#yogainlfk

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Ustrasana. Camel Pose. The fabulous @sarahkscoular makes it look so yummy. This spring we’ve been working on the splits and using ustrasana as a prep. Sounds strange right? For hanumanasana, or what is sometimes called scissor splits, you need an open heart and quads that release. Camel is a lovely way to ease into that opening. Sarah is doing the full pose, but there are lots of variations. Try a gentle version by making loose fists and squeezing your shoulder blades together. Place fists on either side of your sacrum. Press gently as you press down into the ground, lengthen the spine and lift from your heart space. Release the head and shoulders back, cascading into a back bend. Keep you thighs parallel to the ground. You can move slowly, over time, to releasing the hands down to blocks and then down to your heels with toes turned under. At some point you may even flatten your feet as reach down to the soles of your feet or to the ground. It’s raining all week in Lawrence so you can join us online Wednesday. Our Yoga in the Park is meeting on Zoom at 6p. There’s been a Pop-Up Yoga request for Thursday at 7p, and we’ll probably have to be inside for Saturday’s 1p class. You have lots of opportunities to join our yoga family. Join us! All classes are central time. All links in the bio for Zoom info and descriptions. See you soon! #camelpose #camel #heartopener #ustrasana #backbend #yoga #yogalife #yogini #yogainlfk #ayogikitchen #yogainthepark #popupyiga #zoomyoga #zoom #lawrence #lawrenceks #kansas #yogacommunity (at Lawrence, Kansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO-xFx2pi-N/?igshid=19ay12ciib4tv

[sarahkscoular]

Days 21 and 22 of #eycnovemberchallenge: my ear pressure pose version of Urdhva Padmasana (top) and Uttana Padasana (bottom). This weekend I am so very grateful for my new mental health mobile, aka the Silver Fox, and for all my gorgeous yogis at #yogainlfk. Feeling so deeply grateful for this life. #namaste @yogiflutist

[ayogikitchen]

💦 💦💦 Yoga by the Kaw! Can you imagine a heart-opening practice with the sound of water gently lapping and the Kansas wind in you ears. Imagine the sun on your face and arms, the feel of grass on your feet. Let’s Pop-Up this Saturday in Burcham Park. 2p, for an all-level, grounding practice to help you connect with yourself, nature and our yoga family. Yoga on the river soothes your nervous system and energizes your spirit. At the end of our practice you’ll feel relaxed, peaceful and invigorated. During our session, you get to connect with mind/body/spirit and decide if you’d like to sink into a gentle pose or a more vigorous pose. I always offer you variations, modifications and alternatives, so that every yoga session with @ayogikitchen fits EVERY body. All of our regular classes are by donation. Your donation helps us pay the bills, as well as feed people in our community. It’s yoga for a cause, fully accessible to all, all the time! Wear sunscreen, bring a mat and a friend! See you by the Kaw! We’ll meet by the first parking lot that you drive straight into once you enter the park. #yoga #yogalife #mindfulness #yogaforeveryone #yogaforeverybody #yogainthepark #popup #popupyoga #kawriver #kansasriver #burchampark #yogafamily #yogacommunity #ayogikitchen #yogainlfk #lfk #lawrence #lawrenceks #kansas #kansascity #topeka #ayogikitchen (at Burcham Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdLURCDLfP7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ayogikitchen]

Yoga warm-up glow with Xander. It was iffy all day, but the rain held off and we got to practice at West Middle School for Yoga in the Park. Xander, @slimzadie and I walked in the field first and then Xander and I did a little warm-up practice. I finally got to see @sarahscoular in person, which had been weeks. Sometimes, just having one-on-one yoga when no one else shows up can be demoralizing. This whole practice was a treat. The warm weather made us feel like rubber bands, super bendy and relaxed. A great night all around. #yoga #yogalife #yogapractice #yogaonthepark #yogaselfie #selfie #rescuedog #rescue dogs #dog #dogsofinstagram #adoptdontshop #yogainlfk #lfk #lawrenceks #lawrence #westmiddleschool #yogini #yogi #yogisofinstagram (at Sunset Hills) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPYq71upG5-/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ayogikitchen]

