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Are you a KiraGrace Warrior? Join our community! We are now accepting 2018-19 applications. Are you a fitness instructor? Are you committed to health and wellness? Are you active in your community? Do you love KiraGrace apparel? Our warrior program is designed to champion inspirational, driven women with partnership opportunities, support, and of course, gorgeous fear! Link in bio to apply. #kiragrace #kiragracewarrior #warrior #warriorwomen

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❤️So.Much.Love ❤️ . . . #kiragrace #kiragraceyoga #kiragracewarrior #yogamedicine #goldengemini #goldengeminiyoga #greatdane #greatdanesofinstagram #unconditionallove #sparkleitup #bethechange 📸: @adjustafresh (at Indiana)

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“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” In the immortal words of Anaïs Nin and inspired by my friend @truegrith 🌹🌹🌹 . . . . Last day to use PARISVK for $20 off this @kiragraceyoga Versailles collection. . . . #kiragrace #kiragraceyoga #kiragracewarrior #sideplank #vastistasana #versaillescollection #yogisofinstagram #goldengemini #goldengeminiyoga #bloom #shinebright 📸: @adjustafresh https://www.instagram.com/p/B4j-oMxjjzs/?igshid=wivzncqpkus3

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Playing with a new camera lens and familiar shapes. 📸🌹 I think every yoga class I've been to for the past month has included sequences with multiple variations of vastisasana or side plank. It is such an important and functional pose for shoulder stability, core integrity, balance, the list goes on..... For me, absolutely everything needs to be integrated! Next time you do this pose, instead of going through the motions, pause and check in with what is overworking and what areas are sleepy or not working hard enough..... then spend several breaths exploring a better balance of those "light" and "dark" areas....what do you observe? Fill me in! 🖤♥️🖤♥️ Wearing @kiragraceyoga new Versailles collection. Use PARISVK for $20 off through tomorrow, Nov 7! 🌹🌹🌹🌹 #amazingkiragrace #kiragraceyoga #kiragrace #kiragracewarrior #vastisasana #sideplank #beyou #shinebright #yogateacher #versaillescollection #yogapractice 📸: @adjustafresh https://www.instagram.com/p/B4hXwy_DKc5/?igshid=epb5hfqcko00

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Don't just live....bloom! 🌹 🌹🌹 Today marks the launch of the Versailles Collection by @kiragraceyoga 🌹🌹🌹 I love the colors and beautiful prints that make me imagine I'm walking through the Gardens of Versailles even on this very cold day in Indianapolis! ❄ If you love it too, head over to www.kiragrace.com to see these beautiful pieces. And, if you love it as much as I do, feel free to use PARISVK for $20 off any order from the Versailles collection between Nov 5-7. I'm wearing the Grace Ultra High Waist pain in Versailles Rose and the Grace Yoga Tank. There are other beautiful prints and colors to choose from.....go check it out! 🌹🌹🌹 #kiragrace #kiragraceyoga #kiragracewarrior #amazingkiragrace #sidebend #versaillescollection #yogisofinstagram #goldengemini #goldengeminiyoga #bloom #shinebright 📸: @adjustafresh https://www.instagram.com/p/B4ezBccDpeo/?igshid=v26degw1ir13

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Oxytocin levels up, cortisol levels down ♥️ #stressrelief . . . #backtobusiness ☕️ style by @kiragraceyoga ☕️☕️☕️ #greatdanesofinstagram #greatdanesrock #kiragraceyoga #amazingkiragrace #kiragracewarrior #beyou #shinebright #madforplaid #goldengemini #goldengeminiyoga #stressmanagement #stressfree 📸: @adjustafresh https://www.instagram.com/p/B1b0ykDnAFl/?igshid=1j58q6xboomx

