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It's the final day 5 of #BottomsUpGrowth. Can you

It's the final day 5 of #BottomsUpGrowth. Can you believe it? 🙈
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I enjoyed so much seeing your poses during this week. You rock guys and gals. 💪
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Today's final asana is Bird of Paradise - a true badass yoga pose.
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You have to balance on one leg and do splits with the other - all that while binding your hands behind and breathing. It's a true display of strength, flexibility, and concentration.
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Bird of Paradise should never be rushed. Take the time to:
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👉 Open the back of your thighs (hamstrings) and groin
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👉 Open the chest and shoulders
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👉 Strengthen the front of the thighs (quads) and core
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👉 Play with standing on one leg.
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⚠️ 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲:
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1️⃣ Sun Salutation A & B
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2️⃣ Warrior 2 with Cow Faced Arms
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3️⃣ Extended Side Angle with a bind
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4️⃣ Warrior 1 to Humble Warrior Flow
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5️⃣ Malasana with a bind
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6️⃣ Tree Pose
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7️⃣ Chair variation with one leg lifted. P.S. All of the participants who followed the challenge rules will have a chance to win prizes from our lovely sponsors. The winner will be announced on Monday, Jan 25th.
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Sponsors:
@BottomsUpYoga
@TaviNoir
@LovePrayJewelry
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Hosts:
@LexMSmith
@YogaKaliOfficial
@Byosnow
@LivUhLil
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#BottomsUpYoga #YogaChallenge #JanuaryChallenge #JanuaryYoga #OhioYoga #CommunityYoga #InstagramChallenge #CommunityChallenge #YogaEveryday #ClevelandYogis #CbusYogis #IGYogaChallenge #YogaCommunity #YogaFamily #YogaPoseChallenge #CommunityLove #ColumbusYoga #ClevelandYoga #PracticeNotPerfection #CommunityOverCompetition #svargadvijasana #birdofparadise #asanajunkie #standingyogapose #yogapractitioner #yoga4growth #yogaforflexibility #flowwithme #yogabalance

Welcome to day 4 of #BottomsUpGrowth. Today we're

Welcome to day 4 of #BottomsUpGrowth. Today we're doing a juicy heart opener called Crab 🦀 or Reverse Tabletop - a yoga pose that will make you feel like a superhero! 🔥
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The mind-body connection is real and it's no news that our emotional state shows in our body language.
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Remember the last time you felt vulnerable or shy?
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You probably wanted to curl into a little ball 🏐 with your shoulders hunched over and your arms crossed at your chest.
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What about feeling at-ease and confident? – Totally different story.
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But guess what. This relationship is not one-sided 🔁.
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𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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When 80 students were asked to perform 8 different expansive and constricted poses (such as High Mountain and Eagle), most of them reported an increase in confidence and a sense of empowerment in as short as 2 minutes.
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Apparently, "fake it until you make it" works in this context. 😄
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⚠️ 𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗯 🦀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆:
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1️⃣ Keep your face relaxed and neck in line with the spine.
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2️⃣ Squeeze shoulder blades down and away from the ears
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3️⃣ Keep the knees staright without caving them in or splashing to the sides
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4️⃣ Try playing with your balance by lifting one foot at a time.
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Sponsors:
@BottomsUpYoga
@TaviNoir
@LovePrayJewelry
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Hosts:
@LexMSmith
@YogaKaliOfficial
@Byosnow
@LivUhLil
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Happy moving! Cheers & Namaste
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#BottomsUpYoga #YogaChallenge #JanuaryChallenge #JanuaryYoga #OhioYoga #CommunityYoga #InstagramChallenge #CommunityChallenge #YogaEveryday #ClevelandYogis #CbusYogis #IGYogaChallenge #YogaCommunity #YogaFamily #YogaPoseChallenge #CommunityLove #ColumbusYoga #ClevelandYoga #PracticeNotPerfection #CommunityOverCompetition #tabletoppose #reversetabletop #crabpose #ardhapurvottanasana #yogapractitioner #yoga4growth #yogaforflexibility #flowwithme #yogaforbeginners

