Polina Kharchenko Yoga

A dream come true - meeting and practicing with Kino MacGregor and Tim Feldmann 🙏

What is yoga? 🙏

The practical hands-on adjustments workshop I've attended in Glasgow yesterday started with this question and... made me think. The answer seemed obvious but then, when this question was asked by Judi, everyone including me was silent for a few moments thinking it over.

I think for me yoga is first and foremost a method that works with the body and breath to ultimately still the mind and the inner chatter. It brings us back into the moment. I also liked Judi's take on it where yoga as a technique, through stilling the mind, helps us make better decisions in life and respond more intelligently to what happens around us.

What is yoga to you? 🙏

A great workshop today. Physical adjustments is such a useful tool to help students enhance and evolve their practice 🙏

Loved teaching the class tonight - such a beautiful space at the Perth Yoga Studio and wonderful students 🙏

"Life is like that, if you have a dream, work hard for it, day after day, give all of yourself with no holds back, one day you will succeed. It may not always happen as quickly as you’d like, but with a good mix of effort and grace there is nothing you cannot accomplish."

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So many people assume I was naturally flexible and that it all came easily to me. But the first time I tried to touch my toes they were miles away. My back was rounded and the backs of my legs were so tight so I had no idea it would ever be physically possible to fold. And yet here I am today more than twenty years later folding forward. Life is like that, if you have a dream, work hard for it, day after day, give all of yourself with no holds back, one day you will succeed. It may not always happen as quickly as you’d like, but with a good mix of effort and Grace there is nothing you cannot accomplish.
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Forward bends in yoga unlock a whole series of poses. Start with flexibility and all your strength poses will be so much easier. If you’re trying to press into handstand but your forward bend is tight you’ll need so much effort. If you’re trying to put your legs behind your head but your forward bend is tight you’ll be blocked. Simple poses lay the foundation for more advanced ones. Don’t jump ahead. Put in the humble work wherever you are with full faith that your biggest dreams will come true in the end.
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Day 2 is Padangusthasana. Watch Video 1 from new course on and see how the rag doll roll can get you deeper in your forward bends! Check Irene’s post for more videos. Use code FLEXDRILLS for a free month of access to OmStars.com.
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More yoga in the air please!

A Hong Kong-based airline has partnered with a yoga provider to launch a new inflight well-being programme. Passengers now can watch a series of short videos that have been developed to help them ease into their journeys with yoga and meditation exercises and tips 😊

If you follow the link, you can watch a short video and use some of the tips on your next flight!

Cathay Pacific partners with Pure Yoga to bring yoga to the sky New inflight well-being programme launches across all Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon routes

Absolutely love this post by David Keil, a renown yoga anatomy teacher.

David answers a question about forward bending. He discusses why we sometimes like to pull the flesh from the sitting bones in forward bend and whether or not doing that is likely to be related to sit bone pain.

In short, pulling the flesh from the sitting bones clearly puts us on the sit bones and allows us to tilt forward more easily in our pelvis, which is a benefit of doing that. It is unlikely that there is a connection between pulling the flesh from sitting bones in forward bend and sit bone pain.

If you experience any uneasy sensations when doing that, try it both ways. It'll be surprising from an anatomical perspective if it makes any difference to how your sit bones feel.

www.yoganatomy.com

Happy to be assisting at the Yoga Teacher Training tonight 🙏

Looking forward to teaching yoga classes to the local community starting this week 🙏

A great article about body acceptance and body confidence 🙏

Every Body Can Feel at Home in Every Pose People with bigger bodies are discovering comfort and empowerment in yoga studios around the globe. Use these tips to help support yourself, or you...

A lovely meditative Saturday morning with 108 sun salutations and £3,516 raised for Yogability by an amazing group of people!

These amazing people raised a whopping £3516 for Yogability today - and they even made 108 sun salutations seem easy!!!!!!!