#BlackBoysDo...

A BLOG journaling the thoughts and experiences of one "black boy" in hopes to inspire and encourage other "black boys"....and people of all color, gender, age etc.

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The HoMi team, representing the Home team. #RISEUP #bowflex #XCessiveGenius #FILA #atlanta #ATLhoe #falcons #dirtybirds #blackandred #lululemonHoMi #lululemon #joblove (at lululemon athletica Atlanta ITP)

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Today's #stretchandsmash at @crossfitatlanta was all about smashing, stretching and strengthening the muscles that connect to and control the very mobile shoulder/scapulae joint. We worked on learning the motor control of all those muscle to learn how to properly fix our shoulder blades on our back. If you are interested in this work and using it in recovery and to help improve your performance, check out my upcoming workshop "Sacred Athlete: Stretch Smash and Strengthen" March 11th at @sacredchillwest. Link is in my bio. 📹 by @glissel (Thanks G." #bowflex #blackboyteachyoga #blackboyscoach #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #recovery #mobility #flexibilty #stability #mwod #romwod #suppleleopard #swoleandflexy #buffandbendy #sacredchillwest #SCW #crossfitatlanta #crossfit #eatclean #traindirty (at CrossFit Atlanta)

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How does that rap song go again "Just put it in the bag." Bag roasted honey glazed balsamic chicken with roasted veggies (cherry tomatoes, red potatoes, green beans and Brussels sprouts). Set it...and forget it. #bowflex #XCessiveGenius #blackboyscook #nutrition #paleo #zone #macros #protein #carbs #fat #eatclean #traindirty. #whatsfordinner

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"Hate is too heavy a burden to carry." It's February 1st, the first day of #BlackHistory month. This month and #ourhistory, #yourhistory (yes yours too) goes deeper and beyond just Malcom, Martin and Harriet. It includes people like Rep. John Lewis who worked closely with Dr. King in the Civil Rights Movement and lead the match in Selma, Alabama which came to be known as "Bloody Sunday". Check out this podcast of an interview of him that enlighten so much more about this man to me. Hope it enlightens and educates you as well. #bowflex #blackboysknowtheirhistory #blackboyslistentopodcasts #johnlewis

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For the past 2 months I have had the honor through @sacredchillwest to be the yoga instructor for the North Atlanta High School Swim Team🏊🏽🏊🏻‍♀️. These four are a small part of a bigger group that makes up the team, but are the four that made it to the state level competition on Friday. Today was our last session together. If I am honest with myself, today was a tough day for me.....like exhausted, just trying to get through the day, thought about quitting kind of tough. Before starting the class one of the athletes said: "I just want you to know that I do that stretch that you taught us (Ardha Hanumunasa aka Runners Hamstring Stretch) every day, like religious". That put this biggest smile on my face and took my emotional and physical gas tank from empty all the way to full. At the end of the class, after "svasana" he was late to sit up. Then he says "wow, like I was really asleep. You put me all the way to sleep." Probably the best compliment you could give a yoga teacher. That gave me just enough to make it through the rest of the day and these last 2 CrossFit classes I have to teach. It's crazy how in the darkest hours God/Universe sends you a glimmer of light💡🕯🔦 to keep you going. The athlete and light in me bows deeply to the athlete and light in you all. Kill it at state on Friday. #namaste🙏🏾 #bowflex #blackboysteachyoga #yoga #yogaeverdamnday #yogaforathletes #sacredathlete #sacredchillwest #SCW #NAHS #mobility #flexibility #stretching (at North Atlanta High School)

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AWESOME sweater....AWKWARD smile😬! Never met an oversized Native American print sweater that I didn't like. #bowflex #XCessiveGenius #blackboysdress #sartorial #lululemon #lululemonHoMi #lululemonmen @lululemonmen (at lululemon athletica Atlanta ITP)

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When it s OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL. T-shirts and the Grand Opening @sacredchillwest yoga studio. #bowflex #blackboysteachyoga #XCessiveGenius #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #sacredsquad #sacredchillwest #SCW #community #lululemon #lululemonmen @lululemonmen #lululemonHoMi #joblove (at Sacred Chill West)