Got a problem you can't solve? Try looking 👀 at

Got a problem you can't solve? Try looking 👀 at it from a different angle!
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Inversion poses (where the head is below heart 🤸) are amazing tools to gain clarity since they rev up blood circulation 💫 and bring fresh oxygen into your body.
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And when your brain 🧠 gets enough oxygen, it functions and problem-solves better.
⠀ The pose for day 3 of #BottomsUpGrowth is intermediate to advanced level inversion - 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱.
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⚠️ Shoulderstand can be a risky pose for the neck so 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲-𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲-𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲, 𝗗𝗢 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝘂𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.
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👉 stretching the lower back
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👉 warming up your neck
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👉 opening the chest
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👉 strengthening neck and upper back.
⠀ 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱:
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1️⃣ Child's Pose
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2️⃣ Dolphin 🐬
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3️⃣ Standing Forward Bend
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4️⃣ Cobra 🐍
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5️⃣ Triangle
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6️⃣ Bridge
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Sponsors:
@BottomsUpYoga
@TaviNoir
@LovePrayJewelry
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Hosts:
@LexMSmith @YogaKaliOfficial
@Byosnow
@LivUhLil
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Happy moving! Cheers & Namaste
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#BottomsUpYoga #YogaChallenge #JanuaryChallenge #JanuaryYoga #OhioYoga #CommunityYoga #InstagramChallenge #CommunityChallenge #YogaEveryday #ClevelandYogis #CbusYogis #IGYogaChallenge #YogaCommunity #YogaFamily #YogaPoseChallenge #CommunityLove #ColumbusYoga #ClevelandYoga #PracticeNotPerfection #CommunityOverCompetition #shoulderstand #salambasarvangasana #upsidedownyoga #inversionjunkies #yogaforstress #yogaforstressrelief #yogaforbeginner #yogaoutdoor #islascanarias

Welcome to day 2 of #BottomsUpGrowth. 𝗧𝗼𝗱

Welcome to day 2 of #BottomsUpGrowth. 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗻 🐦.
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They say Reclined Pigeon is an antidote to sitting, driving, running. I say it's an antidote to life.
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It might not be the fanciest yoga pose, buy whenever life gets rought or you experience a period of stagnation, Reclined Pigeon can act as your safe familiar haven to:
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1️⃣ Ground down
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2️⃣ Breathe
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3️⃣ Review your goals and reorient.
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All that, of course, while gently stretching the hips and lower back.
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⚠️ 𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀/𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆:
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👉 Honor and love your knees so always flex your top foot.
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👉 Keep you face and neck relaxed.
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👉 Try the active variation of the pose. Rather than using your arms as a leverage, let them rest on the mat while you bring your top shin closer to the chest using the strength of your lower leg.
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👉 Try Reclined Pigeon at the wall. Let the arms rest alongside the body and mount your bottom foot against the wall. You can adjust the angle depending on your hip flexibility. The closer you are to the wall, the more intense the stretch.
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Sponsors:
@BottomsUpYoga @TaviNoir
@LovePrayJewelry
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Hosts:
@LexMSmith @YogaKaliOfficial
@Byosnow
@LivUhLil
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Happy moving!
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#BottomsUpYoga #YogaChallenge #JanuaryChallenge #JanuaryYoga #OhioYoga #CommunityYoga #InstagramChallenge #CommunityChallenge #YogaEveryday #ClevelandYogis #CbusYogis #IGYogaChallenge #YogaCommunity #YogaFamily #YogaPoseChallenge #CommunityLove #ColumbusYoga #ClevelandYoga #PracticeNotPerfection #CommunityOverCompetition
#reclinedpigeon #figurefourpose #gentleyoga #hipopener #yogaforall #yogaposesforbeginners #yogaforflexibility #yogaforpain #pigeonposevariation

