a yogini's (semi)serious blog

Life lover, dream venturer. Architect, naturalist, yogini, painter, and photographer in my spare time. I'm going in Bali, in Jan 2018, for my YTT!

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📣 This girl right here is going to be live on @moonchildyogawear profile, Saturday 9th May at 5 pm! 🌟 And she's so excited about this that she can barely contain herself! Join me tomorrow at 5 pm CEST (class will be held in English)! . This is not a conventional #yogapose, so be careful if you want to practice it. #deepshade leggings and graphic zen top by @moonchildyogawear 🌈Use the code MOONCHILDNORA to get a discount.🦄 It's really worth it, trust me! Inversion tool by @feetup Yogamat by @asanamat.it . #loveandalliscoming #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #moonchildambassador #moonchild #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #chinstand #feetup #feetuptrainer #moonchildambassador #moonchildyogawear (at Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_8BLXdjcxP/?igshid=1oehs08gb3ofg

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🌟 living slowly . How do you do it? How do you deal with it? When is the right time to start doing it? . These are some of the questions that I ask myself almost daily. I wish I could live a slower life, but how to make it happen... I still don't know. . This is not a conventional #yogapose, so be careful if you want to practice it. #seamlessleggings and #moonchildhoodie by @moonchildyogawear 🌈 Use the code MOONCHILDNORA to get a discount. 🦄 Yogamat by @yogo . #loveandalliscoming #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #moonchildambassador #moonchild #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #yogabythelake #peacefulyoga #alieneaglewheelpose #sunsetinitaly (at Belfiore (Mantova)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5Zx0mjJpE/?igshid=cfrm86kmnf5z

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I felt drowning in an endless sea of words, as they were first making my diagnosis. Secondary pulmonary hypertension of 4th group. I was freaking out. And I still remember it very clearly, when another doctor said "think of it as a cancer, but it's both in your lungs, and your heart". It is rare, it's deadly, it doesn't (yet) have a cure. ❤️ BUT I live my days knowing that each and every one is so precious. Especially now, with this pandemic. 💙 It's #worldpulmonaryhypertensionday and I would like to thank each doctor, nurse, and medical operator, who is working RIGHT NOW, not only for us PH affected, but for every one of us. From the bottom of my heart, thank you! . #seamlessleggings and #graphiczentop by @moonchildyogawear You can learn more about their ethical and eco friendly fashion by going to their website! I'll leave you my code 🔹 MOONCHILDNORA 🔹 in case you want to purchase with 15% off. #loveandalliscoming #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #moonchildambassador #moonchild #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #captionthis #ethicalyogawear #notayogapost #moonchildyogawear #dreamwild (at Belforte) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0JbcnDxDT/?igshid=3xowttnzgkhb

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👉🏻 what is your favorite quote? . I read hundreds of captions a day, no kidding (bc I care), and half of them are quotes. I never share quotes in my captions, because they may seem resonating with some, they are misleading to others. But you can share your favorite one with me! One of the most memorable was "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" and can you tell me who pronounced it? . #seamlessleggings and #graphiczentop by @moonchildyogawear Trust me, you won't regret it! I'll leave you my code 🔹 MOONCHILDNORA 🔹 in case you want to purchase with 15% off. #loveandalliscoming #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #moonchildambassador #moonchild #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #captionthis #ethicalyogawear (at Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_u35k1j19D/?igshid=1js6t7lev0k5k

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You wanted to know how to get in this #ekapadarajakapotasanavariation and I humbly deliver. ⚠️ This pose requires very flexible hips, back and shoulders. I achieved it after years of training. If for have a condition in these parts of the body, ask your teacher if this pose is for you, because it's a red flag. 🐦From pigeon pose grab the back leg with the opposite hand: if you can't find it, just cup both your hands and try to catch it. Then, slide your other hand, to your back, and reach the big tie with two fingers (or the whole hand). To release, let go of the back leg first, then uncurl your arm from behind you. Swipe left to see the process. I'm showing you first the good side, then the bad one. Try that, and tag me if you succeed. . #deepshade leggings and graphic zen top by @moonchildyogawear You can learn more about their ethical and eco friendly fashion by going to their website! I'll leave you my code 🔹 MOONCHILDNORA 🔹 in case you want to purchase with 15% off. #loveandalliscoming #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #moonchildambassador #moonchild #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #captionthis #ethicalyogawear #kingpigeonpose #kingpigeonvariation #ekapadarajakapotasana (at Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_p3m5VDKmj/?igshid=1xpq2mzzykh6a