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Another creative night in the kitchen. I was talking to myself on this one. Grilled Pork Chop seasoned with Salt, Pepper and Thyme. Over Roasted Garlic Lemon Broccoli topped with shave Parmesan and Regeano Cheese. Cooked Apples topped with Pecans. Sweet and Savory mix. #bowflex #XCessiverGenius #blackboyscook #eatclean #traindirty #paleo #zone #flexibledieting #protein #carbs #fat #nutrition #meatandveggies

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Sliding through the rest of the week like a Lizard 🦎.... low and under the radar. #lizardlunge 2 more opportunities this week to practice with me. Both at @sacredchillwest. Friday 9:30 am for Flow and Be Still and Saturday 11 am for BEGIN. #bowflex #XCessiveGenius #yogaeverydamnday #yoga #blackboysdoyoga #stretching #flexibility #mobility #suppleleopard #mwod #buffandbendy #swoleandflexy #lululemon #lululemonmen @lululemonmen #lululemonHoMi #joblove (at Sacred Chill West)

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"The intentions of a tool are what it does. A hammer intends to strike, a vise intends to hold fast, a lever intends to lift. They are what it is made for. But sometimes a tool may have other uses that you don't know." Please join me @sacredchillwest on March 11 for my workshop "Sacred Athlete: Stretch. Smash. Strengthen" where we will use tools like balls, blocks, blankets and bolster in ways that you many not be use to, to facilitate an exploration of our body as well as improve range of motion and flexibility of tight muscles. Link for more details and to register is in my bio. #bowflex #blackboysdoyoga #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #sacredathlete #stretchandsmash #sacredchillwest #SCW #buffandbendy #swoleandflexy #stretching #flexibility #mobility #lululemon #lululemonmen @lululemonmen #lululemonHoMi #joblove (at Sacred Chill West)

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"This is a man's world, but it wouldn't be nothing, NOTHING, not one little thing without a woman or a girl!" Came up on my shuffle today. Thought it was pretty appropriate from all the marching happening in the cities. I'm a black man....but don't get it twisted....I'm also a #feminist. #bowflex #XCessiveGenius #blackboyslivegirlswhomarch #jamesbrown #womensmarch #womensrights

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Thanks for the support Kristina @magichouryoga. Hope you enjoyed the class. #bowflex #XCessiveGenius #blackboysdoyoga #blackboysteachyoga #Repost @magichouryoga with @repostapp ・・・ Just finished a rainy morning "Begin" yoga taught by @richard_rhucasey81 Saturdays at 11am @SacredChillWest This was a beginner class, but don't let that fool you; what an amazing space to find depth in remembering all the little things you've forgotten over the years of practicing and of course learning some new stuff too ! . . . #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #yogasession #blackgirlyoga #blackyogis #sacredchillwest #atlanta #atlantayoga #yogaatlanta #yogainatlanta #atl #atlantayogis #yogajourney #yogaeverywhere #yogini #fitatl #healthylifestyle #fitfam #yogalife #yogalifestyle #saturdaymorning #asana (at Sacred Chill West)

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Today has been a rollercoaster 🎢 of emotions. Woke up feeling some kind of way, noon shed a tear😢 while watching the inauguration , early evening was mad as £Uc€, then this song came on. One of my friend said "I'm praying for you! I know this is hard. You ok?" My response was "I'm good!". What I really wanted to say was what Kendrick says at the beginning of this track: "All my life I've had to fight, hard times like GAH, bad chips like GAH. I'm £uc€ed homie you £uc€ed up, but if God got us then WE GON BE ALRIGHT!" Keep your head up! It's going to be tough, but we gon be alright. ✌🏾🙏🏾✊🏾👊🏾 #bowflex #XCessiveGenius

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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men (and women) to do NOTHING." Today I taught a yoga class and the theme was "PARTICIPATE.....and participate fully". If we just layback and float the tide and current will draw us further and further away from the shore away from where we want to be. It's up to us to swim, purposefully and with commitment in order to continue to make forward progress. Whatever your PRACTICE , whatever your PROCESS.....PARTICIPATE, and do so FULLY! Shout out to this woman, her daughter and al the women that are marching in D.C., Atlanta and in cities around the world. It's an honor to participate fully in the practice of yoga next to you on the mat, week in and week out @leslieawm, it makes me proud to see you participate in the practice of yoga off your mat on this march. Y'all be safe out there. ✌🏾#peace❤️#love🙏🏾#namaste✊🏾and #powertothepeople #bowflex #XCessiveGenius #blackboyslovewomenwhomarch #yoga #yogaeverdamnday #karmayoga #seva