My yoga view last Wednesday. It’s soggy today, though, so meet us online for a Pop-Up Yoga practice. Join us at 6p central time on Zoom. You’ll get centered and just exhale. You’ll lengthen your hamstrings and quadriceps for a longer, leaner look and feel. You’ll strengthen the pelvic floor and open your heart space while you work on moving towards the splits. Will you get there today? Or next week? Maybe not, but the prep work is great to stretch, open and feel a deep release. All links in the bio. Get the Zoom info and class descriptions on the website. Dm, text or email with questions. See you at 6! #yoga #yogalife #yogaview #yogamat #bigsky #westmiddleschool #usd497 #yogainthepark #popupyoga #ayogikitchen #lfk #lawrenceks #lawrence #kansas #yogainlfk #yogacommunity #zoom #zoomyoga #onlineyoga (at Lawrence, Kansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPDx6v5JvW-/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ayogikitchen]

My yoga view today. After a tough week where I’m not completely myself yet, being in nature at one of my favorite classes of the week is heavenly. Feeling the itchy grass on my skin, the breeze in my hair and the sun on my body was so therapeutic. Being able to connect with a yoga sister and practice together when I sometimes felt like crying was better than therapy. Dialectical behavior therapy teaches us that nature, exercise and connection are essential for our brains. Temperature changes helps shift our brain chemistry. Thank you @sarahkscoular for great conversation, connection, mindfulness and practice! You were my first yoga sister in Lawrence and I love and appreciate you so! Hoping to take your @body_boutiquelawrence class tomorrow! Want a little connection and community? Join me online at10a, central time, for Slow Flow and then meet me at @body_boutiquelawrence for Sarah’s relaxing, calming and grounding 4:30 yoga class. #yogaview #yogainthepark #yogabreak #yogi #yogini #yoga #yogalife #yogaeverydamnday #yogainlfk #ayogikitchen #burchampark #kawriver #kansasriver #lfk #lawrence #lawrenceks #lawrencekansas #kansas https://www.instagram.com/p/CQCPt9tJl3U/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ayogikitchen]

The Heartland. Nothing says Kansas more to me than that great big, deep blue, sky and a John Deere tractor. My first ten years in Kansas I lived in a historic cowtown, home to my ex-husband’s farm family. With a history of bloody gunfights and wild stories I raised kids, taught school and established who I was as a yogi in Newton, KS. And I drove tractor. I can still smell sitting on a tractor, discing in the 80-acre field. The smell of tractor oil, dirt, hot sun and sweat is still in my nostrils. I can hear the rumbling motor,, distinct to a tractor, the kites diving behind me to snatch up mice evicted with the turning soil. I can hear the hawks crying to each other and the crunch of limestone against the metal of the disc. It’s all still in my heart and with me mind/body/spirit. I don’t have a lot of gratitude for my childhood, it was tough, but I have been taught to blame intelligently. That makes me able to feel gratitude despite the trauma and the pain. I am a proud city girl with roots in the country. My teenaged years were spent splitting time between both and the last ten years I’ve returned to that life, living in both major urban areas and smaller rural areas. While Lawrence is a city, the prairie is only a few minutes away. I love that about my life. I love that duality, that ability to see two different worlds with much respect and a lot of love. I’ve never wanted to be a person stuck to one way of being and looking at this @johndeere while deeply missing the subway and lunch at the food truck, smacked me right into myself. Diversity makes us strong. Doing things in more than one way, learning different ways of being, of living your life ,makes you strong. We’re focusing I. The word Strong this session and I’m hearing from you if all the reminders that you are strong. This is mine, today. Thank you @sarahkscoular and @yogainlfk for sharing how strong you are and thereby encouraging me to look for different ways to see how Strong I really am. #heartland #midwest #prairie #citygirl #urban #johndeere #tractor #bigsky #bluesky #lfk #lawrence #lawrenceks #kansas #douglascounty #countyfair #smile365 (at Douglas County Fairgrounds) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg7YovCJ5y4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ayogikitchen]

