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Day 5 of #MEDITATETOACTIVATE : #compasspose is revolved seated wide legged forward fold. This pose involves a lot of the same opening as compass pose does. The main difference is that the straight leg is on the ground! Think about practicing the similar opening as your triangle pose from yesterday (roll the heart up, lengthen through the side bodies and spine). Try to keep both sit bones grounded. - #MEDITATETOACTIVATE - A monthly challenge meant to help you grow and deepen your practice by going through multiple prep. poses and tutorials that will lead you into the last day’s peak pose with a better understanding of alignment! NO SPONSORS, JUST PRACTICE! 🧘🏻‍♀️🤸🏻‍♀️ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #MeditatetoActivate #Yoga #YogaEveryDamnDay #YogaEveryWhere #IGYogaCommunity #yogi #yogini #ILoveYoga #Strong #YogaInspiration #YogaLove #YogaFun #YogaLife #YogaPractice #PracticeYogaChangeYourWorld #Fit #Fitness #YogaPose #Strength #Balance #YogaProgress #Flexible #Flexibility #YogaTeacher #sundialpose #yogatutorial #yogachallenge

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Day 2 of #MEDITATETOACTIVATE : #compasspose is another one of my favourite hip openers: lizard pose! I usually always throw this one into my classes when the class incorporates hip openers. Practice any of the options shown above! - ✨Take a long stance, just as you would for low lunge. ✨Focus on hugging the front knee into the shoulder. ✨Keep the heart lengthening forwards. - OPTIONS: ✨Place blocks under forearms if dropping down. - #MEDITATETOACTIVATE - A monthly challenge meant to help you grow and deepen your practice by going through multiple prep. poses and tutorials that will lead you into the last day’s peak pose with a better understanding of alignment! NO SPONSORS, JUST PRACTICE! 🧘🏻‍♀️🤸🏻‍♀️ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #MeditatetoActivate #Yoga #YogaEveryDamnDay #YogaEveryWhere #IGYogaCommunity #yogi #yogini #ILoveYoga #Strong #YogaInspiration #YogaLove #YogaFun #YogaLife #YogaPractice #PracticeYogaChangeYourWorld #Fit #Fitness #YogaPose #Strength #Balance #YogaProgress #Flexible #Flexibility #YogaTeacher #sundialpose #yogatutorial #yogachallenge

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Do you know those moments when you feel sudden & immense peace & love for everything exactly as it is in your life? The people, your current situation, yourself... It’s those moments when you feel so deeply rooted in trust and love that all is well. The stars are aligned. You’re good. Right here. . . If you forget what that feels like, know you’ll feel it again some day. Everything is temporary. Everything. . . I hope you remember that fact every time you feel lost, heart broken, overwhelmed, grief struck, sad, angry... or like you’re ready to give up. . . Remember that all is well. Right here. Right now. You’re good. You got this. & #iloveyou 💓 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #MeditatetoActivate #Yoga #YogaEveryDamnDay #YogaEveryWhere #IGYogaCommunity #yogi #yogini #ILoveYoga #Strong #YogaInspiration #YogaLove #YogaFun #YogaLife #YogaPractice #PracticeYogaChangeYourWorld #Fit #Fitness #YogaPose #Strength #Balance #YogaProgress #Flexible #Flexibility #YogaTeacher #handstand #yogaflow #yougotthis (at Shunyata Yoga)

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Day 7 of #MEDITATETOACTIVATE : One Legged King Pigeon Pose I is Eka Pada Rajakapotasana I! You made it! Warm yourself up using all of the previous poses & to familiarize yourself with the alignment again. Don’t get too caught up in catching the back foot #enjoytheprocess 🙏🏼 - ✨Come into Pigeon Prep. (image 1 - right knee to the outside of the right wrist, left leg lengthening back). 5-10 breaths. Keep the hips square and balanced. ✨Inhale to lift up and walk the hands back beside the hips, shoulders over hips to begin the backbend. When ready, press down through the front shin to stabilize the hips and keep equal weight on both as you take both hands behind the head, elbows forwards & move into the back bend (image 2 - use those Cobra muscles & the same alignment cues as your low lunge with a backbend!). ✨Keep the chest lifting as you bend the back knee and stretch the back quad in a half frog position (image 3). It’s ok if you can’t flip the grip, you can just pull the heel towards the seat. ✨Option 1 (image 4) - use a strap! Take the strap around the back foot & walk the hands down the strap towards the foot. Use the same alignment cues as step 2 above! It’s important to stabilize the hips and keep balance in king pigeon 1 because, if the hips aren’t touching the ground when squared and balanced, the hips will likely roll to one side once you lift the arms, which is what you don’t want because you’ll come out of alignment and could hurt the back knee when pulling the foot in. If it’s really hard for you to stabilize the hips without support, then take a block underneath the front hip (but try not to rely on it!). ✨Option 2 - flip the grip. Reach back with the left hand, palm up, to catch the pinky side of the left foot (image 5). Inhale to lift the chest and backbend, exhale to rotate the elbow to point up (image 6). Allow the head to drop back and take the right hand up to meet the left (image 7). ✨Remember all of the alignment principles when moving into the full pose! Most importantly: stabilization through the hips and the lifting of the chest. Take your time with it. - Thanks to all who joined in! See you next month on the mat! 😊💕

