yoga.kels

looking under the tree...hoping there’s some under there 🎄

I’m so thankful for yoga.
2020 has been hard. I have been working as a nurse in the ICU & ER and have been extremely affected by the amount of pain, suffering, loneliness, and death I have seen.
I had to give up teaching my yoga class that I was so excited to teach, due to being overwhelmed and overworked. I felt I could barely be present myself, let alone hold a space for people to come to be present to practice.
This year has drained me, over and over, shift after shift, but the thing that has held this body, mind and soul together is yoga. I’ve lost and found myself many times through practicing yoga. Walking into a hot yoga studio melts all my stress, nightmares, anxiety, trauma, aches and pains away. I can’t properly express my gratitude for my body, mind, health, and ability to practice. Thanks to yoga I’m making it in 2020🙏🏼

Being back on my mat this week was like taking a huge breath of fresh air, after weeks and weeks of not having enough air. Which is kind of true, wearing a mask for 12 hours straight for days and days is brutal. So I am beyond grateful to be back where I belong, on my mat. To find some peace in all of the chaos.
My class is now every Thursday at noon at Purify Wellness Center! I would love for you to come try it out! Message me for more details if you are ever interested in coming to a class🙏🏼 @ Purify Wellness Center

“True yoga is not about the shape of your body,
but the shape of your life.
Yoga is not to be performed; yoga is to be lived.
Yoga doesn’t care about what you have been;
yoga cares about the person you are becoming.
Yoga is designed for a vast and profound purpose,
and for it to be truly called yoga, its essence must be embodied.”

~Aadil Palkhivala, Fire of Love. @ Purify Yoga Studio

I’M TEACHING A HOT VINYASA YOGA CLASS THIS WEEK !! 🔥 For the first time at the BEAUTIFUL 😍
This Wednesday 1/15 at
8 am in PG ✨
Friends let me know if you’d like to come try out this beautiful new studio!! 🤸🏼‍♀️ I know .anson9 will be there 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I was blessed with a best friend who continually goes above and beyond for me. For Christmas she surprised me with an amazing gift that included this painting of me and my angel mom. There are so many special things to me about it, the photo it represents was taken of us in a triumphant, celebratory time, that was filled with many days of practicing yoga together. The heart chakra symbolic for love, relationships, and happiness. The beautiful lotus flower symbolic of overcoming obstacles on our journey of life, spiritual awakening, and enlightenment. Thank you thank you thank you for this amazing gift Lauren!🙏🏼

“If you’re not alive, San Francisco will bring you to life.” ☀️🌈✨

My dear you will feel her.
In your mind, you will hear her.
And if she could use words, She’d say, “You’re beautiful, but don’t you overplay that card.”
She’d say, “You’re spiritual, so don’t ever forget that part.”
She’d say, “You are so much stronger than you even think you are. Let your heart lead the way”
That’s what she’d say 🎶

She’d Say- Andy Grammer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo 💗

The first standing balance posture I learned- Bird of Paradise 🕊

When I decided it was fun to stop and climb up on a rock or cliff or something to take a cool yoga picture, this was the only really “cool” thing I knew for awhile, so I’ve got tons of old pictures like this in my beloved Bird of Paradise!

Now, if only I could take on every yoga pose like that! Practice, practice, take tons of pictures to help myself improve. Today is Day 7 of talking about Balance ⚖️

I have learned how things falter when there is no moderation in my life. If I don’t evenly or preferably divide my time to my husband, family, work, education, yoga, friends, etc. it takes a toll! The past year I’ve been taking action about balancing these things, and trying to be in tune with maybe dialing something back, or focusing more on something. To all the moms out there, I can’t even imagine how hard balance in your life becomes. It’s hard for me now without any babies yet!

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⭐️Daily themes/asanas:
Day 1) relationships? Any heart opener✔️
Day 2) fears? Any inversion
Day 3) goals? Any arm balance
Day 4) sense of security? Any grounding pose
Day 5) stress? Any hip opener
Day 6) time? Any restorative yoga pose
Day 7) work? Any hamstrings stretch
Day 8) balance? Any standing balance pose
Day 9) self-care? Any twist
Day 10) yogi's choice

Day 6 of in a hamstring stretch, talking about work!

If you would have asked me where I would be in my nursing career right now when I graduated, I definitely did not anticipate the field of Addiction Recovery! But I now feel it is where I belong right now. God was in the works of getting me here, it has been exactly what I needed. I get to be a full time nurse helping individuals safely detox and comfortably recover from addiction, and share with them my passion for yoga. When I taught my very first class a few months ago, the clients thanked me after, and I had this overwhelming feeling of fulfillment. I was like, “Yep I’m right where I need to be.”
Being a nurse and a yoga instructor in the same facility is cool because I really gain their trust and rapport.
I am so grateful for the place I work, I feel blessed with the opportunity to be doing what I’m doing 🙏🏼

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⭐️Daily themes/asanas:
Day 1) relationships? Any heart opener✔️
Day 2) fears? Any inversion✔️
Day 3) goals? Any arm balance✔️
Day 4) sense of security? Any grounding pose✔️
Day 5) stress? Any hip opener✔️
Day 6) time? Any restorative yoga pose✔️
Day 7) work? Any hamstrings stretch✔️
Day 8) balance? Any standing balance pose
Day 9) self-care? Any twist
Day 10) yogi's choice