Megan Lawing

Yoga with @northcarolina_yogagirl

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Snow day fun day! ❄️❄️❄️ Kinda loving this winter wonderland we have over here in #NC! Be safe, my friends! 💗

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Thank you all so much for all the love you guys show! I really appreciate it and love you right back. 😘😊 To answer some of your questions from last night... I am very comfortable in my handstand/inversion practice. I know how to come out of them safely. That being said, I have continued to practice them throughout my pregnancy since I have practiced them for the past 2 years almost daily. I didn't want to stop doing something I love just because of fear. If I believed it was hurting my baby, I would absolutely stop, but I feel much better afterwards and he just keeps on kicking as usual so I'm guessing he's happy when mamas happy! Im not too concerns about the umbilical cord theory that I've heard.. My first son had his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck at birth and the doctor unwrapped it before being born and I was completely inactive and had never practiced yoga before. So if it's gonna happen, it's going to happen and I can only pray for the best and leave it to God and the professionals. I am definitely starting to feel a difference with the added weight and balancing, so I start off practicing VERY basic handstand with one knee tucked and one leg straight up just so I can figure out my balance before I move on to different shapes. And no, that was not a 30 minute handstand.. Lol I practiced handstands for 30 minutes. Taking breaks in between. 😉 I would never suggest starting inversions to any pregnant woman, especially if she's never practiced them before. As I said before, I am comfortable in my practice and am staying very careful especially now when I do practice them. I hope I answered all of your questions and if you have any more, feel free to ask and I'll try to get back to you! Even though I do get tired a LOT faster, I am loving my pregnant yoga practice so far. 😊 (This photo was taken at #19weeks )

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Day 5 of #HollyJollyYoga Ustrasana/Camel Pose Gotta love this wonderful heart opener! ❤️ There was also a beautiful sunset to capture tonight! 🌅 It was 76 degrees here in #northcarolina today!! Craziness!! But I'm definitely not complaining.. It's much better (for me) doing yoga in warm weather rather than cold! 🌞😎 Check in with @alissayoga tomorrow night! Hosts: @alissayoga @yulady @mandymartini @heidiyogi @northcarolina_yogagirl Sponsors: @aloyoga @dharmayogawheel @mandukayoga @drishtihandmade

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Day 12 of #ACROVINYASA Hangle Dangle Hosts/Sponsors: @yogabeyond @northcarolina_yogagirl @acrovinyasa @aloyoga "Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and celebrating it for everything that it is." Don't be afraid to let go, my friends! You could be having fun in this very moment! 💕 Check the @acrovinyasa for pose instruction!

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On the 7th day of #12DaysOfYoga, @northcarolina_yogagirl gave to me... 7 Swans-a-Swimming! 🎶🎶🎶 Tomorrow you can choose from any pigeon poses, maybe a peacock pose, or a swan dive into forward fold.. Even a pic with swans in a pond? Anything welcome! Just have fun! 💕 HOSTS: @northcarolina_yogagirl @strengthinbreathing SPONSORS: @aloyoga @malabella_jewels

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Day 4 of #ACROVINYASA FOLDED LEAF Hosts/Sponsors: @yogabeyond @northcarolina_yogagirl @aloyoga @acrovinyasa You might start seeing more indoor photos from me because HOLY MOLY 40° is getting rough outside! ❄️😳 haha Be sure to check out @acrovinyasa page for pose instruction! This one is nice and relaxing! 💕

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On the 1st day of Christmas, @northcarolina_yogagirl gave to me... A partridge in a pear tree! 🎵🎼🎤🎄 For tomorrow's #12DaysOfYoga2015 challenge, feel free to get as creative as you would like! That's what we are looking for! Your challenge pose could be maybe a partridge pose (as pictured above), tree pose, or a yoga pose in a tree? It's up for you to define day 1! So have fun and just go with it!! Be sure you're following the hosts: @northcarolina_yogagirl @strengthinbreathing Along with our amazing sponsors: @aloyoga @malabella_jewels It's not too late to join in on the fun that starts TOMORROW!!! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

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Day 30 of #ThankfulYogi HANDSTAND Grateful Word: FORGIVENESS I can't believe tomorrow is already the last day of November! 😢 It has been an amazing month with you guys, getting to yoga and give thanks together. I just love you ALL!! Tomorrows word is forgiveness, and that's one thing I couldn't be more thankful for. You sometimes need forgiveness to be able to move on in your life, either to forgive someone or ask for it for yourself. Sometimes you just need to forgive your OWN self for things and move on. It's such a powerful word and can change someone dramatically. Just asking God to forgive you of your sins and come into your life is literally life changing, and it is all because of forgiveness! I am so grateful, and sometimes feel undeserving of such.. But I shouldn't.. I am a child of a King and I will be FOREVER grateful for forgiveness. It's not something I can earn, only ask for.. But that is good enough. #Forgiveness #Grateful For tomorrow's pose you can (as always) modify as needed according to your level! That is always acceptable and something that should always be considered. Practicing with a wall behind you is always a great start, but try not to rely on it! Use your hands to find balance! Thank you all for an incredible month!!!! 💗💗💗 HOSTS: @hollapop @learningtobalance @northcarolina_yogagirl SPONSOR: @aloyoga

