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Always a good start to my day 🙌🏻🧘🏼‍♀️. It's been a minute since I've had a regular practice, but I'm getting my flow back on! (and writing sequences is just icing on the cake👌🏻). Whether it's 5 minutes or 50, every second is worth it ✨
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#yogaeveryday #yogamindset #metime #yogatime #renew #reset #sequencing #vinyasa #minutesonthemat #selflove

Injuries are the worst. For anyone of course, bu

Injuries are the worst.

For anyone of course, but to an active person it's like suddenly taking away their therapy...their outlet...their sanity!

But! Thankfully, there are many things we can still do to remain active when one part of the body is injured*. This was my first day running again (in the 40's 🥶) after I had to take a few weeks off due to nagging medial knee pain (from being an overpronator and needing new running shoes!👟) . I also had to ease off on yoga because a lot of the stretches and poses aggravated my knee in this area 😭.

But! As I said, even when you need to avoid one area there are still so many ways to turn your focus and strengthen other areas of your body!

Instead of pouting that I couldn't do yoga or run like I would have liked to, I took the time to revisit some strength training that I hadn't done in a good while.

As a result, my core is feeling stronger than it has in years. I've also been working on glute activation and strengthening my quad muscles that surround and support the knee joint. I'll share some of those exercises another time, but for now I just wanted to share my gratitude for the ways my body CAN move, and a reminder that when we have setbacks, we don't give up! We pivot. I've been hearing that word a lot during this crazy past year...and it's true. We can change direction to MOVE FORWARD and keep a positive mindset so we can find solutions. ✨

*referring to minor athletic injuries. Always seek guidance from a physician if you have an injury.
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#pivot #changedirection #positivity #refocus #mindsetshift #brightside

Reposting an oldie but a goodie from last January

Reposting an oldie but a goodie from last January ⬇️🙌🏻

A New Year!! Are you suddenly exploding with new goals and plans for a NEW you?! You're not?! GASP. Wait...me neither 😆.

Sometimes goal-setting isn't as cut and dry as people make it out to be. Don't get me wrong, some goals are crystal clear such as "lose 30 pounds!" or "get more sleep!" or "be present with my kids!".

But what does it take to get there? Setting small, achievable goals will help lead to those "big picture" results.

☑️ You might need to cut out some sugar and drink more water to lose weight.

☑️ You may need to make a commitment to be done with screens and chores by a certain time each night to get to bed earlier for better sleep.

☑️ Scheduling some one-on-one time with each of your children might help you be more present in their lives.

☝🏻These are examples of baby steps to see the outcome you're working towards. And part of this journey is remembering that this is the same unique YOU, with (perhaps new) desires for change and improvement. One of the enemies of progress and personal growth is comparison. So, be YOU...challenge yourself...work with the timetable you've given yourself and don't forget—YOUR baby steps are the foundation for YOUR success!

So, Happy New Year and Happy SAME you 😊 ...with your unique goals and aspirations for 2021✨.

#newyear
#sameyou
#SMARTgoals
#youbeyou
#aimforprogress
#aspirations

Nope, not a typo! Take a moment to reflect on Happ

Nope, not a typo! Take a moment to reflect on Happy New Gear! What has been your favorite fitness toy you've acquired for home this year?! I'll go first...I loved getting a light barbell with weights for strength endurance, resistance band by @hiitburn , and for Christmas my 6-yr-old got me padded hand weights that I can grasp for kickboxing 🥰. Okay, your turn #nasmtrainers and friends! Or if you haven't invested in any equipment, that's okay too! There's so much we can do with our own bodyweight 💪🏻
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Also, what are you looking forward to getting in 2021??? I'm excited for a big 'ol box and some agility toys 🙌🏻
Happy 2021 🎉!

#happynewgear and #happynewyear 😉
#nasmcpt #nasmtrainer
#fitnesstoys #fitnessgear
#newgoals #newgear

Isn't it amazing how much chaos we experience duri

Isn't it amazing how much chaos we experience during family photos (or is that just me? 🤪). But looking back on them makes me so grateful that we took 10 crazy minutes to snap a few 📸.

