♔ / Posted on May 18 2013 at 8:33pm with 3 notes
#yoga  #seattle  #the grinning yogi  #grinning yogi  #happy baby  #namaste  #asana  #practice 
photo from today @the grinning yogi! my feet are top right :P —k

photo from today @the grinning yogi! my feet are top right :P
—k

♔ / Posted on May 08 2013 at 11:56pm via saboskirt with 37 notes
#yoga  #namaste  #mantra 
saboskirt: What’s your favourite quote? Hash tag #saboskirtquote and we’ll feature our fav quote on our page.. and give you a shout out! #saboskirt awwww yea

saboskirt:

What’s your favourite quote? Hash tag #saboskirtquote and we’ll feature our fav quote on our page.. and give you a shout out! #saboskirt

awwww yea
♔ / Posted on May 05 2013 at 7:39pm via fuckyeahyoga with 1,084 notes
#yoga  #namaste  #stretch  #asana  #fox yoga  #fox  #cute stuff  #savasana 
fuckyeahyoga: Sometimes it feels good just to sssttttrrrreeeeeetttttttcccccchhhhh. awwww yeaaaaa

fuckyeahyoga:

Sometimes it feels good just to sssttttrrrreeeeeetttttttcccccchhhhh.

awwww yeaaaaa
♔ / Posted on Apr 21 2013 at 8:01am via tumblrgymyoga with 199 notes
#yoga  #asana  #smiles  #partner yoga  #yoga practice  #practice  #namaste  #savasana  #yoga poses 
Love it! I remember doing something like this in a Kripalu class a while ago (remember, Yan?) And just laughing and laughing. You can’t not! As my yoga instructor @ The grinning yogi says, “Remember, the advanced variation is to lift the corners of the mouth up!” —ken (from @tumblrgymyoga)

Love it! I remember doing something like this in a Kripalu class a while ago (remember, Yan?) And just laughing and laughing. You can’t not!

As my yoga instructor @ The grinning yogi says, “Remember, the advanced variation is to lift the corners of the mouth up!”

—ken

(from @tumblrgymyoga)

(via tumblrgymyoga)

♔ / Posted on Apr 20 2013 at 9:23pm via daydreamingnewyorker with 1,657 notes
#yoga  #asana  #practice  #yoga practice  #savasana  #not really savasana  #namaste  #mantra 
Yes. All of these!

Yes. All of these!

(via practice-andalliscoming)

♔ / Posted on Apr 14 2013 at 12:36am with 29 notes
#yoga  #cute  #art print  #namaste  #savasana  #asana  #practice 
yoga: where all your organs give each other hugs!!! (aka good alignment!!) k

yoga: where all your organs give each other hugs!!! (aka good alignment!!)

k

♔ / Posted on Apr 08 2013 at 1:31am with 5 notes
#yoga  #namaste  #eka pada bakasana  #asana  #flying crow  #flying!  #balance  #balance poses  #arm balanaces  #personal  #savasana  #not really savasana 
Normally we don’t post pics of ourselves, but on this exciting night I couldn’t help but share some exciting personal yoga moves! I can finally get into eka pada bakasana (one legged crow pose 1)!!! the pic looks like my face is smooshed into the floor, but it was just barely hovering :P here’s a link for getting into it in two different ways— I’m partial to coming to it from downward dog. You lift the leg you’ll balance on up, so you’re in 3 legged down dog, then get it ON to your tricep. Think about lengthening your torso— it helps with balance! Then, put your opposite elbow into your hip, and I mean INTO. Then, lean forward, and lift your leg up! A super fun partner variation (which Y and I used to do) is to push into the flying-leg of your partner for some lift. Oh yeah, here’s the link!! http://yogaseb.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/prep-for-eka-pada-bakasana/ love & light k

Normally we don’t post pics of ourselves, but on this exciting night I couldn’t help but share some exciting personal yoga moves! I can finally get into eka pada bakasana (one legged crow pose 1)!!! the pic looks like my face is smooshed into the floor, but it was just barely hovering :P

here’s a link for getting into it in two different ways— I’m partial to coming to it from downward dog. You lift the leg you’ll balance on up, so you’re in 3 legged down dog, then get it ON to your tricep. Think about lengthening your torso— it helps with balance! Then, put your opposite elbow into your hip, and I mean INTO. Then, lean forward, and lift your leg up! A super fun partner variation (which Y and I used to do) is to push into the flying-leg of your partner for some lift.

