#journeytohandstandchallenge

[kinoyoga]

Strength is more than just brute force. In fact, I’d say that true strength includes softness. If you’re learning humility and perseverance in equal measure, then your journey to handstand is right on track. _ Online drop-ins just for my workshop in Kansas City THIS WEEKEND @mayayogakc You can join from anywhere in the world virtually. Classes today are Ashtanga Breakdown and True Strength. Classes tomorrow are Full Primary and Backbends. Details on @mayayogakc _ 💕 _ Day 26 #journeytohandstandchallenge is #handstand pike Check the collage for modifications. Practice every day of the challenge with me on @omstarsofficial _ Join Omstars today to get instant access to my 30 Day Journey to Handstand Course? Sign up with our summer sale and enter the code JOURNEYTOHANDSTAND. A portion of all proceeds will be dontated to a COVID-19 relief fund in support Black and Indigenous Womxn. We’ve already raised more the $3000! Let’s get stronger together. _ #miami #yoga #yogi #handstand Challenge sponsors @vayumudra @shophalfmoon _ Bikini by @liquidoactive Photo @ifilmyoga 🤸‍♀️ 🤸🏼‍♂️ 💕 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDEav_-Hgps/?igshid=cw5r42qkpusy

[ifilmyoga]

I am loving the colorful ombrella in the background 🤔I mean of course Kino is amazing 🤗 ・・・ Summer 2020 - @ the Beach in South Beach with @kinoyoga in the holding #Sirsasana ・・・ #journeytohandstandchallenge with @kinoyoga on @omstarsofficial 💕 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCwY2_nJn7C/?igshid=8dnunirc2hui

[katefitwithkatebridgeman]

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[kinoyoga]

How did it take you to find your balance in headstand? Guess how it took me, longer than you think. _ I love when I see who effortlessly float up to headstand with just a little instruction. For me the journey was filled with much struggle. After a year of toppling over, I managed to stay up for a few breaths. I still remember the day I didn’t fall. It felt like a miracle. _ Headstand is a foundational inversion. The patterns you set up here will help your alignment in forearm balance and handstand. Learning good technique from the beginning sets you up for healthy practice for the long haul. _ Day 15 #journeytohandstandchallenge is #headstand Sorry I’m late, yesterday was a crazy days Practice every day of the challenge with me on @omstarsofficial _ Join Omstars today to get instant access to my 30 Day Journey to Handstand Course? Sign up with our summer sale and enter the code JOURNEYTOHANDSTAND. A portion of all proceeds will be dontated to a COVID-19 relief fund in support Black and Indigenous Womxn. We’ve already raised more the $3000! Let’s get stronger together. _ #miami #yoga #yogi #ypga Challenge sponsors @vayumudra @shophalfmoon _ Bikini is my design by @liquidoactive Photo @ifilmyoga 🤸‍♀️ 🤸🏼‍♂️ 💕 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCs-3Cune7L/?igshid=1ckyx11hncbil

[kinoyoga]

Guess how long it too me to get this pose..... _ And the answer is.... 2 years. _ 2 years of failure, frustration and toppling over. The best part wasn’t the day I balanced. The best part was the strength I built by picking myself back up and trying over and over again. _ I lean into thag lesson of strength every single of my life. I’m so grateful for all my struggles bc it’s made me who I am. And, if the Universe thinks it’s time to shift me to a new plane and learn some new lessons, I’m also ok with a new period of less struggle and more ease and flow (if that’s what’s meant to be). _ Day 22 #journeytohandstandchallenge is #tripodheadstand Check the collage for modifications. Practice every day of the challenge with me on @omstarsofficial _ Join Omstars today to get instant access to my 30 Day Journey to Handstand Course? Sign up with our summer sale and enter the code JOURNEYTOHANDSTAND. A portion of all proceeds will be dontated to a COVID-19 relief fund in support Black and Indigenous Womxn. We’ve already raised more the $3000! Let’s get stronger together. _ #miami #yoga #yogi #handstand Challenge sponsors @vayumudra @shophalfmoon _ Shorts are by @liquidoactive Photo @ifilmyoga 🤸‍♀️ 🤸🏼‍♂️ 💕 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC9ZwOWHjSA/?igshid=1cuhb9dflktii

