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I spent some time in the middle of the forest yesterday, hiking and filming yoga classes, and I left feeling so completely uplifted in mind and body. Being in nature is so healing for me. I swear it’s almost supernatural ✨ I felt more me than I have in months. • This idea of “nature therapy” is something I’m going to be talking about more next month when we explore the topic of Awakening The Inner Healer inside my membership program. Even though I’m feeling tired today, it’s a satisfied, grounded kind of tired that comes from moving the body and doing something truly enjoyable. I feel so calm and centered and content 😌🌲✨ • I currently live in an apartment near a busy road, and I don’t even fully realize how chaotic and noisy it is until I retreat into the quiet of nature. We are vibrational beings, and we attune to the energy of our surroundings, so it’s really important that we surround ourselves with high vibes whenever we can 🙏🏼✨ • • • • #outdooryoga #naturetherapy #natureheals #naturevibes #healingvibes #mentalhealth #spoonie #spoonielife #chronicwarrior #dysautonomia #potssyndrome #chronicfatigue #chronicpain #adrenalinsufficiency #adrenalfatigue #hypothyroidwarrior #iamnotmyillness #innerpeace #findingstillness #mindfulness
“You are unique and that uniqueness is what makes the difference between what “everyone” seems to be able to do and what you can do. There is no pose that everybody can do, and no one can do every pose.” — Bernie Clark, Your Body Your Yoga • Stop focusing on what your body can’t do and start celebrating what it CAN do! Even if you’re stuck in bed today and your yoga practice is simply ten deep breaths in supta baddha konasana, that is enough! You are enough! Whatever you are capable of doing is worth doing. Every victory, no matter how small, is worth celebrating. • Let me know in the comments...what is something you’re celebrating today? 🌸✨ • • • • • • • • • • • #spoonieyogatribe #easyyoga #beginneryoga #dysautonomia #potsie #ehlersdanlossyndrome #spoonieyoga #chronicwarrior #chronicbadass #accessibleyoga #yogaforeveryone #whatayogilookslike #everybodyisayogabody
“You are unique and that uniqueness is what makes the difference between what “everyone” seems to be able to do and what you can do. There is no pose that everybody can do, and no one can do every pose.” — Bernie Clark, Your Body Your Yoga • Stop focusing on what your body can’t do and start celebrating what it CAN do! Even if you’re stuck in bed today and your yoga practice is simply ten deep breaths in supta baddha konasana, that is enough! You are enough! Whatever you are capable of doing is worth doing. Every victory, no matter how small, is worth celebrating. • Let me know in the comments...what is something you’re celebrating today? 🌸✨ • • • • • • • • • • • #spoonieyogatribe #easyyoga #beginneryoga #dysautonomia #potsie #ehlersdanlossyndrome #spoonieyoga #chronicwarrior #chronicbadass #accessibleyoga #yogaforeveryone #whatayogilookslike #everybodyisayogabody
Restorative yoga can be so deeply soothing for us as chronic illness warriors. Our bodies are in a constant state of hyperarousal as they fight against our illnesses 24/7 😪 It’s really important that we allow ourselves time to rest so that our bodies have a chance to switch out of the fight or flight response. This soothes our nervous system and calms the entire body down. It is only in this relaxed state that our bodies are able to heal. • This is especially crucial for those of us living with autoimmune diseases. Today I have posted a thirty minute restorative yoga class for Lupus on my YouTube channel in collaboration with @livehopefitness. This class is perfect for anybody living with lupus (or any other autoimmune condition) who wants to tap into the innate healing power we all have inside us. You can find this free class at www.youtube.com/sleepysantosha ✨ • Thanks for collaborating with me, Samantha! I can’t wait to try out the spoonie-friendly fitness class you made for us ☺️💜 • • • • #lupus #lupuswarrior #lupusawareness #autoimmunedisease #autoimmunewarrior #autoimmunity #chronicillnesswarrior #chronicillness #spoonie #spooniewarrior #spoonieyoga #spoonieyogatribe #restorativeyoga #gentleyoga