Day 1. Hi yogis, ready to play? Today's asana is #

Day 1. Hi yogis, ready to play? Today's asana is #FrogPose 🐸.
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When I started doing yoga, I was turning green with envy when I saw yogis folding into this intense hip opener with ease. I was puffing and tensing up to fold myself into the dreamy shape just to find out that the more I push, the further from the mat my thighs are. 😥
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It took me a while to realize that often growth only happens when we work from the point of acceptance rather than self-criticism.
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By accepting where we are at this very moment, we're able to:
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👉 reduce physical and mental tension that is counterproductive
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👉 broaden your capacity - you can do so much more from the place of ease!
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👉 set realistic goals without overexerting yourselves.
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And no, I still can't do full Frog, but doesn't it look much more graceful when I accepted my tight groin and started to finally enjoy myself in the pose? 😄
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So go ahead, let go of expectations, and enjoy your Frog today. Plus, don't forget to prep your body with these poses:
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1️⃣ Chair with block between thighs (squeeze those thighs together tightly!)
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2️⃣ Warrior II
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3️⃣ Child's pose
⠀Sponsors: @BottomsUpYoga @TaviNoir @LovePrayJewelry
Hosts: @LexMSmith @YogaKaliOfficial @Byosnow @LivUhLil Happy moving! Cheers & Namaste #BottomsUpYoga #BottomsUpGrowth #YogaChallenge #JanuaryChallenge #JanuaryYoga #OhioYoga #CommunityYoga #InstagramChallenge #CommunityChallenge #Namaste #Yoga #YogaEveryday #ClevelandYogis #CbusYogis #IGYogaChallenge #YogaCommunity #YogaFamily #YogaPoseChallenge #CommunityLove #ColumbusYoga #ClevelandYoga #PracticeNotPerfection #CommunityOverCompetition
#frogpose #yogafrog #mandukasana #hipopener #yogaposesforbeginners #yogaforflexibility

Isn’t the start of a new year great for focusing

Isn’t the start of a new year great for focusing on growth and challenging ourselves to conquer our goals? You better believe it, so welcome to our #BottomsUpGrowth Challenge! Join us from January 19th to January 23rd and get to posing! Our hosts will be posting a pose daily.
All you have to do is:
- *Like* their daily photo
- Follow all of our sponsors and hosts
- Post a picture matching the pose of the day
- Tag @BottomsUpYoga in your photo
- Use hashtag #BottomsUpGrowth You’ll be entered to win a Bottoms Up! Yoga vinyl sticker, as well as a pair of Grip Socks from @TaviNoir and a beautiful piece of jewelry from @LovePrayJewelry. We’ll post the winner in our story on Monday, January 25th. Have fun with it and make the poses your own- variations welcome!
*Anyone is welcome to take on the challenge, but prizes are only able to be shipped to the USA and Canada at this time* Day 1 – Frog Pose
Day 2 – Reclined Pigeon Pose
Day 3 – Shoulder Stand
Day 4 – Crab Pose
Day 5 – Bird of Paradise Sponsors: @BottomsUpYoga @TaviNoir @LovePrayJewelry
Hosts: @LexMSmith @YogaKaliOfficial @Byosnow @LivUhLil Happy moving! Cheers & Namaste #BottomsUpYoga #BottomsUpGrowth #YogaChallenge #JanuaryChallenge #JanuaryYoga #OhioYoga #CommunityYoga #InstagramChallenge #CommunityChallenge #Namaste #Yoga #YogaEveryday #ClevelandYogis #CbusYogis #Challenge #IGYogaChallenge #YogaCommunity #YogaFamily #YogaPoseChallenge #CommunityLove #ColumbusYoga #ClevelandYoga #PracticeNotPerfection #CommunityOverCompetition

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