[kinoyoga]

Uttplutih with a view, in the land of giants. The crisp dryness of the mountain air, the peaceful vibe of Scandinavia and the field of summer wildflowers have me overwhelmed with gratitude to be here @nosenyoga _ Quarantine day 1 And also Day31 of #journeytohandstandchallenge Sorry I’m a day late but travel yesterday was intense. All is well, I’m here now and feeling so blessed. _ Comment below is your joined every day for the challenge 🤸‍♀️🤸🏼‍♂️ _ With your support we have donated more than $5,000 to a COVID-19 relief fund in support Black and Indigenous Womxn. _ #norway #uttplutih #yoga #yogi #handstand Challenge sponsors @vayumudra @shophalfmoon 💕 (at Nøsen Yoga og Fjellhotell) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDWJmlEHpJL/?igshid=kfpwgtynjfqk

[kinoyoga]

Top two questions that people ask me about travel— 1. Are you going alone? 2. Is your husband ok with it? _ What do you make of these questions? Where do they come from? _ From my perspective these aren’t things I think of. I am not a damsel-in-distress or a teenager. I am a fully functioning adult who is capable of doing things alone. If I was taking a vacation, I’d love for my hubby to be with me. But if I’m going to teach, film or work, then I might even prefer to travel solo. _ When I told Tim that people ask me if he is ok with me traveling alone, he laughed. We don’t have that kind of relationship. We both love each other and and cherish the time we spend together. But we are both independent people who enjoy our space. Now, I’m not saying anything against you if your relationship follows a logic other than ours, I’m just saying we are good with giving each other the space we need whether for work or mental health or just whatever. _ I’m sharing this bc I’m leaving for Norway today and yesterday I was so caught up with packing and taking care of last minute stuff that I forgot to post for the challenge. So here it is, a day late. _ Day 29 #journeytohandstandchallenge is #handstand stag Check the collage for modifications. Practice every day of the challenge with me on @omstarsofficial _ Join Omstars today to get instant access to my 30 Day Journey to Handstand Course? Sign up with our summer sale and enter the code JOURNEYTOHANDSTAND. A portion of all proceeds will be dontated to a COVID-19 relief fund in support Black and Indigenous Womxn. We’ve already raised more the $3000! Let’s get stronger together. _ #miami #yoga #yogi #handstand Challenge sponsors @vayumudra @shophalfmoon _ Out is the Blue Magik print by @liquidoactive Photo @ifilmyoga 🤸‍♀️ 🤸🏼‍♂️ 💕 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDRCjh4HeDN/?igshid=48ige0wncg6x

[kinoyoga]

Everyone assumes I was naturally flexible. But that wasn’t the case. When I first tried to touch my toes, I couldn’t reach them. My back was super rounded and I felt like it would be impossible. With practice, and patience, the impossible became possible. _ Now I will say that it’s easier for me to develop flexibility than it is for me to build strength. I have to work twice as hard at strength as I do for flexibility. But neither are “easy” for me. I work at both. _ Don’t expect yoga, handstands, or anything in life for that matters to be easy. Be willing to put in the work. You can’t visualize yourself in a handstand, a forward bend or a backbend and expect it just happen. You also have to practice. And practice some more. And then practice even more. _ Practice is an expression of faith. Practice is how you meet the Universe half way, or maybe 3/4 of the way. _ Day 11 #journeytohandstandchallenge is #ubbhyapadangusthasana This is also a hard day so feel welcome to modify. Practice every day of the challenge with me on @omstarsofficial _ Join Omstars today to get instant access to my 30 Day Journey to Handstand Course? Sign up with our summer sale and enter the code JOURNEYTOHANDSTAND. A portion of all proceeds will be dontated to a COVID-19 relief fund in support Black and Indigenous Womxn. We’ve already raised more the $2000! Let’s get stronger together. _ #miami #yoga #yogi Challenge sponsors @vayumudra @shophalfmoon _ Bikini is Caladesi by @liquidoactive Photo @ifilmyoga 🤸‍♀️ 🤸🏼‍♂️ 💕 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CChKhmVHXie/?igshid=1m4fhbkqbs08e