Merry Christmas from my family to yours!🎄

#christmas2020 #makingmemories
#crazybutmerry
#happyholidays

Reminiscing about when my garage was warm. Anyone

Reminiscing about when my garage was warm. Anyone else? #decembersweat 😅❄️

Speaking of sweating, I'll be announcing my January series soon for not just yoga towards the end of the month, but in the second week of January we'll begin an outdoor 6-week training series to get. your. sweat. ON! Details & registration coming soon, but I am so excited for the variety I'll have for (a limited number of) you in these workouts. It's going to hurt so good—promise 😘.

#winterworkouts
#homeworkouts #jaxfitness
#frontsquats #jacksonville
#jaxigers #workoutside #hiitprograms #outdoorfitness

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Always a good start to my day 🙌🏻🧘🏼‍♀️. It's been a minute since I've had a regular practice, but I'm getting my flow back on! (and writing sequences is just icing on the cake👌🏻). Whether it's 5 minutes or 50, every second is worth it ✨
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#yogaeveryday #yogamindset #metime #yogatime #renew #reset #sequencing #vinyasa #minutesonthemat #selflove

Injuries are the worst. For anyone of course, bu

Injuries are the worst.

For anyone of course, but to an active person it's like suddenly taking away their therapy...their outlet...their sanity!

But! Thankfully, there are many things we can still do to remain active when one part of the body is injured*. This was my first day running again (in the 40's 🥶) after I had to take a few weeks off due to nagging medial knee pain (from being an overpronator and needing new running shoes!👟) . I also had to ease off on yoga because a lot of the stretches and poses aggravated my knee in this area 😭.

But! As I said, even when you need to avoid one area there are still so many ways to turn your focus and strengthen other areas of your body!

Instead of pouting that I couldn't do yoga or run like I would have liked to, I took the time to revisit some strength training that I hadn't done in a good while.

As a result, my core is feeling stronger than it has in years. I've also been working on glute activation and strengthening my quad muscles that surround and support the knee joint. I'll share some of those exercises another time, but for now I just wanted to share my gratitude for the ways my body CAN move, and a reminder that when we have setbacks, we don't give up! We pivot. I've been hearing that word a lot during this crazy past year...and it's true. We can change direction to MOVE FORWARD and keep a positive mindset so we can find solutions. ✨

*referring to minor athletic injuries. Always seek guidance from a physician if you have an injury.
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#pivot #changedirection #positivity #refocus #mindsetshift #brightside

Reposting an oldie but a goodie from last January

Reposting an oldie but a goodie from last January ⬇️🙌🏻

A New Year!! Are you suddenly exploding with new goals and plans for a NEW you?! You're not?! GASP. Wait...me neither 😆.

Sometimes goal-setting isn't as cut and dry as people make it out to be. Don't get me wrong, some goals are crystal clear such as "lose 30 pounds!" or "get more sleep!" or "be present with my kids!".

But what does it take to get there? Setting small, achievable goals will help lead to those "big picture" results.

☑️ You might need to cut out some sugar and drink more water to lose weight.

☑️ You may need to make a commitment to be done with screens and chores by a certain time each night to get to bed earlier for better sleep.

☑️ Scheduling some one-on-one time with each of your children might help you be more present in their lives.

☝🏻These are examples of baby steps to see the outcome you're working towards. And part of this journey is remembering that this is the same unique YOU, with (perhaps new) desires for change and improvement. One of the enemies of progress and personal growth is comparison. So, be YOU...challenge yourself...work with the timetable you've given yourself and don't forget—YOUR baby steps are the foundation for YOUR success!

So, Happy New Year and Happy SAME you 😊 ...with your unique goals and aspirations for 2021✨.

#newyear
#sameyou
#SMARTgoals
#youbeyou
#aimforprogress
#aspirations

Nope, not a typo! Take a moment to reflect on Happ

Nope, not a typo! Take a moment to reflect on Happy New Gear! What has been your favorite fitness toy you've acquired for home this year?! I'll go first...I loved getting a light barbell with weights for strength endurance, resistance band by @hiitburn , and for Christmas my 6-yr-old got me padded hand weights that I can grasp for kickboxing 🥰. Okay, your turn #nasmtrainers and friends! Or if you haven't invested in any equipment, that's okay too! There's so much we can do with our own bodyweight 💪🏻
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Also, what are you looking forward to getting in 2021??? I'm excited for a big 'ol box and some agility toys 🙌🏻
Happy 2021 🎉!