Oh yeah, here’s the link!! http://yogaseb.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/prep-for-eka-pada-bakasana/

love & light
k

♔ / Posted on Apr 08 2013 at 12:45am with 13 notes
#yoga  #namaste  #savasana  #not really savasana  #love  #guys i love you guys 
SO much love and gratitude to all of you guys—we just hit the 1,000 follower mark and I am so overwhelmed that you all are into what we’re into, and are into sharing that with us! All of you are mighty fine and lovely humans! Sending love and light your way— ken

SO much love and gratitude to all of you guys—we just hit the 1,000 follower mark and I am so overwhelmed that you all are into what we’re into, and are into sharing that with us! All of you are mighty fine and lovely humans!

Sending love and light your way—
ken

♔ / Posted on Apr 08 2013 at 12:43am with 19 notes
#yoga  #namaste  #asana  #practice  #camel pose  #yoga practice  #anatomy  #savasana 
yoga anatomy love also—isn’t it crazy how much a pose can do for your emotions? have you guys ever felt so emotionally moved when you come out of camel pose!?

yoga anatomy love

also—isn’t it crazy how much a pose can do for your emotions? have you guys ever felt so emotionally moved when you come out of camel pose!?

♔ / Posted on Mar 21 2013 at 2:26pm with 9 notes
#yoga  #asana  #tips  #beginning yoga  #practice  #namaste  #savasana 
some tips before going into your first yoga class! 1) try not to go on a full stomach—I usually eat 2 hours before I practice, and personally I’ve found that a smoothie with a banana, almond milk & butter, and a lil protein powder is great for me (I’m veggie, btw). That might not work for you in terms of what you eat, but I’d definitely recommend that time frame! Just enough time to digest, but not still be full during class! 2) Get there early! Try for at least 10 min—you can introduce yourself to the instructor, fill out any paperwork (if needed) and ask about the class/let the instructor know any injuries you’re working with. 3) take advantage of props, if the studio has them! Usually there are blocks/bolsters that the studio provides, and sometimes straps. These are SO GREAT for poses not familiar to you, so you can still *do* the pose and reap the benefits, even if you can’t, say, reach your feet in forward folds! 4) Depending on the studio, there may be a more spiritual element, that may include chanting! There’s never an intense pressure to participate, and you can *participate* by breathing and concentrating that way, if you’re uncomfortable with the chanting. 5) You don’t really need socks or gloves to stay on your mat! 6) Let go of tension! This is still hard for me, but when you find yourself tensing your shoulders clenching your jaw, etc., let it go and BREATHE. 7) BREATH IS EVERYTHING. 8) CHILD’S POSE IS ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS an option!!! 9) Trust the instructor’s choices for sequencing—they conceptualize the class as a flow! And if you don’t want to be touched, let them know! 10) BE A BEGINNER—have that sense of a “beginner’s mind” and be open and positive!! :D —k

some tips before going into your first yoga class!

1) try not to go on a full stomach—I usually eat 2 hours before I practice, and personally I’ve found that a smoothie with a banana, almond milk & butter, and a lil protein powder is great for me (I’m veggie, btw). That might not work for you in terms of what you eat, but I’d definitely recommend that time frame! Just enough time to digest, but not still be full during class!

2) Get there early! Try for at least 10 min—you can introduce yourself to the instructor, fill out any paperwork (if needed) and ask about the class/let the instructor know any injuries you’re working with.

3) take advantage of props, if the studio has them! Usually there are blocks/bolsters that the studio provides, and sometimes straps. These are SO GREAT for poses not familiar to you, so you can still *do* the pose and reap the benefits, even if you can’t, say, reach your feet in forward folds!

4) Depending on the studio, there may be a more spiritual element, that may include chanting! There’s never an intense pressure to participate, and you can *participate* by breathing and concentrating that way, if you’re uncomfortable with the chanting.

5) You don’t really need socks or gloves to stay on your mat!

6) Let go of tension! This is still hard for me, but when you find yourself tensing your shoulders clenching your jaw, etc., let it go and BREATHE.

7) BREATH IS EVERYTHING.

8) CHILD’S POSE IS ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS an option!!!

9) Trust the instructor’s choices for sequencing—they conceptualize the class as a flow! And if you don’t want to be touched, let them know!

10) BE A BEGINNER—have that sense of a “beginner’s mind” and be open and positive!!

:D
—k