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If you don't feel it in your bones, in your soul, is it worth it? . Final day of #Aloyourselftobloom, and Holy Mother Earth What a fun it's been! Thank you all so much for staying with us till the end! To award myself I gave in to a #crazydance, and you should too! And if you want to swipe, there's my variation of #tigerpose, just to let you know that it's still a yoga challenge. But you should have fun! . 🦋 Hosts: @bohemian_heart @shiniyogi @yogawithadriana @northernstar_yoga @norayogini @yogafini . 🌷Sponsors: @aloyoga @alomoves . 🧘‍♀️ Theme lineup: ✔️Day 1: Root: any grounding/balancing poses 🦋 ✔️Day 2: Sacral: Twists or back strengthening exercises 🌸 ✔️Day 3: Solar Plexus: Core engaging/strengthening pose🌺 ✔️Day 4: Heart: Any heart openers e.g. backbends ❤️ ✔️Day 5: Throat: Any shoulder/neck stretches🌼 ✔️Day 6: 3rd eye: any forward folds🙏 ✔️Day 7: Crown: any inversion 🌷 ✔️Day 8: Your favorite yoga pose🌻 ✔️Day 9: Show us the yoga pose you’re currently working on or towards 💫 🎉Day10: Time to get creative: show us either 1) a creative funky version of a classic yoga pose or 2) a pose you haven’t practiced in a while. ✨ . #loveandalliscoming #alochallenge #createdonthate #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #igyogafamily #dancelover #tigerposevariation (at Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_k2xz2jE6m/?igshid=6rrxk34miqyz

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I've been working on #pinchamayurasana since a loooong time, but to be honest, I'm too erratic to be good 🤣 👉🏻 What pose are you working on? Day 9 of #Aloyourselftobloom! . 🦋 Hosts: @bohemian_heart @shiniyogi @yogawithadriana @northernstar_yoga @norayogini @yogafini . 🌷Sponsors: @aloyoga @alomoves . 🧘‍♀️ Theme lineup: ✔️Day 1: Root: any grounding/balancing poses 🦋 ✔️Day 2: Sacral: Twists or back strengthening exercises 🌸 ✔️Day 3: Solar Plexus: Core engaging/strengthening pose🌺 ✔️Day 4: Heart: Any heart openers e.g. backbends ❤️ ✔️Day 5: Throat: Any shoulder/neck stretches🌼 ✔️Day 6: 3rd eye: any forward folds🙏 ✔️Day 7: Crown: any inversion 🌷 ✔️Day 8: Your favorite yoga pose🌻 ✔️Day 9: Show us the yoga pose you’re currently working on or towards 💫 Day10: Time to get creative: show us either 1) a creative funky version of a classic yoga pose or 2) a pose you haven’t practiced in a while. ✨ . #loveandalliscoming #alochallenge #createdonthate #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #igyogafamily #kingpigeonpose #ekapadarajakapotasanavariation (at Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_iCai4j5kA/?igshid=c3py5vix41ld

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Day 8 of #Aloyourselftobloom, time to show us what's your favorite pose! It's not so easy for me to pick, but lately I've been working towards open hips and king pigeon pose is an hip and heart opener. I added a somewhat cool bind, 👉🏻 What's your all time favorite pose, the one that you practice all the time? . 🦋 Hosts: @bohemian_heart @shiniyogi @yogawithadriana @northernstar_yoga @norayogini @yogafini . 🌷Sponsors: @aloyoga @alomoves . 🧘‍♀️ Theme lineup: ✔️Day 1: Root: any grounding/balancing poses 🦋 ✔️Day 2: Sacral: Twists or back strengthening exercises 🌸 ✔️Day 3: Solar Plexus: Core engaging/strengthening pose🌺 ✔️Day 4: Heart: Any heart openers e.g. backbends ❤️ ✔️Day 5: Throat: Any shoulder/neck stretches🌼 ✔️Day 6: 3rd eye: any forward folds🙏 ✔️Day 7: Crown: any inversion 🌷 ✔️Day 8: Your favorite yoga pose🌻 Day 9: Show us the yoga pose you’re currently working on or towards 💫 Day10: Time to get creative: show us either 1) a creative funky version of a classic yoga pose or 2) a pose you haven’t practiced in a while. ✨ . #loveandalliscoming #alochallenge #createdonthate #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #igyogafamily #kingpigeonpose #ekapadarajakapotasanavariation (at Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_fmw-TDHNF/?igshid=y0i486e72lyu

