Happy Monday, Yogis. Just a note to say, take your time. Be present. Feel your physical body. Feel your breath. Hear your breath. Slow it down. Be in the now.
See you on the mat 🫶🏼
#PowerVinyasa & vinyasa @yoganestvenice
Namaste, Kris
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yoga ambassador, instructor & wellness coach based in Venice Beach. athlete. wellness-activist. nutritionist. biohacker.
Specializing in longevity & recovery from injury
#yogastrength #modelsover50 #athletesover50 #healthcoach #nutritionist #longevitycoach #wellnescoach #athletemodel #biohacker #mindset #wellness #healthandwellness #yogaforathletes #rebuiltspine #yogaforstrength #recoveryfrominjury #yogaforflexibility #yogagoals #yogainspiration #yogateacher #healthylifestyle #wellnesstips #mindfulness #yogainlosangeles
Happy Friday, Yogi’s! 🫶🏼 nothing could be said more perfectly than this quote! The questions seem to come up as a teacher… Why yoga? Why your style of rigorous practice?
It isn’t for a pose, it isn’t for looks or burning calories or doing a handstand. It’s ALL for my mind and my soul. It may have started decades ago, by accident, in my other sports, to stretch, to recover… but what I found was a deeply spiritual internal practice that grew in my soul.
Through single-parenting (not intended) a child with challenging special needs (not what anyone wishes for), through recovery from life-changing injuries (again, not intended), to navigating mental health, physical health, and longevity… yoga has taught me, strength, physical and mental, how to quiet the mind to be able to listen to the conscious, to bring the unconscious into the conscious, to be aware of internal propaganda and return to my heart, to persevere, to be resilient, patient, balanced, on my mat and in my mind, to be present, and to live in my grace and gratitude.
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What has yoga given you?
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Don’t forget #POWERVinyasa next week, lots of added classes @yoganestvenice! Stay tuned to the schedule!
🪷🕉️🧘🏼♀️ Namaste, Kris
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yoga ambassador, instructor & wellness coach based in Venice Beach. athlete. wellness-activist. nutritionist. biohacker. Specializing in longevity & recovery from injury.
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#yogastrength #modelsover50 #athletesover50 #healthcoach #nutritionist #longevitycoach #wellnescoach #athletemodel #biohacker #mindset #wellness #healthandwellness #yogaforathletes #rebuiltspine #yogaforstrength #recoveryfrominjury #yogaforflexibility #yogagoals #yogainspiration #yogateacher #healthylifestyle #wellnesstips #mindfulness #yogainlosangeles
Part 3: Breaking down this week’s flow to demonstrate a few of the transitions we’ve progressed to. You guys have built the strength, learned the finer adjustments that allow you to level-up! This is all because of your practice! 💪🏼🙌🏼 🤍
The infamous Pistol Swuat ➡️ knee-to-nose or chin-shin…
Key tips:
💪🏼feel your roots in the grounded foot but don’t sink into the opposite hip, keep your hips square, or feel slightly elevated.
💪🏼use your core.
💪🏼bend at the hip and lengthen your ribcage down the lifted leg.
💪🏼 come back to the physical body, presence! feel the breath, slow it down, in the nostrils, sync to its rhythm…
Presence.
And that’s #Yoga, isn’t it?! 😉🧘🏼♀️🧘🏼
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See you tomorrow at noon #PowerVinyasa @yoganestvenice 💪🏼😉🧘🏼♀️🫶🏼
Be sure to check out Part 1 & Part 2 of this series! 💪🏼
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Don’t forget to share this with your yogi squad & tag me in your power flow! 🤍
🪷🕉️🧘🏼♀️ Namaste, Kris
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yoga ambassador, instructor & wellness coach based in Venice Beach. athlete. wellness-activist. nutritionist. biohacker. Specializing in longevity & recovery from injury.
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#yogastrength #modelsover50 #athletesover50 #healthcoach #nutritionist #longevitycoach #wellnescoach #athletemodel #biohacker #mindset #wellness #healthandwellness #yogaforathletes #rebuiltspine #yogaforstrength #recoveryfrominjury #yogaforflexibility #yogagoals #yogainspiration #yogateacher #healthylifestyle #wellnesstips #mindfulness #yogainlosangeles
Part 2: Breaking down this week’s flow to demonstrate a few of the transitions we’ve progressed to. You guys have built the strength, learned the finer adjustments that allow you to level-up! This is all because of your practice! 💪🏼🙌🏼 🤍
Reverse🔼 ➡️ Sweeping Wide-Leg-Fold ➡️ Abductor Pose…
Key tips:
💪🏼try the Abductor Pose a few times before adding the flow, to get the feel.
💪🏼Dorsi-flex your toes on the lifted leg to engage the abductor muscle.
💪🏼keep your hips and shoulders square in Abductor Pose to lift the leg to the side.
💪🏼 try to bring your grounded hand to your grounded ankle.
💪🏼then use the momentum from Reverse🔼 ➡️ Sweeping Wide-Leg-Fold to bring your weight onto the opposite foot, your roots.
