Happy New Year 2021. ✨ Wishing you all a very healthy, happy, fun and mindful new year, filled with love and light. 💕 . I took some time on January 1st to reflect and connect with nature, my family (online) and myself. I also did some journaling and would like to share a short new year journaling practice that I found extremely helpful and highly recommend. Feel free to keep writing until you have nothing else to write. Journaling is a wonderful practice for tapping into your inner self and discovering your own inner wisdom. . 1. write down all the challenges from 2020 that you faced, and what you learned from each of them. 2. write down all the things that went well in 2020 and why you are grateful for them. 3. write down how you want 2021 to be for the world and for yourself, and how you plan to serve others. . I look forward to seeing you all in 2021, hopefully in nature at a yoga and wellness retreat, perhaps on the beaches of Mexico, or in California wine country, or in the mountains of Colorado, or meditating at the spiritual vortexes in Sedona, or in the lush nature of Costa Rica, or in the highlands of Scotland! 😉 Let's continue to spend time in nature and draw on this natural resource of prana, life force energy, that surrounds us, connects us, heals us, and nourishes us. Namaste 🙏 . #HappyNewYear2021 #happynewyear #bodyflows #bodyflowsretreats #yogaretreats #yoga #newyearintentions #newyear #2021 #namaste #loveandlight 
We’re still running here in California, and I’m so grateful for the sunshine, blue skies, fresh air and connection with nature. There’s something so peaceful about running through nature solo and connecting with the universe in this way. People often ask me what I think about when I run. I never know how to respond because this question seems confusing to me because running has always taken me beyond my mind and beyond my thoughts. I believe this is why I am so drawn to running, and possibly obsessed or addicted to it. 😉 It takes me to a place within myself that cannot be described in words. Is this the runner’s high? Or the flow state? Or just oneness with everything? I don’t know but I continue to move in this way because it connects me with an energy that feels like everything is ok and there is nothing to worry about. How does running make you feel? 🙏 . #running #runsonoma #bodyflows #runsf #nature #chirunning #chiwalking #chiliving ##nature #runnershigh #flowstate #boxingday #boxingdayrun 
We're getting a little festive with our online yoga classes these days... perhaps you might like to join us for a little zen time on your yoga mat with us? We're still yoga'ing and zoom'ing 5 days per week. Let's move ~ breathe ~ balance ~ flow our way through the holidays together. Looking forward to seeing you online. All welcome. Register online. 🙏😍 https://bodyflows.com/yoga-retreats/online-yoga-class-videos.php . #yoga #yogaonline #onlineyoga #yogaeverydamnday #holidays #vinyasaflow #bodyflows #bodyflowsyoga 
Happy Winter Solstice ❄️ a time to reflect on the past year and let go of what doesn't serve you (release attachments to the past, fear, emotions, perceptions, belief patterns), be grateful for what you have in your life right now (be present in the now moment), and create new intentions and visualizations for what you want to create for yourself, for others and for the world, in the future (new beginnings). . What are your deepest desires, for yourself, for your loved ones, and for the world? Visualize it, meditate on it, and create it with your heart and soul. Be the light and love that shines over yourself and others, and continue to spread love, peace and kindness, irrespective of what is happening around you. . The light and love within my heart connects with the light and love within yours, and when we are in this place together within the Universe, we are One. Namaste ❤️ . #wintersolstice2020 #wintersolstice #namaste #love #kindness #gratitude #reflection #meditation 
* Gift a Yoga Retreat this Holiday Season * or purchase a Gift Certificate towards a retreat by selecting a specific dollar amount... it's perfect for online shopping, fast email delivery, supporting a small business, and treating a loved one (or yourself!) to a relaxing retreat and much needed travel experience in 2021. The recipient can select the specific retreat location and dates later. We have around 15 yoga retreats planned for 2021 so far, in California, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Mexico, Hawaii and more locations and dates coming soon. Link in bio. . https://bodyflows.com/yoga-retreats/gift-certificates.php . #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #yogaretreats #retreat #bodyflows #bodyflowsretreats #yogalove #yogalife #colorado #yogaoutdoors #outdooryoga #namaste #balance #yogaposture #yoganature #nature 
Grateful for another amazing weekend in beautiful nature… stunning weather and Fall colors…outdoor yoga and meditation in tank tops… mindful labyrinth walks… nourishing home cooked meals… cosy cabin accommodations… and so many blessings, much gratitude and love. 🙏 . #yoga #yogaoutdoors #yogaretreat #retreats #bodyflows #bodyflowsretreats #yoga #yogapractice #nature #fallleaves #gratitude #namaste 
