First day at my new gig as a lifeguard! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ JK 😆 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A couple close gal pals took me out to Sojo in Jersey last night for a pre-wedding party party ☺️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I just happened to fit in! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I did complete a junior lifeguard course when I was 14 though and swam in a few competitions. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve had many, many lives in this body. I’m so grateful for all that it does for me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #sobridal #attitudeofgratitude #galpals #yogateacher #lifelongmover #lifelonglearner
The news this week has given multiple reasons to present two strong middle fingers, but that’s not actually what I’m doing here. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here’s how you can shake like a leaf practicing handstand without ever leaving the floor. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the first one I’m actively pulling my legs up the wall at the same time as I’m pressing my back ribs into the blanket. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Check out yesterday’s post for more tips about the second one. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I like both these as active alternatives to handstand where a student or private client is not inverting — whether because they have not built up the strength yet or are not able to bare weight on their wrists or because they don’t give a 💩 about practicing handstand that day or ever! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Her body, her choice, ya know? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🖕🏼 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #sneakystrengthyoga #handstandpractice #handstandprep #handstandalternative #shouldermobility #shoulderstrength #corestability #inversions #modernyoga #yogarenaissance #embodyyourbody
☝🏼 Currently my favorite way to help you figure out if you have the prerequisite shoulder mobility to practice complex poses like handstand and full wheel with integrity 😊 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A couple tips: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Aim your elbows up towards the ceiling and pull up with your hands as if you could peel the paint off the wall. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ See how close to straight you can get your arms while maintaining both these actions and hold there! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Notice if part of your back has arched away from the floor doing so, or if one shoulder is giving different feedback from the other. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Doing this with your legs in tabletop will make it even more challenging to maintain stability in a neutral spine position. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ High fives. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #yogateacher #handstandprep #shouldermobility #shoulderstability #corestability #modernyoga #handstandpractice #sneakystrengthyoga