The Bentley Vibe

Thank you to EVERYONE for all the love with Leo these past two days. My sweet angel is home and I couldn’t be happier. I fell asleep with him tucked in my arms, sandwiched in-between Heidi and I, and it was such a loving reminder that I have everything I need in life🤍

On a totally different note, I am still in the running for the Yoga Warrior Contest!🙃🤣I have to make it through this third round in the top 5 and I am in 5th now!🤞🏻

I wrote about my mantra in life and about why, on a whim, I decided to even enter this contest.

“The answer will always be no unless you ask.”
Have the courage to do things that scare you! Take the risk. Put yourself out there. Ask! What’s the worst that could happen?!

But I wanted to share a bit more about my journey with yoga. It’s cliche, I know, but yoga did change my life. Completely. For me, it forced me to come to terms with the fact I was living a life I did not want. A job I did not want, a marriage I didn’t want, a lifestyle I knew I didn’t want, and a mindset that felt wrong. My intuition kept forcing me to face it, and finally, I did.

The beautiful thing about yoga, is the only person you can show up as on your mat, is y o u r s e l f. No one else. You can’t pretend to be anybody else. Or practice like anyone else. You can only be YOU. Perfect, beautiful, you. Yoga is about discovering and living your truth and my mission is to share that through my own practice and teaching.

There is a prize associated with winning this contest and while I would love to use that money to assist with rebuilding my life after my divorce and expanding my yoga knowledge, I want to be able to make a sizable donation to a local animal shelter, because as you saw these past 48 hours, animals, dogs, (pitbulls in particular) have my whole heart🤍 I have rescued 6 dogs in my life and they were the best decisions I ever made

Thank you for being a part of my journey🤍

LINK IN BIO to help get me through to the next round! You can vote EVERY 24 hours! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 But like, please, vote every 24 hours. LET’S DO THIS!!!🙌🏻

PC:

One of my mantras in life is, the answer is always no unless you ask.

I’ve gotten the opportunity to be a part of unique experiences and receive little “extras” here and there, simply because I had the courage to ask for it or to be a part of it. Honestly, what’s the worst that could happen? Well, the answer will be no and you’ll be back to where you started. But if you do ask, you open yourself up to potential opportunities. Who knows what magic could happen💫The key is to do this even if it makes you uncomfortable. Actually, you should do it ESPECIALLY if it makes you uncomfortable👏🏻

With that said, I did something uncomfortable🙈 (at least to me🤣) But when I saw the opportunity, I thought, “well, why not?” What’s the worst that could happen?

You’ve probably seen it floating around, especially if you’re in the online yoga community, but is running their “Yoga Warrior” contest and I entered it! Before I go into the contest details, I want to share what this contest supports. It supports the Veterans Yoga Project, a not-for-profit that supports recovery and resilience for veterans and their families. What an absolutely beautiful program.

Now here’s the scoop. There’s 8 more days to make it through to the next round and you can vote EVERY day! (Please vote every day🤣🤍) Voting is free, but you have the option to “Warrior Vote” and donate to the Veteran’s Yoga Project ($1 = 1 vote)

I would love your support🤍 I want to write more in detail of my “why” I entered, what this means to me, and what I would do if by some chance, I win.

The answer is always no if you don’t ask. Take chances in life. Even if it doesn’t work out, you’ll have the feeling of knowing you courageously tried.

The link is in my bio✨

Want to practice yoga with me this Saturday outside in the GLORIOUS AZ weather?! I'll be teaching at 2:30pm for the Fashionably Fit Event put on by Vikara Events + Destinations in partnership with Phoenix Fashion Week!

Grab your ticket for class ($25) or if you want to hang out and take a bunch of fitness and yoga classes, grab an all day pass for $50! (All day pass includes pool access!) (Mats will be placed socially distant)

https://www.vikaraevents.com/.../phoenix-fashion-week...

Let's GO!!! See you Saturday!!!☀️🔥

Fashionably Fit Yoga led by Bentley Fashionably Fit Yoga led by Bentley .likethecar at 2:30pm on the Skyline Rooftop at Hotel Valley Ho. Discover Your Truth When you meet yourself on your yoga mat, exactly as you are, you pave the way to discovering your truth. To uncovering what makes you exactly who you are. Yoga is a beauti...