During April at A Yogi Kitchen our week is Friday-Tuesday to be of maximum service to you. Be a part of our community! We gather to practice yoga online and in-person, to provide nourishment and sustenance for our local community and to grow and share together. Our global and local communities overlap in a lovely, unexpected gift of the pandemic, especially on Sunday mornings for Slow Flow 10a, CDT. In addition to classes, people from everywhere have donated to help feed our local Lawrence community. Soon, I hope to break bread together in a community meal. Stay tuned, tell your friends and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Tumbler. Hit the website to get the newsletter. Stay up-to-date on all the exciting things happening at A Yogi Kitchen. Don’t forget, you can request a pop-up class class anytime. I love the feedback and want to encourage students to take responsibility for their yoga life by offering choices. All classes are for donation. Text 785-760-5412 and I’ll invite the group to join us. You can text today to get added to the list and receive requests. Thank you to everyone who has donated food, money, time and energy! Especially; @anneholland for use of her tiller for new garden beds, yoga practices and lots of laughter, @glendaeasum for food donations, especially EGGS!, @sarahscoular and @yogainlfk for monetary donations, great practices together and Facebook shoutouts on her page. And most, most especially to my sweet @slimzadie who loves and supports me, often cleans the kitchen after my messy creative forays, gets on the mat with me, holds me when I’m scared that I can’t figure out how it will come together and loves me when I’m a mess. There are so many more, but not all here on IG. #gratitude #grateful #thankyou #ayogikitchen #yoga #yogi #yogalife #zoomyoga #zoom #yogainthepark #health #wellness #kitchen #food #cook #personalchef #yogatherapist #lawrenceks #community #lawrence #lfk #nimad #digitalnomad (at Lawrence, Kansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNaYnjgJT30/?igshid=1bhdhid7jedg6

[sarahkscoular]

Day 18 of #eycnovemberchallenge: Ubhaya Padangusthasana. Today I am grateful for spinning date nights with @skoola and all things green. 💚💚💚 @yogiflutist #yogainlfk #namaste

[sarahkscoular]

Day 14 of #eycnovemberchallenge: Navasana. Today I'm grateful I finally got a chance to play at Prime! Awesome women's self defense class, feeling more confident than ever. Even if I did punch myself in the face. #namaste #ATA #yogainlfk @yogiflutist (at ATA Prime Martial Arts)

[sarahkscoular]

Day 13 of #eycnovemberchallenge: Marichyasana. Today I'm grateful for my Friday night yoga class at @body_boutiquelawrence, best way to end the week. #yogaeverydamnday #yogainlfk #namaste @yogiflutist (at Body Boutique)

[sarahkscoular]

Day 11 of #eycnovemberchallenge: Krounchasana. Today I'm grateful for progress. Top right is June 2013, bottom is August of that year, left is today. Amazing what incremental daily practices can do. And I mean that for more than just asana. The woman on the left is far stronger than the one on the right in all things. #tbt #namaste #yogainlfk #yogaeverydamnday @yogiflutist

[sarahkscoular]

Day 11 of #eycnovemberchallenge: Trianga Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana. Today I'm grateful to @cider_gallery_events for sharing their gorgeous space with me for #yogainlfk. #namaste @yogiflutist (at Yoga in LFK)

[sarahkscoular]

Day 10 of#eycnovemberchallenge: Purvottanasana. Today I'm grateful for @bblhartzler and the supportive home she has created for the women of #LFK. Thank you for so very much. @body_boutiquelawrence #rpmlife @lesmillstribe #yogainlfk @yogiflutist (at Free State Ride)

[sarahkscoular]

Day 7 of #eycnovemberchallenge: Virabhadrasana I. Today I'm grateful to have been surrounded by supportive, understanding women in my BODYFLOW class and for tennis with my family in this gorgeous gorgeous sunshine. #namaste #yogainlfk (at Sports Pavilion Lawrence)

[sarahkscoular]

Day 6 of #eycnovemberchallenge: Utkatasana. I practiced this pose with my class tonight because I love the fire it ignites in our thighs. I'm so grateful to have cultivated a loyal following at @body_boutiquelawrence, I love sharing my practice with such beautiful women! #LFK #yogainlfk #namaste @yogiflutist