Gotta Love Yoga

04/16/2026

I let go of judgment.
I let go of effort.
I let go of the need to fix everything, to do everything.
I allow myself to be As I Am.

09/09/2022

I’ve been on hiatus for a while, but let me just say, I’ve been enjoying yoga at home thanks to You Tube yogi’s. I’m working at my day job so much I can’t post my happiness with these practices. Gotta love Yogi Moksha Andrew Crust. Miss these besties!

06/25/2022

09/30/2021

When I know I'm going to be challenged to stay focused, I choose one of Sarah's classes. The theme for this class was "falling back into love with the present moment". Just recently, I've noticed my lack of presence and wanted to do just this. With all the busy-ness in our lives, we can lose contact with the present. There are so many little pleasures and experiences that we can miss when we are not present. Sarah encouraged us to think of a place in your body you may not have acknowledged or noticed before. I think it was an effective technique to support our intent to stay present.

Sarah acts as a tour guide hosting a trip through the body's wisdom. I highly recommend you check out one of her classes.

Class: Yin Yoga Full Class - Savour The Present Moment
Channel: Yoga With Sarah J Collins

09/29/2021

This 30 minute yin class was focused on detoxing the fascia. Travis guided us through a series of poses that promoted circulation deep within the fascia. While gently holding our twists Travis recited this statement:

Remain unmoving and do not act until the right action comes of itself.

Here is the direct quote from Tao Te Ching:

Do you have the patience to wait till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by itself?

The Master doesn't seek fulfillment.
Not seeking,
not expecting,
she is present,
and can welcome all things.

Class: 30min. Yin Yoga "Gentle Detox" with Travis Eliot
Channel: Travis Eliot

09/24/2021

I finally took the time to practice a nice long full body practice with Andrew and Vanessa. I'll have to admit I love their Aussie accents. Andrew does an exceptional job of offering alternate poses to help make yin yoga accessible to anyone.

There are no excuses with this practice!

Class: Yin Yoga | Full Body Practice redux (90 mins)
Channel: Yogi. Moksha

09/17/2021

Kassandra is one of my favorite YouTube yogi's and has over 1.7 million subscribers. Her advanced yin yoga class popped up on my YouTube feed, so I thought I'd give it a try. Poses were held 7-8 minutes. I have never held a yin pose for more than 5 minutes. With a little determination, I was able to hold every pose for the entire 8 minutes.

As I held the poses for 8 minutes I focused on releasing energy blockages and allowing life to flow effortlessly.

Class: 75 min Advanced Yin Yoga - Extra Long Holds
Channel: Yoga with Kassandra

07/13/2021

This class focused on balancing our energy through the kidney meridian and adrenals. When we experience low energy, we sometimes think that we need more energy, but it is likely that our energy is just imbalanced.

The kidneys and adrenals work together to keep our energy balanced. They are located in the backside of the body above the pelvis. The adrenals are like little caps on top of the kidneys and act as spark plugs, activating the kidney meridians to keep our energy flowing optimally. This practice kickstarts the adrenals and kidneys to give them a virtual reset.

Take good care of your kidneys and adrenal glands if you want to feel your best!

Class: Quick Yin Yoga Reboot for Adrenals | Energy Balancing {30 mins}
YouTube Channel: The Yoga Ranger Studio with Aprille Walker

07/13/2021

Kristen designed this practice to cool and calm the body while grounding the body and mind. The underlying theme of this practice is to keep us cool in the summer. The element of water is our focus to help draw in cooling energies.

While holding our poses Kristen had us repeat to ourselves:

I am like water.
Cool.
Calm.
Flowing.

I found this mantra very powerful and have already used it when "off the mat".

We finished our practice with sheetali pranayama, a breath exercise which invites coolness into your body. To perform this exercise, you open your teeth, stick your tongue out an inch, fold the tongue into a tube, then sip air through the tongue, relax and exhale through your nose. It's pretty cool - no pun intended!

Class: Yin Yoga for Summer | 40 min Yin for Chest, Upper Back and Shoulders 💦
YouTube Channel: Yoga with Kristen

07/08/2021

I don't do enough hatha yoga, but this class makes me want to do it every day! There was a lot of core work, at least for my sorry core.
I love the location, not sure where it is, but Australia is looking pretty good to me.

I keep going back to Andrew at Yogi. Moksha because he does such a great job of explaining the postures. Nice to switch it up and have a male instructor show you the pose. It's funny, but subconsciously when the instructor is female, I often compare my pose to theirs and worry (a little) about whether I look like a ballerina or gymnast like they do.

I do need to do this one every day though, it's only 30 minutes.

Class: Hatha Yoga Short Everyday Practice (30 mins)
YouTube Channel: Yogi. Moksha

07/07/2021

Every once in a while I need a good detox class. This class included a lot of twists and backbends to compress the belly and organs within. As we took sphinx shape, she suggested tipping our head back and giving a little tension to the neck where the thyroid sits. The thyroid is responsible for creating and controlling the T3 and T4 hormones. These hormones regulate our metabolism affecting our heart, muscle and digestive function, brain development and bone maintenance.

After a bit of digging, I learned more about the instructor: Laura Van Ree. She is a model, philosopher and yoga instructor from the Netherlands.

Class: Yin Yoga Sequence - Detox Workout - Yoga with Rituals
YouTube Channel: Rituals Cosmetics Global