I’ve never felt more connected and content in my whole life. The past week has been spent exploring the magic of the Colorado mountains, sipping hot coffee in the morning, watching the leaves change color, breathing in the fresh mountain air, and experiencing the magic of this adventure with Leo by our sides every single minute of this entire trip.
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I couldn’t have dreamed this any better than how it actually happened.
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The only reason I picked up my phone in the past 8 days, was for directions or to snap a quick picture. This is the only yoga picture I captured the whole trip. (But, come on, I couldn’t pass up this unbelievable view). We showed up to hike the Maroon Bells without a reservation (which has been sold out for weeks), was able to snag a seat on the shuttle after waiting standby, got rained on halfway through the hike (which for this Arizona girl, felt like magic) and managed to capture this epic shot on the way out.
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Turns out, I might be a mountain girl after all. Thank you Colorado for your beauty. The journey back home starts tomorrow💚
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I need more of this in my life. Like, a lot more💚
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Getting lost in nature. Walking barefoot. Soaking up sunshine and feeling cool breezes. Beautiful hikes with my incredible girlfriend. Trade laying on the couch with Leo for running through a creek with him. Laying under the stars instead of looking at screens.
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SO grateful that tomorrow morning and I are headed out of AZ for 9 days of adventure. 3 days glamping at in Moab and the remaining days in the mountains in Aspen, Colorado. I👏🏻cannot👏🏻wait👏🏻
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Does anyone else leave packing and cleaning and running errands till the last minute and then you’re frantically running around trying to get everything done at once? No? Just me?!🤣🙈
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What are your favorite road trip or hiking and adventure essentials! Any recommendations in Moab or Aspen? Send them my way!🙌🏻🌲🍁
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Day 2 of is any and I went with 💪🏻 If you look closely, you can see Leo’s pi**ed off face because this was our last picture I made him shoot and he was so done with me 😑🤣
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Q: Does you fur baby sleep with you at night?
A: Leo sleeps by my feet in bed with me every single night. Once Heidi gets out of bed in the morning (she wakes up a lot earlier than me😂) Leo goes and lays his head down on her pillow and it’s the cutest thing in the entire world🥰
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🐾Hosts:
likethecar

bree



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🐾Sponsors:


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Pose Lineup:
✅Seated pose
✅Standing pose
Hip opener
Twist
Balance pose
Heart opener
Fold
Yogi’s choice
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The cutest challenge of the year is BACK! We are on round 5 of PawAsanas and nothing brings me more joy than scrolling and seeing all the pups, kitties, yes even an iguana or two doing yoga with their humans! Although in my case, Leo just sits there like a statue and ignores me😂 (case in point).
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I have to give my friend Jude over at .space a HUGE shoutout for letting Leo and I crash his INCREDIBLE studio to capture some yoga photos💚 This place is a yogi & plant lover’s DREAM. Check my stories for some behind the scenes! For my local AZ friends, if you’re looking for a place to film/shoot, host classes/workshops, capture content, hold a socially distant event…you HAVE to check his space out🙌🏻 Over 1000 sq. ft of space + an Apothecary perfect for wellness sessions. It’s actually drool worthy🤤
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Day 1 of is any and I went with this ✨In addition, we are going to ask a question each day about your fur babe.
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Q: Does your fur babe have a nickname(s)?
A: Leo’s full name is technically Leonidas, but his nicknames are King Leo, Sugar Muffin, Little Dude, Snack Pack (this is a new one that gave him🤣) and Pumpernickel.
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Can’t wait for the next few days of fur baby love!
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🐾Hosts:
likethecar

bree



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🐾Sponsors:


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Pose Lineup:
✅Seated pose
Standing pose
Hip opener
Twist
Balance pose
Heart opener
Fold
Yogi’s choice
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I have so many things I could say, memories I could share, stories I could tell.
But I’ll just say this,
happy anniversary babe.
I love our love story💙
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