💪🏼And come back to the physical body, presence! feel the breath, slow it down, in the nostrils, sync to its rhythm…
Presence.
And that’s #Yoga, isn’t it?! 😉🧘🏼♀️🧘🏼
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See you tonight at 6pm for #PowerVinyasa @yoganestvenice 💪🏼😉🧘🏼♀️🫶🏼
Be sure to check out Part 1 & Part 3 coming, Pistol Squat! 💪🏼
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Don’t forget to share this with your yogi squad & tag me in your power flow! 🤍
🪷🕉️🧘🏼♀️ Namaste, Kris
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yoga ambassador, instructor & wellness coach based in Venice Beach. athlete. wellness-activist. nutritionist. biohacker. Specializing in longevity & recovery from injury.
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#yogastrength #modelsover50 #athletesover50 #healthcoach #nutritionist #longevitycoach #wellnescoach #athletemodel #biohacker #mindset #wellness #healthandwellness #yogaforathletes #rebuiltspine #yogaforstrength #recoveryfrominjury #yogaforflexibility #yogagoals #yogainspiration #yogateacher #healthylifestyle #wellnesstips #mindfulness #yogainlosangeles
I’ll be breaking down this week’s flow to demonstrate a few of the transitions we’ve progressed to. You guys have built the strength, learned the finer adjustments that allow you to level-up! This is all because of your practice! 💪🏼🙌🏼 🤍
3-Leg-Dog ➡️ 2-Leg-Dog ➡️ Active Fallen 🔼 ➡️ Hovering Gate…
Key tips:
💪🏼keep your hips square in 3-Leg-Dog to have the balance when you float the arm!
💪🏼 really stretch the top floating arm in Active Fallen triangle, opening the heart, it keeps your Hovering Gate as a side stretch, feel it in your ribs!
💪🏼come back to the physical body, presence! feel the breath, slow it down, in the nostrils, sync to its rhythm…
Presence.
And that’s #Yoga, isn’t it?! 😉🧘🏼♀️🧘🏼
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See you tonight at 6pm for #PowerVinyasa @yoganestvenice 💪🏼😉🧘🏼♀️🫶🏼
Be sure to check out Part 2: Reverse 🔼 ➡️ Abductor Pose & Part 3: Pistol Squat! 💪🏼
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Don’t forget to share this with your yogi squad & tag me in your power flow! 🤍
🪷🕉️🧘🏼♀️ Namaste, Kris
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yoga ambassador, instructor & wellness coach based in Venice Beach. athlete. wellness-activist. nutritionist. biohacker. Specializing in longevity & recovery from injury.
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#yogastrength #modelsover50 #athletesover50 #healthcoach #nutritionist #longevitycoach #wellnescoach #athletemodel #biohacker #mindset #wellness #healthandwellness #yogaforathletes #rebuiltspine #yogaforstrength #recoveryfrominjury #yogaforflexibility #yogagoals #yogainspiration #yogateacher #healthylifestyle #wellnesstips #mindfulness #yogainlosangeles
You may have noticed I took a IG detox. I recommend it for anyone. It’s nice to not be consumed but media for a min. But I was also struggling with stress, as I always do, & then my auto-immune flares up, inevitably. & as my blood flow weakens, I leave myself vulnerable to injury... another hip injury… don’t worry I’m not missing class! (But I will use the torn labrum as an excuse for my fumbles in this vid.🫣) Oh, & I turned 51. (Thank you for all the lovely birthday wishes!! So grateful for the love!)
I’m so hard on myself, always pushing for more. & if you’re in my class, you’re probably like me, always challenging ourselves, growing, striving for new heights, never quitting. But isn’t it ironic… it all brings me to this week’s theme, unintentionally, actually 😉 but a reminder to listen to the soul…
PRESENCE.
What does it mean to be present? We’ve spent the last months exploring our inner thoughts, beliefs, even our actions. We’ve brought the unconscious to the conscious (Carl Jung). We may have discovered we get distracted or reactive to the mind chatter or external experience, or may even feel victim to our fate.
The best practice to stay present is to tune into your body, you can feel it with all your senses. You can enjoy a beautiful song, but you can’t touch it. You can watch a beautiful sunset, but you can’t hear it. If you feel disconnected, or just off kilter, feeling your presence in your body engages all the physical senses, bringing you instantly back to the present and back to your soul. Bring your consciousness back to your physical body. Notice sensations on your skin. Listen to your breath. Feel it’s warmth. Visualize its path. Smell. Taste. Feel the beating of your heart & sync to the rhythm of your breath… Yoga.
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This week’s & next’s flow. It get’s “funky,” (one low elbow). #PowerVinyasa @yoganestvenice Tues 10am & 6pm, Thurs noon
Don’t forget to share this with your yogi squad & tag me in your power flow 🪷🕉️🧘🏼♀️ Namaste, Kris
yoga ambassador, instructor & wellness coach based in Venice Beach. athlete. wellness-activist. nutritionist. biohacker.
Specializing in longevity & recovery from injury