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Best Websites for Online Yoga in 2021

Jan 2021 Update: This is a repost from a blog post I wrote back in 2018 – but I added a little bit of spice to make it COVID-relevant and show off some new products that I’m loving. Thank you to Shaman’s Market for the products! 

How Can I Get Into Yoga Online in 2021?

Hey friends! 2021 is here, and although we all hoped to wake up to COVID being a big, bad dream – it’s not. So I wanted to bring back a blog post I wrote three years ago, with some recommendations about where to practice Yoga online.

Personally, I’ve chosen to stay out of the Yoga studio in 2020. The studios I’ve practiced at in the past have not been strict about mask usage, and I didn’t want any grocery store trips or occasional outdoor coffee shop visits to result in spreading COVID to the Yoga community. Yoga, to me, is about showing up for people on your mat. If that means metaphorically showing up by staying home and sacrificing group practice to keep everyone safe, I’m willing to wait until I’m vaccinated to join my fellow Yogis face-to-face. Plus, I’ve been hosting monthly Yin classes on Zoom and recording meditations on Insight Timer – there are ways for us to connect virtually, and I’m willing to explore them in 2021.

(Interested in joining the Yin classes? Reach out to me on Instagram – @climb_and_flow – and I’ll add you to the list!)

#YogaGoals for 2021

There is still room for exploration within the Yoga practice, even if you’re not at a studio or paying a membership. As you can see, I’ve been given a beautiful gift from the team at Shamans Market: Palo Santo and an Avalokiteshvara Singing Bowl.

The Palo Santo fills my apartment with a relaxing scent and the singing bowl makes my meditation practice that much more relaxing! Thank you again, Shamans Market!

On the bottom of the bowl is the Avalokiteshvara mantra: Om Mani Padme Hum. This chant suggests that through the union of the practice and wisdom, you can transform yourself into a being with pure mind, body, and soul. Is there a better mantra for a new year?

My goal for this year is to bring this mantra, and this singing bowl into my practice. I am so grateful to Shamans Market for this gift, and I recommend checking them out if you are looking to enhance your year with a singing bowl, Palo Santo, or essential oils! There is so much stuff on their website.

And in the meantime, if you’re looking to explore some at-home Yoga practices, look no further! All of these resources and flows are available online.

Enjoy! Namaste!

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restorative yoga poses for anxiety

Restorative Yoga Poses for Anxiety (Free PDF)

Update: You can get this PDF and seven other sets of poses and flows in my new ebook!

My mom likes to remind me of a story from when I was five and I was very passionate about animals. (Took me until I was 20 to become a vegetarian, though.) One day, I decided I was going to start a club to save the animals. Which ones? I don’t know. Just all of them. My tiny self made business cards on Microsoft something-or-other advertising a Save the Animals club meeting, at recess, on the playground.

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hip hop yoga playlists

Four Playlists For Yogis Who Prefer Hip-Hop Over Nature Sounds

Update: I’ve added some new hip-hop playlists! Check them out! 

Want some poses for these playlists? I recently published an ebook on Amazon! Get flowing!

I’ve seen hip-hop yoga studios, hip-hop classes, Namasdrake, Yoncé Yoga, etc. And you know what? I love it. Sure, if you’re going to a yoga class to clear your mind and you want peace and quiet, by all means, hip hop yoga doesn’t sound appealing. But if a little Drake puts you in a good mood and keeps you in your Warrior 2 a little longer, go for it.

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Yoga After Work! | Beat, Broke, Backpacking

NEW ONLINE YOGA: Yoga Flow for After Work!

Hey friends!

I’ve finally got a new yoga flow for you! I recorded the audio for this flow in Austin, and filmed the video in Australia! I originally called this flow the Uber Driver flow (it starts out by gently stretching legs that have been sitting all day), but hey, anyone who’s sitting or standing around at work could use these gentle stretches and backbends. So it’s now the Yoga Flow for After Work!

All you need is your mat and your lovely soul…so enjoy!

FREE YOGA / NOMAD MEET UPS IN BRISBANE:

I will be hanging out in Brisbane for the next two months or so, and I want to teach a few donation-based classes at my new flat! I was thinking it would be a great opportunity for fellow yogis, Couchsurfers, and nomads to meet up, have a free fitness class, and hang out with like-minded people. If you would like more information, respond to this Couchsurfing event or head on over to my Facebook page!

That’s all for now! Cheers!

Positive Affirmations for Travelers

Hello hello! I thought I’d do a fun post with some affirmations that I’ve been using throughout my travel. I post sometimes about anxiety and fear while traveling, so let’s bring some positivity to the blog, hey? This is a blog about yoga, travel, and sustainable happiness. I enjoyed making these posts and I hope they will bring a smile or a sigh of relief to your day, whether you’re traveling or not!

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travel anxiety

Travel Does Not Cure Anxiety.

Backpacking is booking a flight to Bali on a whim, dreaming of The Yoga Barn and walking through the Monkey Forest. Everyone at the yoga retreat in Cambodia encouraged a trip to Bali. Your mom wants you to go. You haven’t read Eat, Pray, Love, but you know a thing about heartbreak and could use a chat with a monk and a juice cleanse. Your Instagram following could use a boost and what’s $3 a night for accommodation? Sigh. Shrug. Pleasant ‘mmm.’

Backpacking is uncontrollable sobbing in your hostel dorm, sending a flurry of contradictory messages to people who are on the other side of the world, who are ready to go to bed or go out for the night. Something, which you’ve been sure was ‘hormones’ the past two days, has a grip on each of your lungs and each of your eyes, relentless. You’re out of balance and out of control and wondering at what point you’re going to have to accept your personal definition of “failure” and book the flight back home.

Backpacking is both of these events happening at the same time.

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Koh Phangan: The Full Moon Party (and what to do afterward feat. Hangover Yoga!)

Koh Phangan: The Full Moon Party (and What To Do Afterward) feat. Hangover Yoga!

Okay. Back to chronological posts that don’t talk about American politics. I won’t mention T**** ever again. 

So let’s chat about the Full Moon Party, yeah?

Koh Phangan was at the top of our bucket list. Why? Three words: Full Moon Party. We didn’t know much about it, but we heard it was a big ol’ party on the beach and we weren’t going to turn that down. The overnight bus and ferry from Bangkok to Koh Phangan was an exhausting journey, so we gave ourselves four days on the island before heading back and continuing to Siem Reap. We went to the Full Moon Party. But then we had the question: what else is there to do on Koh Phangan?

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Just a Shout Out to All My Friends Who Sell Cool Stuff

Getting down to the wire! Soon you’ll be bombarded with gorgeous photos of Thailand, Cambodia, and Australia.

But for this post, I’m gonna switch the spotlight over to some amazing people in my life who are making some cool stuff. Y’all, it’s so important to support your friends who are making some cool stuff. Coming from someone who briefly had an Etsy shop, the support of friends and friends-of-friends is more touching and beautiful than I can accurately describe. This support creates a connection and a validation that is hard to find as a small business owner or artist, especially when we are constantly being bombarded with products and brands and ads and algorithms fueled by corporations who have more money, reach, and resources than small business owners have when they start out.

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