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Day 7 of #Aloyourselftobloom! Today's pose is an inversion, and that means any pose with heart over mouth. Our #crownchakra gives us access to higher states of consciousness as we open to what is beyond our personal preoccupations and visions. The function of the Crown chakra is driven by consciousness and gets us in touch with the universal. . 🦋 Hosts: @bohemian_heart @shiniyogi @yogawithadriana @northernstar_yoga @norayogini @yogafini . 🌷Sponsors: @aloyoga @alomoves . 🧘‍♀️ Theme lineup: ✔️Day 1: Root: any grounding/balancing poses 🦋 ✔️Day 2: Sacral: Twists or back strengthening exercises 🌸 ✔️Day 3: Solar Plexus: Core engaging/strengthening pose🌺 ✔️Day 4: Heart: Any heart openers e.g. backbends ❤️ ✔️Day 5: Throat: Any shoulder/neck stretches🌼 ✔️Day 6: 3rd eye: any forward folds🙏 ✔️Day 7: Crown: any inversion 🌷 Day 8: Your favorite yoga pose🌻 Day 9: Show us the yoga pose you’re currently working on or towards 💫 Day10: Time to get creative: show us either 1) a creative funky version of a classic yoga pose or 2) a pose you haven’t practiced in a while. ✨ . #loveandalliscoming #alochallenge #createdonthate #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #igyogafamily #sirsasana #headstand (at Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_dFYhRDhXE/?igshid=1hx7v9udvq85g

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Day 6 of #Aloyourselftobloom is any #forwardfold and in my case #wideleggedforwardfold! Our #crownchakra gives us access to higher states of consciousness as we open to what is beyond our personal preoccupations and visions. The function of the Crown chakra is driven by consciousness and gets us in touch with the universal. . 🦋 Hosts: @bohemian_heart @shiniyogi @yogawithadriana @northernstar_yoga @norayogini @yogafini . 🌷Sponsors: @aloyoga @alomoves . 🧘‍♀️ Theme lineup: ✔️Day 1: Root: any grounding/balancing poses 🦋 ✔️Day 2: Sacral: Twists or back strengthening exercises 🌸 ✔️Day 3: Solar Plexus: Core engaging/strengthening pose🌺 ✔️Day 4: Heart: Any heart openers e.g. backbends ❤️ ✔️Day 5: Throat: Any shoulder/neck stretches🌼 ✔️Day 6: 3rd eye: any forward folds🙏 Day 7: Crown: any inversion 🌷 Day 8: Your favorite yoga pose🌻 Day 9: Show us the yoga pose you’re currently working on or towards 💫 Day10: Time to get creative: show us either 1) a creative funky version of a classic yoga pose or 2) a pose you haven’t practiced in a while. ✨ . #loveandalliscoming #alochallenge #createdonthate #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #igyogafamily (at Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_akvbrjO2-/?igshid=1k08qe5kq6xwf