[kinoyoga]

My wish for you, for myself and for the world today is for us all to find more peace, more happiness and more love. _ There is so much suffering in the world and it’s so easy to let your actions fuel even more suffering. Kindness can be learned just like hatred can be unlearned. If we cannot make harmony within ourselves and in our own lives, what hope is there for a peaceful, harmonious world? _ Show up, do the work and find the way to let love in. _ It may feel hard to start, but once the tide turns over towards love and forgiveness, the momentum builds and the inertia grows until love rolls in like a wave. It might feel scary to take the first step away from anger, bitterness and hate, but once you do, love can change your whole world (starting with yourself). _ Love yourself. Forgive yourself. Love the world. Forgive the world. _ Day 17 #journeytohandstandchallenge is #Handstand in the Lightning Bolt shape. Check the collage for modifications. Practice every day of the challenge with me on @omstarsofficial _ Join Omstars today to get instant access to my 30 Day Journey to Handstand Course? Sign up with our summer sale and enter the code JOURNEYTOHANDSTAND. A portion of all proceeds will be dontated to a COVID-19 relief fund in support Black and Indigenous Womxn. We’ve already raised more the $3000! Let’s get stronger together. _ #miami #yoga #yogi #ypga Challenge sponsors @vayumudra @shophalfmoon _ Photo @ifilmyoga 🤸‍♀️ 🤸🏼‍♂️ 💕 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCwNzu1HOhu/?igshid=1pj0bof9bvmla

[kinoyoga]

Lolasana always seems hard. I mean always. I practice and practice and I always feel like my arms needs to be longer or my butt smaller or something. But it does get a little better after 20 years of practice. _ How about you? How is Lolasana for you? _ Day 14 #journeytohandstandchallenge is #lolasana Use blocks if you need to. Practice every day of the challenge with me on @omstarsofficial _ Join Omstars today to get instant access to my 30 Day Journey to Handstand Course? Sign up with our summer sale and enter the code JOURNEYTOHANDSTAND. A portion of all proceeds will be dontated to a COVID-19 relief fund in support Black and Indigenous Womxn. We’ve already raised more the $3000! Let’s get stronger together. _ #miami #yoga #yogi #handstand #handstandpress #handstandpractice #questforthepress Challenge sponsors @vayumudra @shophalfmoon _ Shorts are my yellow shine shorts by @liquidoactive Photo @ifilmyoga 🤸‍♀️ 🤸🏼‍♂️ 💕 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCo6JXMnm92/?igshid=q51w452d3vp9

[kinoyoga]