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How would you characterize this image? (1) Ruminating about the past? (2) Worrying about the future? Or (3) working hard to enjoy the moment and be present? 🧠🧬🧘🏻‍♀️♥️ Stress can be defined as 'a bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent equilibrium' (Lovallo, 2005), or 'that quality of experience, produced through a person-environment transaction, that, through either over-arousal or under-arousal, results in psychological or physiological distress' (Aldwin, 2007). Did you know that most of us spend so much time ruminating about the past or worrying about the future that we push ourselves into a chronic stress state...a state of nervous system and endocrine system exhaustion where our bodies cannot find the resources (internal or external) to meet the demand of the stressor. What can we do about that for our own health and for the health of our students? Educate, educate, educate! Educate yourself and your students! Many yoga-related practices, such as asana, pranayama, and meditation can offer stress relief and guess what? Research suggests that these practices have the capacity to change the landscape of our stress response, and by extension, our physical and mental health. It's not a one size fits all approach, but there is something for everyone if you are willing to take the leap and explore the tools to help keep you right here, right now. So....what's your answer for the image? 1, 2 or 3? Tell me below👇🏽and tell me what you do to alleviate stress in your life! 🧠🧬🧘🏻‍♀️♥️ #yogaforstressrelief #nervoussystem #stressresponse #kiragrace #kiragracewarrior #amazingkiragrace #goldengemini #goldengeminiyoga #beyou #staypresent #shinebright #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #stress #yogateacher #yogamedicine 📸: @adjustafresh 🥰 https://www.instagram.com/p/B1M0W9JnNDo/?igshid=1rsn4orhkfh4z

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I took a leap of faith in moving my family to Indy two months ago. New job, new community, new home, new everything! But....I haven't looked back. I have no regrets. Of course I miss my extended Higgins family, my @raffayoga community, the beaches, and my fave restaurants like @oberlin_pvd and @birchpvd 💜 but it was time for change. With change comes growth. "In the end we only regret the chances we did not take." When's the last time you took a leap if faith? 💫 . . . #leapoffaith #goldengemini #goldengeminiyoga #kiragrace #kiragraceyoga #kiragracewarrior #yogamedicine #yoga #headstand #headstandvariation #sparkleitup #shinebright #beyou 📸: @adjustafresh (at America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

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There is growing research that mindfulness meditation induces changes in brain structure and function. 🧠 How does this happen? What are the underlying mechanisms? What is actually happening 'under the skin'? A recent review by Tang et al (2015) in Nature Reviews Neuroscience discusses possible mechanisms support these processes. They suggest that one possibility is that engaging the brain in mindfulness affects brain structure by inducing dendritic branching, synaptogenesis, myelinogenesis or even adult neurogenesis - all things we tend to lump together under the umbrella term of neuroplasticity. Alternatively, the authors suggest that mindfulness positively affects autonomic regulation and immune activity, which may result in neuronal preservation, restoration and/or inhibition of apoptosis (aka cell death). We know that mindfulness-based techniques are highly effective in stress reduction, and it is possible that such stress reduction may also mediate changes in brain function. Even though we, as scientists, as still exploring these underlying mechanisms, I find it so powerful (and super cool!) that we have these initial results that suggest we have the capacity to change our internal landscape .... What about you? . 🧬🧬🧬 . We'll touch on some of these topics and so much more in our upcoming @yogamedicine Mental Health and Wellness module coming up in a couple of weeks! So excited! Wearing my @kiragraceyoga dots ... they always make me happy! . 🧠🧘🏻‍♀️🧠 . #yogiscientist #knowledgeispower #changeyourinternallandscape #mentalhealth #mentalhealthandwellness #yogamedicine #meditation #mindfulness #shinebright #neuroplasticity #kiragracewarrior #amazingkiragrace #kiragrace 📸: @adjustafresh https://www.instagram.com/p/B0LyAGCnVrC/?igshid=116l59a1eqyrd

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"The world needs strong women. Women who will lift & build others, who will love & be loved. Women who live bravely, both tender & fierce. Women of indomitable will." | Amy Tenney 🦋 I couldn't agree more. 🦋 Lift each other up. Use your voice. Use your brain. Use your heart. Don't let anyone dull your sparkle. ✨ 🦋 In her own words, @tiffanycruikshank - #SMARTISSEXY “I’ve created this line as a reminder of our inner value and the importance of women empowering women in our communities.” -Tiffany Cruikshank Wearing the KiraGrace x Tiffany Seva Collection: https://www.kiragrace.com/the-tiffany-seva-collection/ 🦋 100% (!!!) of profits benefit @herfuturecoalition and @yoga_medicine_seva to rescue and rehabilitate women who are victims of human trafficking. 🦋🦋🦋 #shareyourgiftswiththeworld #womenempoweringwomen #seva #shine #kiragrace #kiragracewarrior #amazingkiragrace #goldengemini #goldengeminiyoga #yogisofinstagram #beyourself #yogamedicine #yogamedicineseva #stophumantrafficking 📸: @adjustafresh (at Fort Point Channel) https://www.instagram.com/p/BytTvb_nuMr/?igshid=1unyopu67dkec