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Day 29 of #ThankfulYogi ALIEN POSE Grateful Word: CHANGE Change can be a good thing or a bad thing, but it's all in the way you look at it. Tomorrow I will be especially grateful for all the change that has happened in my life and all that is to come. Sometimes we think what we have is as good as it can get and then ten years later look and see how much things can improve. 💗 From wheel pose, sink you bottom down towards the ground for alien pose! It's an awesome upper back stretch! HOSTS: @hollapop @learningtobalance @northcarolina_yogagirl SPONSOR: @aloyoga

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Day 26 of #ThanfulYogi COMPASS POSE Grateful Word: Tomorrow you can show your thanks for ANYTHING! It's your choice! In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I choose to give thanks to the One who gave me life. The One who gave me everything that I have to be thankful for. The more I learn about how deep His love is, the more I learn about how much I want to serve Him. You are so Holy, God, and I thank you for each and every day you have given me. Thank you for always being a good father. Thank you for always being there. You have my heart and I honestly only want to love You more. 💗 Before trying tomorrow's pose, be sure to get in some good forward folds and maybe even a pigeon and lizard pose! Try getting our shoulder behind your knee, then grabbing the outside of the foot with opposite hand and twisting away from lifted leg. Try keeping a straight spine! Check with my other cohosts for a different variation! HOSTS: @hollapop @learningtobalance @northcarolina_yogagirl SPONSOR: @aloyoga

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Day 25 of #ThankfulYogi HOLLOWBACK Grateful Word: HOPE Hope gets you through each day. Hope of a better day tomorrow, hope for a better future. There is a reason why we were made with this internal feeling. It's because we can trust in our hope! There IS better to come! And I am so grateful for this feeling. Faith+Hope+LOVE. 💕 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jer.29:11 Any hollowback variations are acceptable tomorrow! I chose a handstand, but you can do forearmstand, forearm wheel or a handstand against a wall.. As long as they are hollowback! (Head brought through shoulders) Have fun guys!! HOSTS: @hollapop @learningtobalance @northcarolina_yogagirl SPONSOR: @aloyoga

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Day 24 of #ThankfulYogi DANCER/NATARAJASANA Grateful Word: TEACHERS I have such a high respect for teachers. Not only are they underpaid, but daily they get disrespected and undermined.. Yet with a servants heart, they still go into their jobs day after day. If you have any teachers in your life (and we all do, teaching isn't necessarily always a job with a salary), let's show them a little extra thanks tomorrow. 😊 Tomorrow you can take any variation of dancer that you choose! This one is my favorite. We will see if I'll be able to keep it up for the duration of the pregnancy! 😁 #19weeks HOSTS: @hollapop @learningtobalance @northcarolina_yogagirl SPONSOR: @aloyoga

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Day 23 of #ThankfulYogi PEACOCK/MAYURASANA Grateful Word: STRENGTH "Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't." Sometimes you look at a person and think, wow.. I could never be that strong. That, my friend, is your first step towards failure. Believing in yourself, and striving towards a goal you might think is unattainable is the key to success! True strength is fighting through the hard times. The times when you feel like the only thing you can do it give up. When everyone would agree you should give up. But don't. Strength on the inside and outside are built quite the same, with a lot of hard work and persistence. I am so grateful for the strength I do have and strive each and every day to continue to grow it. #begrateful #stayhumble #strength I find in peacock pose, it is easier for me to spread my hands apart not quite hip width, instead of keeping them together. If I can lean forward enough to get my elbows into my hip bones before I start trying to even out the weight and lift off, it really seems to help as well! HOSTS: @hollapop @learningtobalance @northcarolina_yogagirl SPONSOR: @aloyoga

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Happy little tree! 🎄 #LittleSwitzerland #ChristmasTreeHunt #ILoveChristmas (at Little Switzerland Fraser Firs)

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Day 22 of #ThankfulYogi ARCHER/AKARNA DHANURASANA Grateful Word: TRANSPORTATION Transportation is something I am INCREDIBLY grateful for! It gets me to all the places I need to go, plus a few extras that are just for fun! Today we went to the mountains to pick out a Christmas tree and that wouldn't have been possible without transportation! Some things you really don't think to be grateful for unless you had to do without. 💗 For tomorrow's pose, wrap your index and pointer finger around your toes. Bring one leg back (like a bow) opening up your hip! It's a fun stretch and quite hard to balance in! Have fun! HOSTS: @hollapop @learningtobalance @northcarolina_yogagirl SPONSOR: @aloyoga

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This #handtohand business is tough. I don't know how you all are doing it. It took us a few tries, but I think we #nailedit. #yogaprofessionals #topfitgirls #neverquit 😂😂😂😂 HAPPY SATURDAY!!

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Day 21 of #ThankfulYogi THREE LEGGED DOWNWARD DOG Grateful Word: ENTERTAINMENT I am so grateful for entertainment! There are so many different forms of it.. Just tonight we went to a car show and it GREATLY entertained my son! And speaking of entertainment, me and my husband have gotten hooked on the show, Blacklist. It's kind of ridiculous how addicting some entertainment can be, so you just have to be careful. But for the most part.. I am definitely thankful for it. 😊 From regular downward dog, you lift one leg trying to keep hips squared (which is not pictured lol... But I love this stretch as well). HOSTS: @learningtobalance @hollapop @northcarolina_yogagirl SPONSOR: @aloyoga