A small change in perspective can make for a miraculous shift. The subtlety of thoughts is often slippery and hard to grasp. Yoga works through the body to give you something tangible to feel. The poses are not meant to be the end of the road. The yoga asanas are tools that help you realize the path of awakening that is yoga. If you’re just standing on your hands but you’re not doing the inner work, then, as my teacher used to say, it’s just bending. I’d like to add that there is no harm done in just bending, twisting and lifting the body. Those shapes can bring health and healing to the body. But, if you’re a spiritual seeker, you won’t stop there. If you’re on the seeker’s quest of awakening, then everything is a mirror for the inner journey—you will use the poses of yoga to wake up sleeping parts of yourself and rise up to a higher vibration. _ Are you a seeker? _ Did you see that my new book Get Your Yoga On is #1 new release? Link in bio to preorder. _ I’m going to Kansas City TODAY to teach @mayayogakc So excited for my first in-person workshop in a very long time. See you there 💕 _ Day 25 #journeytohandstandchallenge is #handstand straddle Check the collage for modifications. Practice every day of the challenge with me on @omstarsofficial _ Join Omstars today to get instant access to my 30 Day Journey to Handstand Course? Sign up with our summer sale and enter the code JOURNEYTOHANDSTAND. A portion of all proceeds will be dontated to a COVID-19 relief fund in support Black and Indigenous Womxn. We’ve already raised more the $3000! Let’s get stronger together. _ #miami #yoga #yogi #handstand Challenge sponsors @vayumudra @shophalfmoon _ Shorts are by @liquidoactive Photo @ifilmyoga 🤸‍♀️ 🤸🏼‍♂️ 💕 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDCGZ4CnLr-/?igshid=1dvowftvkpfri

[kinoyoga]

Step one: Identify what brings you joy. Step two: Do more of that. Step three: Enjoy your life. _ Fill up your day with as many moments of joy as possible. Don’t let anyone steal your innate capacity for happiness. No matter what you’ve done or what has been done to you, you still have the ability to experience joy, happiness and yes, love. It’s within you and no one can take that power away, unless you let them (don’t let them). _ What did you today that brought you joy? _ I went to the beach, dove under the water, walked in the rain, and ate coco nuts and mangos. _ Day 13 #journeytohandstandchallenge is #digasana #warrior3 You can modify by putting your hands on the ground, a block or a chair and bending your knees or not lifting your leg as high. Practice every day of the challenge with me on @omstarsofficial _ Join Omstars today to get instant access to my 30 Day Journey to Handstand Course? Sign up with our summer sale and enter the code JOURNEYTOHANDSTAND. A portion of all proceeds will be dontated to a COVID-19 relief fund in support Black and Indigenous Womxn. We’ve already raised more the $3000! Let’s get stronger together. _ #miami #yoga #yogi #handstand #handstandpress #handstandpractice #questforthepress Challenge sponsors @vayumudra @shophalfmoon _ Photo @ifilmyoga 🤸‍♀️ 🤸🏼‍♂️ 💕 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCmD-VFHJhX/?igshid=r5g64rligzyk

[kinoyoga]

Happiness is not something you wait for. Happiness is something you choose. _ You can shift your vibration right now. It doesn’t take that much. Especially if you’re caught in a sea of “me and my problems” what I’m going to suggest will be very helpful. While you might think you need to wait for things to change to feel better, you can actually feel better right now. And then, you’ll be in a better place to deal with all those annoying things that seem to pop up from nowhere. _ Here’s my happiness tip of the day—say something nice to yourself about yourself, or if that’s hard then say something nice to someone else about themselves. Give yourself or someone else a compliment. Or just leave three like this and spread the love 💗💗💗 _ Try it in the comments below. I’ll start by commenting first. _ Day 8 #journeytohandstandchallenge is #warrior One #virabhadrasana A. Practice every day of the challenge with me on @omstarsofficial _ Join Omstars today to get instant access to my 30 Day Journey to Handstand Course? Sign up with our summer sale and enter the code JOURNEYTOHANDSTAND. A portion of all proceeds will be dontated to a COVID-19 relief fund in support Black and Indigenous Womxn. We’ve already raised more the $2000! Let’s get stronger together. _ #handstand ##paschimottanasana #miami #yoga #yogi Challenge sponsors @vayumudra @shophalfmoon _ Kaftan is @tiare_hawaii Photo @ifilmyoga 🤸‍♀️ 🤸🏼‍♂️ 💕 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZS0fan95b/?igshid=j45gmckj5jlg

[kinoyoga]

