Introspective Performance

I'm living my life, and learning to let it teach me that every moment is worth making the most of. Seattle, WA | ACSM Fitness Professional | Dancer | Musician | EDM ❣️

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I want to share something very intimate with y’all: I struggle, daily, with the way I look. In a career that is becoming inundated with more and more images of what strength is SUPPOSED to look like (not what it actually is) it’s hard for me to look in the mirror, and see strength. I tend to forget the things I’ve been through, and worked on, and only focus on how “skinny” I am, or how my legs/arms/etc. aren’t a big as the guy next to me. I struggle daily with my skin color, being made to believe that my darkness is a sign of unworthiness. I’m so blessed to have a partner in @cooking.with.techno that showers me with love, understanding, and strength when I need it. This week has been particularly rough, but I realize that the images I see are just that, and they don’t speak reality to my life. Remember this: fitness is NOT a look, I don’t care how many Instagram “influencers” say that it is. How you move, and how you feel, are much better indicators of fitness than how you look. Don’t believe the hype! #calisthenicsworkout #yogapractice #personaltrainerseattle #seattlepersonaltrainer #armbalance #cranepose #craneposevariation #workout #workoutmotivation #yogainspiration #yogainspiredfitness #bodyweighttraining #bodyweightworkout #bodyweightstrength #bodydysmorphia #truestrength https://www.instagram.com/p/BtTj0cEFAt5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1br7bpxd3exj3

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It’s about to go DOWN...literally! 😜🤸🏿‍♂️✨🧘🏿‍♂️🕉 #yoga #yogapractice #myyogapracticetoday #fitness #personaltrainer #handstands #headstands #loveofyoga #yogalove #seattlepersonaltrainer #personaltrainerseattle #om #om🕉 #flexibility #mobility #strength #calisthenics #calisthenicsworkout https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs_aLJhliqH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1odakkqy11cop

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Practicing breath and control is such an important part of any fitness program. 💪🏿 Don’t forget to take some time out to breath today, even if it’s just 60 seconds of closing your eyes, taking in deep, energizing breaths through your nose, and sighing out through your mouth. 😌☁️ Give it a whirl! #breathing #yoga #yogainversions #control #bodycontrol #strength #inversion #gym #fitness #seattle #seattle #seattlefitness #seattlepersonaltrainer (at Seattle Athletic Club Northgate) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsyJ_fxlaum/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=74famh8xid94

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Let’s talk pull-ups, y’all... There are a lot of exercises that are butchered in the gym, and this is one of the prime ones. Should one START learning pull-ups from the start? Well, yes, but not by just jumping up to a bar, and using all this extra momentum to try to get you to do the movement! (If you’ve ever seen a “kipping pull-up” you’ll know what I mean by “extra movement”. 😏) Try these steps instead to build up to a pull-up: 1️⃣ Work on stability throughout your entire body through static holds. Hollow body is a CRUCIAL static movement that must be mastered before attempting a full pull-up. 2️⃣ Every kind of row you can do will be your best friend because they strengthen the muscles that are needed to properly pull. 3️⃣ Straight-arm scapular strength drills are a must. 4️⃣ Breathing exercises should be a part of your program. If they’re not, as them in because you want to use your breath to control the movement. 5️⃣ Use big rubber bands to assist you as you build coordination and strength. 6️⃣ Work your negatives! 7️⃣ Be patient! Building strength takes time, and pull-ups aren’t exactly the easiest movement to learn. Progress properly, give your body proper rest, and you’ll get there! Happy practicing! 🕉💪🏿 (at Seattle Athletic Club Northgate) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsuWtPnFy56/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s1yrjkpx0rl5

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FUCK IT THE WHOLE WAY UPP

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In heels killed it !

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Fucking yaaas!

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Walkin’ into work late, carrying coffee, like...😏😛

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why is liking body hair on women considered, like, a weird fetish when it’s literally just.. the female body’s natural form…

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men dumb

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Seemlessness

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...and again! 🙌🏿

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A lot of my clients tend to apologize when they fail a rep, or have trouble with a movement pattern, and I always tell them that it’s totally unnecessary to do this. If we go into something with the right intention, and still fail, we have only learned from that failure. We have no reason to be sorry because we did everything to the best of our abilities. Celebrate that failure! Let it motivate you to continue to change and grow. Failure means that you’re headed in the right direction. #mood #showerthoughts #inspirationalquotes #inspiration #inspirational #fitness #fitnessmotivation #plur #plurvibes #namaste #om🕉 https://www.instagram.com/p/BplV0asluGi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18d133eelsw2c

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Thank you Chelsea Handler for your honesty, despite an obviously unsupportive and biased audience.

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1920s-1930s Czech perfume bottles.

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they: wyd me: 

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“Just remember that sometimes, the way you think about a person isn’t the way they actually are”

— John Green (via glassbonespaperskin)