a chance to win! Don’t forget to follow our challenge teachers above for inspo and fun tips all week! Not a #YogaMedicineOnline member? You can still join! To sign up for this FREE 7-day challenge, visit the link in my bio to register. You’ll need a membership to participate, but the good news is: we’ve extended our free 7-day trial through March 27th (if you register via the challenge link in our bio) so you’ll have access to our entire platform with no strings attached. (at 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbTCGp5PgNL/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Anyone out there hold tension in their neck? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Between desk sitting, computer working, and well, life sometimes, I often find myself needing to bring awareness to this area of my own body. You know the feeling......your shoulders are up to your ears. Your jaw is clenched. Things are just .... tense. My own work in this area led me to create this sequence. Whether you hold tension here or not, this class is meant to be an exploration into default holding patterns. Also, given that the neck is thought to be the communication highway 🛣 between body and mind, creating some awareness and softening in this area can't be a bad thing! It’s day 6 of the #FuelYourFocus Challenge and today's class is called Communication Highway: Flow for Neck Awareness. I hope that you enjoy this offering from my heart to yours. 💖 To sign up for the free #FuelYourFocus Challenge, register via the link in my bio → and follow the rules below!⁠ ⁠ ➢Sign up for your free #YMO trial or login to your account (we’ve extended all free trials through March 6th)⁠ ➢Take 1 class each day from our Weekly Wellness Playlist: “Reassess, Refocus & Refine”. We’ll email you and tell you which class to take so all you have to do is log into Practice.YogaMedicine.com and press play ▶️⁠ ➢Post on Instagram (feed & stories!) sharing your experience and use the hashtag #FuelYourFocus ⁠ ☆One lucky winner at the end of the challenge will win a 1-year membership to Yoga Medicine Online and one month free for a friend☆⁠ ⁠ Follow your challenge teachers for inspo all week: @TiffanyCruikshank, @rachelland.yoga, @jennitarma, @valerie.knopik, @danadeeyoga, and @carolinewybaryoga https://www.instagram.com/p/CaubLpCreic/?utm_medium=tumblr

#fuelyourfocus #ymo

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Happy 92nd birthday to the one and only Big Wally, one of the best human beings I know, and I get to call him Dad. ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CYebDXSLCNZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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It was cold today ❄️🥶 🌟💛✨ . . #shine #shinebright #winterwins https://www.instagram.com/p/CYSM58DPWAQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

#shine #shinebright #winterwins

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🌟💫🌟✨ ✨SHINE✨ 🌟💫🌟✨ This is my word/mantra for 2022. ✨ 2021 was the most challenging in my professional career (scroll ➡️ to see how it has felt to be in academia during 2020-2021 😂🍌). I have been working hard to adopt a growth mindset about it, but definitely have my moments 🤷🏻‍♀️ Working at this growth mindset, to me, means to shine. ✨ It means asking “”Why is this happening FOR me?” Instead of “Why is this happening TO me?” ✨ It means being open to the lessons/successes/failures that accompany challenges. ✨ It means letting my light shine, even when others try to dull it or stamp it out. Note to self - this also means not taking things personally (thank you, The Four Agreements). ✨ I will be imperfect in this quest, but letting this one word guide me will undoubtedly help me shine more brightly. And, in the words of Nelson Mandela - when we allow ourselves to shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. ✨ I’m also so grateful to be surrounded by family and friends that encourage me and support me on this path that I currently walk. ✨ What is your word? Head over to @yoga_medicine for some inspiration on this topic from my friend @kbeverleywaters ✨ #shine #2022goals #2022mantra #2022manifestations #yogamedicine #yogamedicinefamily #shinebright #growthmindset #beyou #thisshitisbananas (at Indianapolis, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYPoMoGv0jK/?utm_medium=tumblr

#shine #2022goals #2022mantra #2022manifestations #yogamedicine #yogamedicinefamily #shinebright #growthmindset #beyou #thisshitisbananas