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Activation of the Ileopsoas and abductors muscles.

Activation of the Ileopsoas and abductors muscles.

The Psoas is the only muscle that connects our spine to our legs, keeps healthy and balanced posture, and is associated with stiffness in the hips and the spine.

Here a few exercises I like to incorporate into my practice:

▪️Gliding back and forth using a foam roller underneath the calf
▪️In split pose with the foam roller underneath the knee lift the leg in front of you
▪️From a seated position, foam roller underneath the knees with and lift one leg at a time
▪️Same as above, lift both legs
▪️Same as above, double tap one foot at a time
▪️Repeat for both legs and then try to enter a over split. Check in with your body and feel what it feels.

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#psoas
#psoasstretch #splitpose #hanumanasana #oversplit #yogagirl #yogaselfpractice #yogateacher #bodyactivation #yogaathome #dandasana #yogaanatomy #yoganerd

#Fall4AloYoga 🍂🍁 Sept 22-29 Anyone loves

#Fall4AloYoga 🍂🍁

Sept 22-29

Anyone loves seeing the leaves change colors, waking up to the smell of pumpkin spice and being cozy around the fire pit with a cool breeze in a fall night as much as we do?

We fall in love with @aloyoga hoodies, Alo soft leggings, luxe wear as much as we fall in love with yoga poses. What about you?

Join our #Fall4AloYoga yoga challenge for a chance to win $100 @aloyoga gc + 6 months @alomoves

Bonus point: Share your stories about why do you fall in love with a yoga pose you choose for each day so that we can get to know more about each other. We want to get to know you!

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Hosts:
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Line Up:
Day 1. Any Seated pose that you love.
Day 2. Any backbend pose that you love.
Day 3. Any Standing pose that you love.
Day 4. Any Hips Opening Pose that you love.
Day 5. Any Arm Balance Pose that you love.
Day 6. Any Restorative Pose that you love.
Day 7. Any Inversion Pose that you love.
Day 8. Any unique/weird Pose that you love or just try it for the first time!

How to join:

1. Repost the challenge flier and tag some friends to play!
2. Follow all hosts and sponsors.
3. Post your variation daily tagging #Fall4AloYoga and all hosts and sponsors.
4. Have fun, support each other, and be safe!

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Showing up with ideal conditions is easy. Showing

Showing up with ideal conditions is easy.

Showing up when you would rather hide underneath a rock makes you accountable to yourself and strong.

In my dark days I had 5 small daily goals: get up, practice yoga, take a shower, have breakfast and clean the cat's lounge. I never skipped a day.

Those 5 simple actions kept me anchored to reality.

You always come first.

Here I am demonstrating how to stretch the hip flexors
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#youalwayscomefirst
#showupforyourself #showupeveryday #beaccountable #buildcharacter #dailygoals #hipflexorstretch #hipflexors #yogatutorial #yogaselfpractice #yogateacher #yogavideo #reclinedheropose #crescentlunge #lowlungepose #runnerslunge #youalwayscomefirst

There are no right or wrong decisions. If somethi

There are no right or wrong decisions.

If something goes wrong you can just go back and do something else.

I wanted to be a dancer so I moved to NYC. I injured myself badly and my career ended abruptly.

I went back to Italy. I became an interior design buyer travelling back and forth to China. I lost my job because of the economic crisis of 2009.

I went back to school and got a Fashion journalism degree.

I fell in love with my husband and I moved to London.

My career in fashion never took off.

I had a violent breakdown. I couldn't leave the house. I had only yoga keeping me company.
From a daily stretching practice became my anchor to real life.

I became a yoga teacher.

You see. If something doesn't work as you planned it's not the end of the world.

Here showing how to Eka Pada RajaKapotasana
Shoulders flossing
Squaring hips techniques
Active shoulders resistance to open the shoulders
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#itsnottheendoftheworld #choices #lifechanging #lifechangingexperience #youcanchangeyourlife #ekapadarajakapotasana #kingpigeonpose #yogateacher #yogatutorial #yogavideo #shoulderstretch #goodalignment #lifeisgreat #lifeisnotperfect

Wanting is more attractive than liking. My favouri

Wanting is more attractive than liking.
My favourite example, Christmas morning anticipation is often more exciting than Christmas morning itself.
Isn't it?

This week I have been working at squaring the hips during backbends.
Not easy without a teacher but the wall really helps.
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#wanting #liking #neverenough #findingcontentment #whatwewant

Working endless hours at the computer might cause

Working endless hours at the computer might cause shoulders stiffness. Here a quick fix to keep your shoulders and spine active and healthy everywhere at anytime.

If you have a sedentary job, or simply spend lots of hours seated, here my advice for you:

Walk 10K steps daily, personally I use a fit band to count them, however, there are many free apps you can upload on your phone out there, and they work as well as the fit bands

Repeat these shoulders stretches every couple of hours

Slide to see the areas these exercises will work on
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It's not how long it takes to learn a new pose but

It's not how long it takes to learn a new pose but it's about how many times you practice and you repeat the movement.

Most importantly, It doesn't matter how long it takes the important is that, you take action to make it happen.

Showing some low lunge practice with the wall. Trying to educate my hips to stay squared and loosen up my hip flexors.
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#practicemakesperfect
#practicenotperfection
#repetition #makeithappenmonday #makeithappen #youhavethepower #lowlungepose #anjaneyasana #yogatutorial #yogaselfpractice #yogaathome #yogaatthewall #howtopracticeyoga #contortion #deepbackbend

We think we are in control of our choices, however

We think we are in control of our choices, however, most of the time we act accordingly with the most obvious option available to us.
Have you ever noticed that?

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No body grows up under ideal circumstances, as if

No body grows up under ideal circumstances, as if we do even know what ideal circumstances are.
Do we?

Finding balance and experimenting with transitions for #forearmfriday
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Small positive habits make a huge difference We b

Small positive habits make a huge difference

We believe that massive success requires massive actions and we put a lot of pressure on ourselves.

If you get 1% better every day at something, at the end of the year you will be 36% better at it.
1% a day is barely noticeable but consistent.

If we push ourselves to the limits today, we create traumatic memories and we might end up with a burnout which won't benefit anyone.

This concept works for our yoga practice as well as our day to day life.

Here a few active and passive puppy poses.
These exercises target deep shoulders flexibility and can be very challenging. Physically and mentally. Don't push yourself.
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About Elena

My name is Elena, I am a certified Ashtanga Vinyasa Instructor based in East London.

I survived to over twenty five years of eating Disorders, and I Coexist with Borderline Personality Disorders.

My purpose is to share my journey, and perhaps help you in yours.

WE GOT THIS!

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