#everybodyyoga

[mynameisjessamyn]

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A word on this transition- stepping forward from downward facing dog to a lunge pose is hard as fuck. It took years for this transition to feel normal in my body. If you are currently falling flat on your face instead of stepping smoothly into downdog, know that I am right there with you because this shit is hard and you are allowed to fall down. Falling down doesn’t make you a bad person, it makes you a fearless bad bitch. I go into way more detail about this in the air track classes on @theunderbellyyoga so I’m not gonna beat a dead horse here- if you want to begin or continue your yoga journey, try our free trial and get your life. But right now I’m way less concerned with “teaching yoga” and more just desperate to express how much I identify with anyone who finds it hard to practice this transition. This is hands down one of the most common questions y’all ask. Falling on your face in yoga is just like falling on your face in life. And honestly life is just a series of banana slips on repeat and all that ever happens is we get better at finding a smile when our ass hits the ground. Also shout out to my @theunderbellyyoga team for curating these clips and celebrating the fuck out of the air track this week. Mad love to all of you who are out there slaying your journey and learning how to breathe and be with yourself. I honor you, I love you, I am grateful for you. #ubyoga #everybodyyoga All of @theunderbellyyoga classes are shot & cut by my loves at @bigdoglittlebedproductions (at Durham County, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAgMXCFnvFt/?igshid=1phj6zdln1r24

[blacknerdproblems]

Repost from @bnplit using @RepostRegramApp - “ I wrote this book for every fat person, every old person, and every exceptionally short person. I wrote it for every person who has called themselves ugly and every person who can’t accept their beauty. 🙏🏾 🙏🏾 I wrote it for every person who is self-conscious about their body. I wrote it for every human being who struggles to find happiness on a daily basis, and for anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed by the mere act of being alive. I’ve been there. We all have. Yoga.” 🙏🏾 🙏🏾 Jessamyn Stanley’s Everybody Yoga is timeless. And then I opened up my mamas December issue of Oprah’s magazine and Just considered that I should start reading this book now—its time. Shout out to Jessamyn loving her body and For every person who wants their body to be a natural and loved extension of their passions and their personality and Everything that makes them, them! #everybodyyoga #jessamynstanley #bnplit #hereforit https://www.instagram.com/p/B6TVh9RlhOU/?igshid=1ihpx2p2miupb

[doggiedrawings]

EVERYBODY YOGA!

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Namaste, Lili

[happyhealthybalanced]

Last flow of 2017 🎉🎊. This is actually a post practice flow. I'm trying to not film my regular practice so that I can focus on my movement rather than what is showing up on camera 😬 2017 was a good year of yoga for me. After a brief separation from my practice altogether when I was at the height of my grad school stress, I came back to find real joy in an at home practice. I grew my backbends, practiced arm balances, and played with inversions. I learned headstand, something I never imagined I would do. It's not perfect (you can see me aaaalmost fall out of it in this video, but my core saved me last second), but it is definitely growing 😍 I started teaching yoga consistently at @transcendsa, which I absolutely love! Make sure you check out their one year anniversary celebration on January 7! I'll take a short hiatus from teaching after that due to the wedding and honey.moon, but I will be back with EveryBODY Yoga in mid February! Also, Transcend and I have some exciting projects in the works that I can't wait to bring to life, so stay tuned for that! Happy New Year, insta-friends. Let's make 2018 the best yet ✌️ . . . . . . . . . . #lastflowof2017 #bye2017 #hello2018 #2018 #yoga #yogaflow #asanapractice #instayoga #yogagram #healthandwellness #yogafit #yogastrong #dailyom #everybodyyoga #reallifeyogi #yogiblair

[mynameisjessamyn]

My next free @theunderbellyyoga IG live yoga class is tomorrow at 3pm EST! Class will be live on @mynameisjessamyn & we’re taking donations for @nationalbailout’s #freeblackmamas campaign bc nothing says #mothersday like using your Saturday yoga class drop-in fee to help reunite families. Class will be about an hour long and you can use a beach towel as a yoga mat or wear your birthday suit instead of leggings. It’s all good because it’s all #yoga. See y’all tomorrow ✌🏿 ✌🏿 Never forget paint bukkake c/o @lisa_lisa_creative, shot by @justincookphoto #ubyoga #everybodyyoga (at Durham, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_8dfaCHIJh/?igshid=twlrbaqbhs61