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I'm not the type to get anxiety attacks. I never did when I was a kid, or as a teen. And to be honest, the first time I had one, I didn't even know that that was what it was until I thought about it later. But over the past couple of years, I noticed a recurring situation that always seemed to draw out my anxiety. It made me feel like I had no control over the outcome, like I was powerless, helpless, and so small. . . Every time this situation occurred, I noticed that I responded to it better and better (the anxiety attacks becoming shorter and shorter). Finally, in the latest episode, there came a point where I was like, "Ok Kiana. That's enough." And then I stopped. I had forgotten that I control my reactions. I had forgotten that I am the only person with the power to control how I live my life, and how I feel while doing it. I had forgotten my personal power. So after reflection and A LOT of journaling, I let go of worry, stress, and any anxiety around the situation because I knew that it would unfold as it should beautifully and in the mean time, I will choose how I am going to respond to the current situation. . . You might not have the power to control what comes at you, but you have the power to control how you respond to it. . . So this month, I encourage you to reflect on yourself and your life to notice where you need to reclaim your power, where you need to step up, what you need to let go of, and how you can monitor your reactions and responses. . . Share your #selfempowerment stories with me! I want to hear them. Drop a comment! #findyourpower . . Check out my full blog post at http://kianangyoga.com/blog (or click link in bio and head to blog)! . . OUTFIT: @dharmabumsactive PHOTO: @nicolas.ipina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #MeditatetoActivate #Yoga #YogaEveryDamnDay #YogaEveryWhere #IGYogaCommunity #yogi #yogini #ILoveYoga #Strong #YogaInspiration #YogaLove #YogaFun #YogaLife #YogaPractice #PracticeYogaChangeYourWorld #Fit #Fitness #YogaPose #Strength #Balance #YogaProgress #Flexible #Flexibility #YogaTeacher #standingsplits #splits

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JULY GUIDED MEDITATION: Heal yourself and your body through a visualization meditation at kianangyoga.com/blog! ✨ . . Meditation is one of those things that always brings me back to me. It takes me out of my head again when I get lost in my thoughts and it always helps me to decipher what is a mind-made illusion vs. what is reality. There is so much healing that takes place every time I take a seat and turn in. So this month, I hope you take some time to turn in! #MEDITATETOACTIVATE . . PHOTO: @nicolas.ipina OUTFIT: @myinnerfire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Yoga #YogaEveryDamnDay #YogaEveryWhere #IGYogaCommunity #yogi #yogini #ILoveYoga #Strong #YogaInspiration #YogaLove #YogaFun #YogaLife #YogaPractice #PracticeYogaChangeYourWorld #Fit #Fitness #YogaPose #Strength #Balance #YogaProgress #Flexible #Flexibility #YogaTeacher #meditation #meditate #guidedmeditation #onlinemeditation #freemeditation

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It’s important to feel and express our feelings. There’s a pressure from society that tells us it’s not ok to to be anything but okay. There’s a pressure to repress, to hold back. Repression is a huge cause of all pain, internal conflict, and illness. So today, I’m saying: #expressyourself Be sad. Be angry. Be excited. Be happy. Feel and express your emotions so that you can let them go. 🙏🏼💫 . . Out here feelin’ the fire of this tip toe flow! 🔥 . . @nuyogastudio Catch me here! Monday’s: 8-9:15pm YIN Tuesday’s: 8:15-9:15pm HOT FREE FLOW Wednesday’s: 9:30-10:30am WARM FLOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #MeditatetoActivate #Yoga #YogaEveryDamnDay #YogaEveryWhere #IGYogaCommunity #yogi #yogini #ILoveYoga #Strong #YogaInspiration #YogaLove #YogaFun #YogaLife #YogaPractice #PracticeYogaChangeYourWorld #Fit #Fitness #YogaPose #Strength #Balance #YogaProgress #Flexible #Flexibility #YogaTeacher #yogaflow

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“When I understood that forgiveness does not mean re-entry I was able to find peace. Forgiving someone does not always equal re-opening your space to them. There will be instances when forgiveness includes gently sending others on their way and loving them from a distance. Having a forgiving heart does not make you weak. In retrospect, it will assist you on your journey of growth.” - @alex_elle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #MeditatetoActivate #Yoga #YogaEveryDamnDay #YogaEveryWhere #IGYogaCommunity #yogi #yogini #ILoveYoga #Strong #YogaInspiration #YogaLove #YogaFun #YogaLife #YogaPractice #PracticeYogaChangeYourWorld #Fit #Fitness #YogaPose #Strength #Balance #YogaProgress #Flexible #Flexibility #YogaTeacher #handstand #inversion #hollowback #torontoyoga (at Toronto, Ontario)