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Day 5 of #Aloyourselftobloom is dedicated to #ThroatChakra! Here I'm showing you a way to stretch your throat from the inside out: #lionpose. By sticking out your tongue you will strengthen muscles you normally don't. And since the tongue is actually a muscle, you're strengthening the whole bottom part of your face. How cool is that? But... you have to make that 👆🏻 face! 🤣 . 🦋 Hosts: @bohemian_heart @shiniyogi @yogawithadriana @northernstar_yoga @norayogini @yogafini . 🌷Sponsors: @aloyoga @alomoves . 🧘‍♀️ Theme lineup: ✔️Day 1: Root: any grounding/balancing poses 🦋 ✔️Day 2: Sacral: Twists or back strengthening exercises 🌸 ✔️Day 3: Solar Plexus: Core engaging/strengthening pose🌺 ✔️Day 4: Heart: Any heart openers e.g. backbends ❤️ ✔️Day 5: Throat: Any shoulder/neck stretches🌼 Day 6: 3rd eye: any forward folds🙏 Day 7: Crown: any inversion 🌷 Day 8: Your favorite yoga pose🌻 Day 9: Show us the yoga pose you’re currently working on or towards 💫 Day10: Time to get creative: show us either 1) a creative funky version of a classic yoga pose or 2) a pose you haven’t practiced in a while. ✨ . #loveandalliscoming #alochallenge #createdonthate #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #igyogafamily #hybridwheelpose #eaglewheelpose (at Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_X_2RDDkqL/?igshid=fpmyv15i3pzn

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🌍🌎🌏Let every day be #earthday 🌍🌎🌏 Day 4 of #Aloyourselftobloom is any heart opener or backbend, and maybe today think what good you could make to our planet. Most of the world's beauty is #MotherNature, but the remaining is us! We people are protectors of #MotherEarth and builders of #sustainableenvironment! #openyourhearts and #openyourminds! . 🦋 Hosts: @bohemian_heart @shiniyogi @yogawithadriana @northernstar_yoga @norayogini @yogafini . 🌷Sponsors: @aloyoga @alomoves . 🧘‍♀️ Theme lineup: ✔️Day 1: Root: any grounding/balancing poses 🦋 ✔️Day 2: Sacral: Twists or back strengthening exercises 🌸 ✔️Day 3: Solar Plexus: Core engaging/strengthening pose🌺 ✔️Day 4: Heart: Any heart openers e.g. backbends ❤️ Day 5: Throat: Any shoulder/neck stretches🌼 Day 6: 3rd eye: any forward folds🙏 Day 7: Crown: any inversion 🌷 Day 8: Your favorite yoga pose🌻 Day 9: Show us the yoga pose you’re currently working on or towards 💫 Day10: Time to get creative: show us either 1) a creative funky version of a classic yoga pose or 2) a pose you haven’t practiced in a while. ✨ . #loveandalliscoming #alochallenge #createdonthate #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #igyogafamily #hybridwheelpose #eaglewheelpose (at Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Wf9xajtmA/?igshid=1du8gl4r355mo

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#Aloyourselftobloom day 3 Is all about #SolarPlexusChakra and #corestrenght! At first I thought about a #navasana, but then... This variation came out! Of course you can give a go to all the #coreexercises a try! . 🦋 Hosts: @bohemian_heart @shiniyogi @yogawithadriana @northernstar_yoga @norayogini @yogafini . 🌷Sponsors: @aloyoga @alomoves . 🧘‍♀️ Theme lineup: ✔️Day 1: Root: any grounding/balancing poses 🦋 ✔️Day 2: Sacral: Twists or back strengthening exercises 🌸 ✔️Day 3: Solar Plexus: Core engaging/strengthening pose🌺 Day 4: Heart: Any heart openers e.g. backbends ❤️ Day 5: Throat: Any shoulder/neck stretches🌼 Day 6: 3rd eye: any forward folds🙏 Day 7: Crown: any inversion 🌷 Day 8: Your favorite yoga pose🌻 Day 9: Show us the yoga pose you’re currently working on or towards 💫 Day10: Time to get creative: show us either 1) a creative funky version of a classic yoga pose or 2) a pose you haven’t practiced in a while. ✨ . #loveandalliscoming #alochallenge #createdonthate #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #igyogafamily #introvertsunite #extrovertsunite (at Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_SCovTjka0/?igshid=n8ewaicku1en