Oh my goodness! 😱 You guys! We made it to over 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ 🎉 #sleepysantosha5k • I am so honored to share this space with all of you. This community is everything to me. I am so grateful for all your support, not just of me but of each other as well! Your comments are always so kind, thoughtful and compassionate. Coming to Instagram and sharing my story felt scary at first, but you all have given me courage to keep fighting and keep sharing. We are in this together 💪🏼💕 • To celebrate this milestone, I’m giving away all of my yoga class bundles to two lucky winners + the friends of their choice. Don’t worry! If you didn’t win today, I have all of my bundles on sale right now at the link in my bio @sleepysantosha so you can get them at a discount 🤗 (no code required). • Thank you to everyone who entered and to everyone who has shared my work with their friends 🙏🏼💜 Congratulations to... @kateboyceart and her friend @incredible_greens ➕ @gastroparesisqueen and her friend @killaaa_k Please send me a DM to claim your prize ☺️💜🎉
I’m not very good at sitting still, but with practice, I’ve gotten much better at it than I used to be. With practice, I am learning to enjoy the gentle comfort and quiet of stillness again. • People might say it’s a Type-A personality trait, as if it is something that’s hard-wired into our system, but I disagree. I think our desire to be constantly doing something is more complicated, more nuanced than that. And I think it can be a learned behavior. • Keeping ourselves busy and occupied can be a form of escapism. It can be a way of running away from ourselves and the painful memories and emotions that require stillness in order to be processed and released. Busyness can be a coping mechanism, a manifestation of past trauma. • As an introvert, stillness is something I naturally crave. As a child I enjoyed time spent writing, daydreaming, thinking, feeling, singing, creating. I craved the simplicity of lying in the grass and feeling the sun on my skin. But as I got older, I began to deny this desire for stillness in favor for what I believed I “should” be doing instead. In favor of activities that were more acceptable by the standards of our extroverted culture and my extroverted family. In favor of activities that distracted me, allowed me to zone out and dissociate from how I felt in the moment. Because admitting to how devastatingly unhappy I felt seemed too scary...it seemed downright dangerous sometimes. • Learning to sit with myself again has been difficult and at times painful, but it has also created more peace in my life. It’s a relief to finally stop running. • If this sounds like you, I encourage you to begin questioning why you do certain things. Question your beliefs. Question everything in your life. Maybe you’re not simply “Type-A” after all. Maybe you’re like me...maybe you’ve learned coping methods that served you in the past but are no longer serving you today. • Shining the light of awareness on your life is the first step toward healing. Be willing to ask the difficult questions. Be brave. Discovering the nature of your true self is worth it ❤️
I once heard a yoga instructor of mine call downward facing dog a "resting pose." Ha! I beg to differ. • This pose is an energizing pose and is very physically demanding for the upper body. It strengthens the arms, shoulders and core muscles while lengthening the spine and stretching the hamstrings. It tones the digestive organs, and when done with the head supported, this pose can also relieve headaches and menstrual discomfort. • If the traditional variation of down dog doesn’t feel good for your body, there are lots of modifications you could try, including this one 👆🏼Get more details and more modification ideas in my latest post over on my @spoonieyogatribe page 🤗✨ • • • • • #spoonie #spoonieyoga #chronicillness #chronicillnesswarrior #accessibleyoga #chairyoga #gentleyoga #beginneryoga #yogaforeverybody #whatayogilookslike
Yesterday I was chatting with my infusion nurse and she said, “I think you and I are two sensitive people in a not sensitive world.” And I just felt this on such a soul level 😂 • Like do you ever just feel like this world wasn’t set up for you? All of the loud noises, harsh chemicals, bright lights, pollution, random angry people yelling at each other on the street...it can all feel so overwhelming. • I think this is one of the reasons I just love restorative yoga so much. It’s so quiet and soft and I can just come home to the oasis of my internal world. Sometimes you just need a break. And that’s okay 💜 • • #restorativeyoga #highlysensitiveperson #introvert #introvertproblems
 

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The information and practices on this website are not meant to diagnose, treat or cure any illness and and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical care. As with any exercise program, you take the risk of personal injury when you practice yoga. By participating in these practices, you acknowledge this risk and release Sleepy Santosha and Rachel Marie White from any liability. You are responsible for your own body's well being. Please consult with your physician prior to beginning exercise.