* Private Family/Friends Retreats in Sonoma * We'd love to host you and your family for a private retreat over the holidays or in 2021. We can customize the schedule with yoga, mindfulness, meditations, workshops, hikes, delicious healthy meals, wine tasting and free time to enjoy the pool, sunshine, nature, relax and rejuvenate. 🙏 Enjoy this beautiful California winter sunshine! ☀️ All levels welcome! Link in bio. . #yoga #retreats #yogaretreat #yogasonoma #privateretreat #winetasting #weekendgetaway #nature #bodyflows #bodyflowsretreats #weekendretreat 
"Acknowledging the good you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance" by Eckhart Tolle. . Living a life filled with abundance and vitality can be achieved by turning inwards and being grateful for everything you already have. This is when you become one with the realization that you are already enough, you already have everything you need, you are already loved, you are already love and light. . I am so grateful to all of you who showed up on your yoga mat this morning for our Thanksgiving Gratitude Yoga Class on Zoom. It was so wonderful to see all of you all, healthy and happy, in the comfort of your homes, moving, breathing, balancing, and finding your inner flow. Even with a couple of technical Zoom and/or Internet glitches, we were still able to practice, perhaps with even more mindfulness, gratitude and love. . I hope your day has been nourishing, peaceful, joyful and filled with love, laughter and so much gratitude. Namaste and much love. 😍 . #yoga #yogaclasses #yogaonline #thanksgiving #gratitude #grateful #yogalove #yogalife #yogaeverydamnday #bodyflows #bodyflowsyoga 
* Thanksgiving Day Gratitude Yoga Class * As an expression of our gratitude for all our community, customers and followers, we're inviting you to our Thanksgiving Day yoga class online via Zoom at 9am PST, for no cost. This is a strong and mindful class for all levels. 🥰 . Link in bio, select "buy one class" and enter discount code GRATEFUL to get access. This will be our last live online class for November. 🤗 . We're so grateful and blessed to have such a wonderful community of yogis who are continuing to practice yoga, meditate, move the body, calm and focus the mind, cultivate awareness, inner peace and joy. This is the practice. Will you be joining us? 🙏 Link in bio and below. . https://bodyflows.com/yoga-retreats/online-yoga-class-videos.php . #yoga #yogapractice #yogaonline #yogaclass ##onlineyoga #bodyflows #bodyflowsyoga #bodyflowsonline #yogaeverydamnday #yogalove #yogalife #yogainspiration #namaste #innerpeace #yogawheelpose 
We’re going to get upside down this week. Will you be joining us? There are so many benefits of inversions and going upside down... they can be energizing or relaxing depending on the posture, improve circulation and energy flow in the body, build greater strength and balance, release endorphins and quiet the mind, and improve your overall health and well-being. . It’s important to listen to your body and find an inversion that works for you. Join us on the mat on zoom this week Tu/We/Th 9am PST and I’ll guide you into getting upside down safely. 🙏 bodyflows.com . #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #yogaonline #yogaclass #bodyflows #bodyflowsyoga #headstand #yogalife #yogalove #yogapractice #yogainspiration #yogateacher #yogaposes 
* Private Family Holiday Weekend Getaways in California * We'd love to host you and your family for a private retreat over the holidays. We'll customize the schedule as you wish, with yoga, mindfulness, hikes, wine tasting and plenty of free time to relax, rejuvenate and connect with nature and each other. Link in bio, and contact us with questions. . https://bodyflows.com/yoga-retreats/california-sonoma-private-retreats.php . #yoga #yogaretreats #retreat #yogasonoma #bodyflows #bodyflowsretreats #privateretreat #sonomaretreats #holidayweekend #privateevents #family #familyyoga #yogaforkids #yogateacher #nature #yogahike 
At our recent yoga retreats, I led a couple of workshops about Mindfulness (awareness in the present moment, non-judgmentally), and the Yoga Sutras (the teachings of yoga). I'll be creating some online video courses about these soon, so stay tuned for those coming soon! . So what is Yoga? The purpose of Yoga is to realize oneness. Yoga Sutra 1.2 says "Yoga Chitta Vritti Nirodha" which means "The restraint of the modifications of the mind is Yoga." Yoga Sutra 1.3 says "Tada Drastuh Svarupe Avasthanam" which means "Then the Seer (Self) abides in its own nature". . When the modifications and fluctuations of the mind are removed, we are at one with everything and all that is. This is our true nature. It starts with connecting with our inner Self. When we are able to fully connect with our true inner Self, we are connecting with the whole, and we realize oneness, and we love all living beings unconditionally. Then we take action in our lives from a place of oneness, peace, wisdom and love. This is the practice. . Feel free to sign up for our newsletter if you'd like to learn more and be notified when our courses are available online. Link in bio. Namaste and sending much love. 🙏 . #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #yogalove #yogalife #yogaretreats #retreats #yogapractice #yogateacher #bodyflows #bodyflowsretreats #whatisyoga #oneness #innerpeace #truenature #love #namaste #yogasutras #mindfulness #meditation #practice