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"The world needs strong women. Women who will lift & build others, who will love & be loved. Women who live bravely, both tender & fierce. Women of indomitable will." | Amy Tenney 🦋 I couldn't agree more. 🦋 Lift each other up. Use your voice. Use your brain. Use your heart. Don't let anyone dull your sparkle. ✨ 🦋 In her own words, @tiffanycruikshank - #SMARTISSEXY “I’ve created this line as a reminder of our inner value and the importance of women empowering women in our communities.” -Tiffany Cruikshank Wearing the KiraGrace x Tiffany Seva Collection: https://www.kiragrace.com/the-tiffany-seva-collection/ 🦋 100% (!!!) of profits benefit @herfuturecoalition and @yoga_medicine_seva to rescue and rehabilitate women who are victims of human trafficking. 🦋🦋🦋 #shareyourgiftswiththeworld #womenempoweringwomen #seva #shine #kiragrace #kiragracewarrior #amazingkiragrace #goldengemini #goldengeminiyoga #yogisofinstagram #beyourself #yogamedicine #yogamedicineseva #stophumantrafficking 📸: @adjustafresh (at Fort Point Channel) https://www.instagram.com/p/BytTCjsH_Y0/?igshid=177n1n6qfs2kv

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Forty seven trips around that beautiful ☀️. Grateful...and doing my best to live by this inspiring (and favorite) quote....."Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren't any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn't be here in the first place. And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life's challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes that matter in the world come about. So be that one person." | R. Buckminster Fuller 🦋 . Thank you for all the love and birthday wishes friends! Thank you to @kiragraceyoga for beautiful clothes. Thank you @adjustafresh for the beautiful picture. Thank you 🌎 for beautiful landscapes. . . #shareyourgiftswiththeworld #beyourself #indianasummer #goldengemini #goldengeminiyoga #kiragrace #kiragracewarrior #amazingkiragrace #sparkleitup #shinebright #birthdaygirl #standinghalfmoon #yogainspiration #yogisofinstagram (at Zionsville, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByFr1GLn_5I/?igshid=luwcqgpvgpmp

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🌼 Spring showers = May flowers 🌼 . . . Wearing: @kiragraceyoga #beyourself #shareyourgiftswiththeworld #weekendthings #weekendvibes #shinebright #goldengemini #goldengeminiyoga #beyou #kiragrace #amazingkiragrace #kiragracewarrior #indiana #indianasummer #indianasunset 📸: @adjustafresh (at Zionsville, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7_uGHn2XW/?igshid=14c73b54gmrjb

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The first week of the @yoga_medicine #YM200 in Spain is over.....and I always leave buzzing with excitement of the transformations to come. 🦋The high of teaching this incredibly rich content and program with a group of amazing teachers from around the globe is coupled with meeting new students/trainees from around the world. My cup is so full and my heart is bursting with pride for how far the trainees came in JUST ONE WEEK! I can't wait to see what will happen in the next few months and am already looking forward to seeing everyone again in September. 🤓🧠💪 . #yogamedicine #yogateachertraining #YM200 #ifnotnowhen #bethechange #embraceyourstrengths #shinebright #kiragrace #kiragracewarrior #goldengeminniyoga #goldengemini #yogainspiration #yogateacher #transformation #deepsix (at Suryalila Retreat Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxaAwDslPFG/?igshid=e7szipa5ca36

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Finding your strengths as a teacher can take time, patience, and self-study. And as you move through life, those strengths might shift. Whether you teach in a yoga capacity, in the educational system, or in a different setting, take the time to determine and embrace your strengths. As I'm here at the @yoga_medicine 200hr teacher training, I am reminded how long it took me to find and actually acknowledge my strengths as a teacher. It's such a potent gift to spend quality figuring out your unique gifts that only you can give to the world. 💛💛💛 "Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren't any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this Earth, you wouldn't be here in the first place. And never forget no matter how overwhelming life's challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. Be that one person." | R Buckminster Fuller 💛💛💛 Love my @kiragraceyoga polka dots ☀️ #beyourself #ym200 #yogamedicine #yogateacher #yogateachertraining #kiragrace #amazingkiragrace #kiragracewarrior (at Suryalila Retreat Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxKBb1rloJJ/?igshid=jakus3d9ly4z

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Stay in the present moment. That is where the magic happens. ✨ 💫🔮 . . . . #goldengemini #goldengeminiyoga #yogamedicine #depthyear #bepresent #kiragrace #kiragracewarrior #amazingkiragrace 📸: @adjustafresh https://www.instagram.com/p/BtPAZJohgOu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ab6kml1p48q1