Plank forever until the sky turns blue. If you know me, you know how much I love Plank Pose. Not only is this pose accessible and modifiable to all bodies, but Plank is also a powerhouse pose to building the strength you need for handstand. _ Tips— 1. Firm the whole body—Engage shoulder girdle and avoid sagging down, tuck the lower ribs and tailbone in, engage the quads and basically squeeze everything. _ 2. Shift your weight forward to reach at least a 90 degree angle with wrist. Modify with knees down or on forearms. _ 3. Relax the neck. Let the gaze be gently down and don’t strain to look too far forward. _ 4. Long hold—This is a pose that gets harder with a nice long hold. But then it’s oh so good for integrating shoulders and core. _ Day 2 #journeytohandstandchallenge is Plankk. Practice every day of the challenge with me on @omstarsofficial _ Join Omstars today to get instant access to my 30 Day Journey to Handstand Course? Sign up with our summer sale and enter the code JOURNEYTOHANDSTAND. A portion of all proceeds will be dontated to a COVID-19 relief fund in support Black and Indigenous Womxn. We’ve already raised more the $2000! Let’s get stronger together. _ #handstand #downwarddog #miami #yoga #yogi Challenge sponsors @vayumudra @shophalfmoon _ Photo @ifilmyoga 🤸‍♀️ 🤸🏼‍♂️ 💕 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCJTxhCnced/?igshid=7gqddq9krfkz

[kinoyoga]

The first time I tried this pose my teacher had to work so hard to keep me from tumbling over. For me, it was pure magic to have the feeling of being upside down. Now, more than twenty years later, here I am, balancing on my hands upside down all on my own. _ One thing many yogis have been missing is the magic of hands-on assists. Teaching online is awesome and can help so many people practice. But, in-person, with adjustments is something else. In fact, the more work you put in online, by yourself, when no one is watching prepares you to receive that magical moment with your teacher when you meet in person again. _ Most of my yoga journey has been spent at home, alone, with yearly visits to India and sporadic visits to class. So I know what it means to get the energy and motivation to keep practicing on your own. My experience as a home practitioner is one of the founding reasons that I started @omstarsofficial And now to see so many people practicing with the help of the amazing tools that our platform provides is a dream come true. So, let me just thank you, all the students, for showing up and putting in the work. I love you. _ Day 30 #journeytohandstandchallenge is #handstand scorpion Check the collage for modifications. Practice every day of the challenge with me on @omstarsofficial _ Join Omstars today to get instant access to my 30 Day Journey to Handstand Course? Sign up with our summer sale and enter the code JOURNEYTOHANDSTAND. A portion of all proceeds will be dontated to a COVID-19 relief fund in support Black and Indigenous Womxn. We’ve already raised more the $3000! Let’s get stronger together. _ #miami #yoga #yogi #handstand Challenge sponsors @vayumudra @shophalfmoon _ Outfit is a sneak peak of the new Omstars print by @liquidoactive coming soon. Photo @ifilmyoga 🤸‍♀️ 🤸🏼‍♂️ 💕 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDTl2Z-nkhC/?igshid=qwjwq5beywd7

[kinoyoga]

Focus but don’t obsess. Set a goal and hold it lightly. Surrender while never giving up. Work hard and have faith. _ Yoga is the wisdom that teaches you how to act without attachment to the results. Apply this teaching off the mat and you will have the secret to boundless happiness. _ Day 19 #journeytohandstandchallenge is #sideplank Check the collage for modifications. Practice every day of the challenge with me on @omstarsofficial _ Join Omstars today to get instant access to my 30 Day Journey to Handstand Course? Sign up with our summer sale and enter the code JOURNEYTOHANDSTAND. A portion of all proceeds will be dontated to a COVID-19 relief fund in support Black and Indigenous Womxn. We’ve already raised more the $3000! Let’s get stronger together. _ #miami #yoga #yogi #handstand Challenge sponsors @vayumudra @shophalfmoon _ Shorts and top are by @liquidoactive Photo @ifilmyoga 🤸‍♀️ 🤸🏼‍♂️ 💕 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC1uveZnDC7/?igshid=7qj2aylopo35