[mynameisjessamyn]

A few great things: 1. I did my first FaceTime photo shoot w/ @__mephoto & it was oddly liberating. 2. @jenniferweinerwrites shouted out my book #everybodyyoga in @nytimes + a character in her new book Big Summer name dropped me. 3. My mommy just sent me the cutest selfie of her new @theunderbellyyoga sweatshirt and it sent my cancerian heart straight into the bowels of the emotion ocean. She says her sweatshirt is comfy, roomy, and she loves it. I am very happy. I only ever want to be a vessel of your legacy, @tangelabaldwin. Get yours at the link in my bio. 4. I taught multiple live @theunderbellyyoga classes, one with my @the.wing family and one with @bet- I’m teaching again tomorrow right here on my IG Live at 3pm EST to benefit @nationalbailout #freeblackmamas 5. I finally figured out that the best way to make @lairdsuperfood Matcha is to put a blender ball in my giant @yeti that @weedmaps sent as a 4/20 present. I also added @medicinemamasfarmacy CBD honey, @silk oat milk creamer, & a bit of @heatherannecook’s wandering weed tincture. Literally drinking this shit right now and it is fire. Tastes like bougie gentrification and I LIKE IT. When they kill us, joy is the most powerful ammunition I can muster. Rest In Power, #ahmaudarbery (at Durham County, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_75-6CHD3y/?igshid=15ufs40ccba4c

[mynameisjessamyn]

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To the person who asked if it’s cool for your belly to touch the ground in upward facing dog- it may not be traditional but my belly DEFINITELY still brushes the mat even in my deepest updogs. I think it’s a fat kid thing but I’m no expert. I don’t think it really matters what your belly meat does because belly meat doesn’t negate the presence of a strong core- as long as you’re lifting through your core, I think the benefits of the posture still stand. #yogatutorial #upwardfacingdog Thought I was too auntie for tiktok but here we are- actually, probably still too auntie but I fuck with it. Follow me on tiktok @mynameisjessamyn Also I’m teaching two live yoga classes today and Saturday- I’m teaching on @bet’s FB Live House Party TODAY at 1pm EST & then on SATURDAY I’m teaching a free IG Live class on @mynameisjessamyn at 3pm EST to raise money to #FreeBlackMamas for @nationalbailout- check my IG story for class notifications ❤️ ❤️ #ubyoga #bethouseparty #everybodyyoga (at Durham County, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_49F_DHlJl/?igshid=shofjrutovao

[mynameisjessamyn]

I watched today’s @google doodle & it moved me to a place where I’m STILL ugly face crying as I write. Writing because I don’t want to forget this moment though, tbh, it doesn’t really matter if I remember bc my soul will never forget. But that doodle keeps making me think about something that’s been nagging at the edge of my mind for awhile now. Those last lines- “bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hopes of the slave”- they remind me of the ancestral pride that I’ve been conditioned to fear as a descendent of slaves. Samantha and I were talking about this the other day- it’s like we’ve been conditioned to feel as though we should only experience our heritage from a sense of pity or sadness. But that’s the assimilation shining through- the unmistakable glint of the white man’s gaze. But why fall prey to the assimilation when the Ancestral Resilience is so vast? When the Courage is so...Sonorous? These are our ancestors- our marrow is chock full of their Strength, Power, and Prosperity. What is it to be the fruit of Subjugation and Degradation- and what a mighty fine fruit! The great Doctor speaks to this truth in her work because she plowed the depths of her own identity. And, obviously, I’ve read “Still I Rise” about 363793846 times before today but for some reason listening to it in a FUCKING GOOGLE DOODLE touched my spirit immeasurably. I keep thinking about the day I met Dr. Angelou. I (literally) stumbled into the backyard of the art gallery next to the Winston Salem @Bahá’í Center circa 1995. And there she was- it caused quite the kerfuffle in our little community. MY mom came out and there were lots of pictures and everyone was excited but I was ~eight and probably just wanted to go home and watch Rugrats. Some days you just wanna go watch Rugrats and other days you’re crying at 10:30 in the morning on a Wednesday and it’s all because of the same person. It also feels relevant that today is the 1st anniversary of #EveryBodyYoga’s release. Welcome to my feelings, they are everywhere. Why stop crying, Jessamyn. Obviously you need it. Photo by @adipositivity (at Durham, North Carolina)