#happynewgear and #happynewyear 😉
#nasmcpt #nasmtrainer
#fitnesstoys #fitnessgear
#newgoals #newgear

Isn't it amazing how much chaos we experience duri

Isn't it amazing how much chaos we experience during family photos (or is that just me? 🤪). But looking back on them makes me so grateful that we took 10 crazy minutes to snap a few 📸.

Merry Christmas from my family to yours!🎄

#christmas2020 #makingmemories
#crazybutmerry
#happyholidays

Reminiscing about when my garage was warm. Anyone

Reminiscing about when my garage was warm. Anyone else? #decembersweat 😅❄️

Speaking of sweating, I'll be announcing my January series soon for not just yoga towards the end of the month, but in the second week of January we'll begin an outdoor 6-week training series to get. your. sweat. ON! Details & registration coming soon, but I am so excited for the variety I'll have for (a limited number of) you in these workouts. It's going to hurt so good—promise 😘.

#winterworkouts
#homeworkouts #jaxfitness
#frontsquats #jacksonville
#jaxigers #workoutside #hiitprograms #outdoorfitness

Every postpartum tummy has a story 📖. Mine tell

Every postpartum tummy has a story 📖. Mine tells of growing and carrying four sweet girls into the world. I can remember which stretch marks came from my very first pregnancy and now the loose skin tells how far my twins stretched me in my last pregnancy! I remember when my physical therapist told me back in 2015—between pregnancies—that I had nearly a five finger-width diastasis. I felt so discouraged...it was much worse than I had thought. But, thankfully the whole process helped educate me more in the field of postpartum core rehab and I was able to close my diastasis significantly, even while growing my babies in 2017.

And what these images demonstrate to me most, is how capable the human body is to change, adapt, and recover! 🙌
Yes, I've been mindful of doing certain exercises—but actually much less diligent than after my previous two pregnancies. So what has benefited me most during these past three years? I'll tell you. The key to healthy progress has been giving myself grace and exercising PATIENCE while trying to maintain an active and nutritionally balanced lifestyle (as much as having 4 little girls has allowed anyway 🤪).
And something I hope rings clear as a bell is that this is MY story...MY physical outcome. Someone of equal health, strength, muscle tone, etc. may carry several inches LESS off their waist than mine and some may carry several inches MORE. Every "fit" body is different. Each journey is unique.

And a picture never tells the full story. I've been fairly diligent with TVabs and inner core strength development, but boy do I have work to do on my rectus & obliques! This is not by evaluation of physical appearances, but by paying attention to my strengths and weaknesses throughout my workouts and yoga practice.

And while "my story" still shows across my midsection, I appreciate the beautiful gifts my body has facilitated to bring me: strength, balance, movement, and greatest of all—my precious girls! 👭🏼👯
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#postpartumcore #patience
#postpartumjourney #gratitude
#mombod #bodyappreciation
#progressisperfection

I've been feeling the wanderlust bug a lot lately

I've been feeling the wanderlust bug a lot lately (okay, maybe throughout this whole pandemic 🤪), but I'm so grateful for the places I've been able to explore, especially *before* 2020—this shot in 2017 captures some headstand practice in New Zealand with the great Lake Taupo in the background. Oh, how I miss that beautiful place!
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#yogaeverywhere #precovidtravels #newzealandbeauty
#laketaupo #wanderlust

A week ago I held my gratitude yoga workshop @cele

A week ago I held my gratitude yoga workshop @celestialfarms in their cozy outdoor pavilion. It was just a few of us, but we had a wonderful time dissecting some thoughts on gratitude and getting into a warming flow🧘🏼‍♀️.

In class, I shared a simple dictionary definition of "Gratitude", as follows:

✨grat·i·tude
/ˈɡradəˌt(y)o͞od/ noun
· the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.✨

I hope that even though the Thanksgiving holiday is now behind us, we can maintain grateful hearts—despite a challenging year—and move forward into the holidays with an increased appreciation to RECEIVE kindness from others, as well as an increased desire to RETURN kindness to those around us.
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What a difference it would make if we all practiced true gratitude! It can be a work in progress, but as for me, challenge accepted 😎.

#truegratitude
#kindnesscounts
#receiveandreturn
#gratitudeyoga

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