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So excited to collaborate with @mindful_manifestations! Go check out this like-minded community for some amazing wellness resources 👇🏼 __________ ⠀⠀ Hi everyone, and welcome to our community of mindfulness seekers! ⠀⠀ We are a community launched by Elicia Kristine, a law student and soon-to-be Mindfulness Meditation Instructor and RYT-200, who has successfully learned to live well with chronic illness. Elicia is determined to share how mindfulness has changed her life by connecting you with the experts on the new MM Podcast. ⠀⠀ The Mindful Musings: Mindful Living Made Simple podcast by Mindful Manifestations is, at its core, a platform to help people live a more mindful, happier and healthier life. More specifically, we aim to slowly introduce more "scientific" and research-driven information that showcases mindfulness as necessary survival tool for the 21st century in a digestible format for younger generations. ⠀⠀ While mindfulness gets a lot of media attention, there seems to be a lack of relatable platforms for the Millennial and Gen Z crowds--specifically, for women between the ages of 17- 35. This is starting to improve with platforms like Yoga With Adriene and Headspace. However, there isn't a large platform geared towards this young female audience that specifically lays out how and why mindfulness works. ⠀⠀ That's where Mindful Manifestations steps in. We interview experts in neurology, yoga, meditation, psychology, counseling, gastroenterology, immunology, and beyond to explore how mindfulness reduces stress and *literally* affects physiological change in the body and mind. ⠀⠀ Head on over to iTunes, Stitcher and TuneIn and search "Mindful Musings: Mindful Living Made Simple" to hear our story and listen to leading international expert @sagerountree explain how she uses mindfulness to help Olympians, NBA, and NFL players find balance. ⠀⠀ In the meantime, don't forget to follow us on IG for updates on the amazing MD's, PhD's, RYT's and more who will be featured on our platform!
Your yoga practice doesn’t HAVE to be a full hour! Even just five minutes of yoga can replenish your energy stores and soothe the nervous system. Like I always say, whatever you’re capable of doing is worth doing 🙌🏼 I have a brand new 5 minute bed yoga class for fatigue on my IGTV. Go to my profile and tap the circle below my bio that says IGTV. It’ll take you right to it 👍🏼✨
Self love isn’t a destination. It doesn’t mean you’ll never have a self-deprecating thought again. Loving yourself is a daily practice. An ongoing decision in each moment to be kind and compassionate toward yourself. An internal agreement you make to stop saying mean things to yourself and instead caretaking the aspects of yourself that are broken, in pain and in need of your unconditional presence ❤️✨ But sometimes this is really hard to do. ⠀⠀ When you grow up in a society that teaches you to be critical and judgmental toward yourself, how are you supposed to love yourself? ⠀⠀ When you're living in a chronically ill body that doesn't measure up to society's standards, how are you supposed to love yourself? ⠀⠀ If you're struggling to love yourself right now, it isn't your fault. And it doesn't have to be the end of the story. ⠀⠀ If you’d like to know more, I recently talked about this in a YouTube video that’s too long for IGTV 🙃 Click on the link in my bio for the self-love shortcut that I've used personally to cultivate genuine self love and change my relationship with myself forever ❤️
I am OBSESSED with this breakfast right now! 😍 ⠀⠀ What's in this bowl: 1.5 cups cooked quinoa 1 mashed banana 1 chopped honey crisp apple 2 tbsp peanut butter 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds cinnamon ginger ⠀⠀ I used my new Instant Pot to cook up 1 cup of dry quinoa with the cinnamon and ginger. This made two servings for me. Once the quinoa was finished, I mashed a banana in a bowl and mixed about 1.5 cups of the cooked quinoa with the banana. Then I topped it with the remaining ingredients. You could also cook the apples in a bit of coconut oil if you'd like, but I wanted a bit of a crunch so I left mine raw. ⠀⠀ For those of you interested in Ayurveda, quinoa is considered a tri-doshic food, so it's good for all dosha types and easy on the digestive system. ⠀⠀ Are you a breakfast eater, or do you usually skip it? What is your favorite breakfast food?
Check out the new 10 min Bed Yoga class on my IGTV 😴✨ Before I started practicing yoga, I had HORRIBLE insomnia. I remember even as a child in grade school, I struggled to fall asleep at night and would get so frustrated that I would eventually cry myself to sleep. Thank goodness I discovered yoga when I was in college 😅 ⠀⠀ Now, I practice some gentle poses and meditate before bed, and I usually fall asleep within minutes of my head hitting the pillow. ⠀⠀ My new 10 min class is a great way to soothe the nervous system, relieve tension and wind down at bedtime. Leave me a comment if you try it!
Your worth is not defined by what or how much you do for other people. You are a person. Not an appliance ❤️✨
What is your goal in practicing yoga asana? Is it to feel better physically? To relieve stress? To connect with yourself? To lose weight? To relieve pain? To feel stronger? Something else? ⠀⠀ There are no wrong answers. You might even say yes to all of these questions, but whatever your answer is, it’s going to influence the way you approach your practice. So take some time and get clear about why you love this practice. What keeps you coming back? ⠀⠀ I personally practice yoga to feel good in my body. To experience freedom and ease and strength. To get to know myself and connect with myself on a daily basis. To feel energized. To take deep, satisfying breaths. To live a more peaceful life. ⠀⠀ Knowing that this is what I desire, I have realized that it isn’t always necessary to push myself into the “fullest” expression of a pose. Even if I am able to do so, it might actually serve me better to back off and be more gentle with myself. I’ve learned that not experiencing extreme sensation in a pose doesn’t mean that nothing is happening. ⠀⠀ When I first came to yoga, I was approaching my practice with a “no pain, no gain” mindset. I was taught that I needed to work hard to get results. But over time, I realized that the outcomes I desired could be achieved through softening. Through letting go. Backing off. Adding props. Releasing the constant effort, the striving to go further and deeper in each pose. ⠀⠀ I’ve learned to question everything. Is this necessary? Is this serving me? Would doing something else feel better? We are all so unique, and there are so many different styles of yoga for us to choose from. It’s all good. It’s all yoga. You get to play by your own rules. Give yourself permission to explore and do what feels right for you ❤️🙏🏼
30 days of #spoonieyogaeveryday starts on Thursday! Are you in? 🙋🏻‍♀️ ••• #Repost @spoonieyogatribe with @get_repost ・・・ Have you wanted to create a daily yoga practice but aren’t sure where to start? 🤷🏻‍♀️ Worried about triggering your chronic pain or chronic illness symptoms? Lacking motivation? Want to build strength and increase flexibility? 💪🏼 Then this yoga challenge is for YOU! Over the next 30 days, we’ll be exploring some of my favorite yoga poses and accessible variations for each. Spoonie Yoga Tribe members will also receive a full-length yoga class video in their email every day during the challenge (check out the link in my bio for more info). • When you participate here on Instagram, you’ll be eligible to win: 🎁 3 winners will receive access to the @sleepysantosha yoga program of their choosing. 🎁 1 grand prize winner will receive a full year’s membership to Spoonie Yoga Tribe ($180 value). • Here’s how to participate: 1️⃣ Follow @spoonieyogatribe and @sleepysantosha on Instagram. 2️⃣ Repost the flyer to your feed or story and tag your friends to join us! 3️⃣ Post your variation of the daily pose using the hashtag #spoonieyogaeveryday 4️⃣ Make sure your profile is public so that I can see your posts! 5️⃣ Create your own personal hashtag so that your posts are easy to find at the end of the challenge (e.g. #spoonieyogaeverydayrachel) 6️⃣ Have fun and honor your body!