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Someone asked me my thoughts on "Community"....this is was my response. COMMUNITY is.........is a group of people that ask me "what's wrong" when I don't look like everything is alright. Who encourage me to keep going when I'm doing well, and be honest with me when I can do better. Who come looking for me when I have gone missing and who smile and welcome me with open arms when I find my way back from being lost. People who hold a safe space for me to be able for me to be myself when the world and society says I am too different. A group of people that celebrate their differences, their diversity because they realize that the people that are most different from yourself are the people who have the potential to teach you the most. I would add to that my mama always told me...."if you're the smartest one in the room, you're in the wrong room" and "if everyone in your circle looks just like you, find you another circle". I am a smarter, more objective, more compassionate person because of the diversity of people and thought that I surround myself with. Coworkers, teachers, teammates, coaches and homies.....I am better because of them. Next time take a look at your circle. No shade, no judgment. Just notice, and evaluate for yourself.✊🏾✌🏾🙏🏾👊🏾 #bowflex #XCessiveGenius #blackboyslivetheircommunity #community

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#Repost @sacredchillwest with @repostapp ・・・ Our theme for the month is EHIPASSIKO and today's reflection ob that theme is from @richard_rhucasey81 "The MIND is where theory comfortably resides; the BODY(on the mat) and in LIFE (off the mat) is where KNOWLEDGE is applied, becomes real and turns into WISDOM.The difference between knowledge and wisdom is EXPERIENCE and UNDERSTANDING. I have always worked hard to legitimize myself through the acquisition of knowledge. Let me read one more book, take one more class, sign up for one more workshop, complete one more certification. The acquisition of knowledge is a noble thing, but like the good book says " Get WISDOM, but in all your getting, get UNDERSTANDING." (Proverbs 4:7). "Knowledge is only a RUMOR until it lives in the muscle."(New Guinea Proverb) So we have to take it out of the safe and protected space of the mind and put it into ACTION on the mat in the bones and muscles of our BODIES and off the mat in circumstances and experiences of our LIVES. So yoga encourages us- EHIPASSIKO: Come and see- Practice and experience for yourself." #bowflex #XCessiveGenius #blackboysdoyoga #blackboyateachyoga #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #buffandbendy #swoleandflexy #sacredchillwest #SCW #stretch #flexibility #mobility #joblove (at Sacred Chill West)

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In physics, Newton's 3rd Law says "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." In Alignment based #yoga we call it "Balanced Action". My mother always told me, "Too much of anything, even a good thing, can become a bad thing". Science, yoga and my mama....the three major resources and references in my life. I'm a Libra ♎️so my whole life's endeavor has been about finding balance. There are always two forces or energies at play...the yin/yang ☯️, inhale/exhale, masculine/feminine 🚻, discipline/freedom, strength/flexibility. In yoga it's about ENGAEMENT/EXPANSION, EFFORT/EASE, MUSCULAR/ORGANIC ENERGY. Balanced Action creates and optimal amount of both STABILITY and FREEDOM of movement in the body so energy can flow freely. Off the mat, Balanced actions in our life helps us to move and express ourselves freely and safely as we flow through life. Thank you to the 4 ladies that joined me this morning at my 9:30 am SLOW Flow class at @sacredthreadyoga O4W. One lady left the class saying "Wow, that felt like a workshop. You should really think about doing a workshop!" I receive that planted seed sistren. 3 more opportunities to practice with me this week. Monday 7:30p #strechandsmash @totalfitnessrev @sacredchillwest Friday 9:30a Flow and Be Still Saturday 11 am BEGIN #bowflex #XCessiveGenius #blackboysdoyoga #blackboysteachyoga #yogaeverydamnday #buffandbendy #swoleandflexy #sacredthreadyoga #STY #sacredchillwest #SCW #flexibilty #mobility #stretching #eatclean #traindirty #lululemon #lululemonmen @lululemonmen #lululemonHoMi (at Sacred Thread Yoga)