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Day 2 of #Aloyourselftobloom is dedicated to our backs, and who would have thought that #twists are for our backs too? They elongate the spine, allowing the gas to come out from our junctures, while back strengthening poses allow our muscles to grow stronger! 🤗 Here we have #lordofthefishes #Matsyendrasana and #locustpose #Salabhasana . 🦋 Hosts: @bohemian_heart @shiniyogi @yogawithadriana @northernstar_yoga @norayogini @yogafini . 🌷Sponsors: @aloyoga @alomoves . 🧘‍♀️ Theme lineup: ✔️Day 1: Root: any grounding/balancing poses 🦋 ✔️Day 2: Sacral: Twists or back strengthening exercises 🌸 Day 3: Solar Plexus: Core engaging/strengthening pose🌺 Day 4: Heart: Any heart openers e.g. backbends ❤️ Day 5: Throat: Any shoulder/neck stretches🌼 Day 6: 3rd eye: any forward folds🙏 Day 7: Crown: any inversion 🌷 Day 8: Your favorite yoga pose🌻 Day 9: Show us the yoga pose you’re currently working on or towards 💫 Day10: Time to get creative: show us either 1) a creative funky version of a classic yoga pose or 2) a pose you haven’t practiced in a while. ✨ . #loveandalliscoming #alochallenge #createdonthate #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #igyogafamily #aloyogachallenge #backworkout (at Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_O3zSPDrS-/?igshid=c9iyq6d8ldtt

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🥁 drumrolls please 🥁 The time has come, and here in Mantova there's a dark and rainy sky... But without rain, there can't be no flowers! Day 1 of #Aloyourselftobloom is a #groundingpose, here I show you #lizardpose and the most classic #padmasana. I didn't understand the term "ground" in a yoga class before. What it means to me is that, no matter where your mind might be wondering, it always comes back to here and now. So, much like in the #yogasutras, we invite you to be present, observant, to every little thing. . 🦋 Hosts: @bohemian_heart @shiniyogi @yogawithadriana @northernstar_yoga @norayogini @yogafini . 🌷Sponsors: @aloyoga @alomoves . 🧘‍♀️ Theme lineup: ✔️Day 1: Root: any grounding/balancing poses 🦋 Day 2: Sacral: Twists or back strengthening exercises 🌸 Day 3: Solar Plexus: Core engaging/strengthening pose🌺 Day 4: Heart: Any heart openers e.g. backbends ❤️ Day 5: Throat: Any shoulder/neck stretches🌼 Day 6: 3rd eye: any forward folds🙏 Day 7: Crown: any inversion 🌷 Day 8: Your favorite yoga pose🌻 Day 9: Show us the yoga pose you’re currently working on or towards 💫 Day10: Time to get creative: show us either 1) a creative funky version of a classic yoga pose or 2) a pose you haven’t practiced in a while. ✨ . #loveandalliscoming #alochallenge #createdonthate #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #igyogafamily (at Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_MSuKdDsTZ/?igshid=4ae3uv5l5id9

[norayogini]

Last live was a blast, but I have to train if I want to be less awkward! 🤣 So join me this Thursday, 11am Italian time, for another live with the amazing @songsofeden, who will be providing the piano arrangement for the class! Vinyasa #hipopener for all levels! 🎉 #seamlessleggings and #moonchildhoodie by @moonchildyogawear With code 🔹 MOONCHILDNORA 🔹 you can purchase with 15% off. Yogamat by @yogo . #loveandalliscoming #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #moonchildambassador #moonchild #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #recliningheropose #ethicalyogawear (at Belfiore (Mantova)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_K1UQdjZjl/?igshid=1iowwffmactn1

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#humannature means to be conscious of the environment around you. Respect it, cherish and protect it. 😌 I entered the giveaway by @treesforthefuture and @jadeyogamats and, despite the difficult time, I encourage you all to look around you and feel the nature in the very little things. A tree outside your window, a small plant in your house, hear birds chirping, the wind entering your room... 🤗 @karenrachael88 @this_dog_is_down @nathalie.moves I want to tag you, if you want to enter the giveaway! . #newelements leggings and #neomint zen top by @moonchildyogawear You can learn more about their ethical and eco friendly fashion by going to their website! With the code 🔹 MOONCHILDNORA 🔹 you can purchase with 15% off. Yogamat by the one and only @liforme . #loveandalliscoming #letgoandgrow #backbendlove #moonchildambassador #moonchild #igyogacommunity #igyogalovers #acceptfear #expectnothing #treepose #ethicalyogawear #vrksasana (at Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_HyFrUDIOk/?igshid=xp6hui3dmavy