Hi Ginger,

Welcome! Have an inspirational journey 🤩 So good that you look out for new tools to have in the big tool-box of life. Yoga at the Flowstate institute will definitely change your life🌷

The YouTube link has been changed please watch on https://youtu.be/8wBcaC6Al1Y

Thank you!

Hello beautiful souls,

This is my final exam as a gift to you. To let go whatever you don’t need anymore, to take in the lesson, and to welcome all the new where the old made room for.

This Yoga Teacher Training took me longer than I expected in the beginning. Going through my journey I took the time to take in as many lessons I could at…

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Crown chakra / lotus flower chakra

– Sanskrit: Sahasrara means “thousandfold.” Just as the first chakra is the “basic outlet” for feeling connected to earthly matter, the seventh chakra is the “cosmic outlet” connected to the higher, the spiritual, the cosmic.

– Symbol: lotus with a thousand petals. lotus flower chakra

– Element: thought…

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Different problems have different mantras and different kundalini postures that go with them to dissolve the blockages. The moment you do these exercises regularly (Preferably at least 3 minutes daily and preferably 27 minutes or an hour) you will find that the problems are resolved. However, it is important to be consistent with your…

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To stay alive, our body must have at least 2 vital parameters: Heart Rate and Respiration. We can voluntarily influence our heartbeat frequency by increasing or decreasing physical activity. But sometimes our heart also spontaneously starts beating faster e.g. when there is an exciting situation or we are stressed. During meditation, however,…

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The third eye is our inner guide.

– Sanskrit: means both perceiving and commanding. You can see images with your physical eyes, but the third eye holds images in memory that can distort your perceptions. Based on these perceptions, you “command” your reality.

– Symbol: The lotus with two petals of the third eye chakra symbolizes a sense of…

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Half forward bent is a good position to feel where you at in terms of hamstring flexibility. The hamstrings are attached to the back of the pelvis and to the back of the knee (just below the knee). This means that you can regulate the stretch by tilting your pelvis or bending/extending the knees. You can use the hands on the floor or 2 blocks…

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Self massage can be so healing. Because by massaging yourself you have to learn to feel yourself and to be gentle with yourself. It can help you to relax and detox, and this way it helps your immune system aswel 🙂

You can massage your bigger muscles like glutes, hamstrings, caves, neck, back with a tennis ball, a (double) cork ball, a foam…

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In this micro serie I teach how to do the swimming dolphin.

Enjoy your practice 🐬

https://youtu.be/WNJje0JYHJY

Handstand pose, also known as Adho Mukha Vrksasana in Sanskrit, is an advanced yoga posture that involves balancing your body upside down on your hands. It is a challenging pose that requires strength, flexibility, and focus.

Always start this pose in a safe environment (avoid sharp objects or hight differences nearby (if you would fall…). It…

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Before starting arm balance practice (like the handstand as I show in the wall inversion HW, or craw pose) it is always important to warm up your shoulders, neck and back. Cat-cow pose is an ideal way to do that as you bring more weight on your arms and wrist. If you have weak wrists or sore hands you can shift your weight more backwards…

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A nice practice to go in the flow is Surya Namaskar because if you are doing yoga for a longer time you will know how the serie works and are able to flow from one asana into the other.

In this video I teach the Surya Namaskar basics. It is not as fluid as the fluid power flow of Dashama, but I did not want to hold you back this Balinese…

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This is my version of the Bali booty shake. I advise to pump up the energy, go as low as you can, use als much arm-movements as you can and keep your pelvis level during the low lunges.

And most of all ENJOY! and REPEAT 🙂

https://youtu.be/UtobfVTe9ec

As a morning energiser I do this yogic dance to activate my mind, arms, legs, and whole body during the miracle morning or just as a booster during the day 🙂 Enjoy and make it your own moment! Have a beautiful day https://youtu.be/UtobfVTe9ec

– Sanskrit: Manipura ‘Mani’ (jewel) and ‘Pura’ (city). Therefore, the word literally means “a city full of jewels.

– Symbol: lotus with ten petals. These represent the ten pranas, the vital forces, currents and energy vibrations that control and nourish all functions of the human body. The five Prāna Vayus are: Prāna, Apāna, Udāna, Samāna and…

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– Sanskrit: Svadhistana: ‘Swa’= ‘one’s own’ or swad’ = ‘enjoy it’means and ‘adhisthana’ means abode or seat. -> the word literally means ‘its own abode’. allurement, loveliness

– Symbol: Lotus with 6 petals. On each leaf is a letter from the Sanskrit ba, bha, ma, ya, ra and la. The seed syllable in the middle is vam. These letters represent…

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– Sanskrit: Muladhara = The literal translation of Muladhara is “root support” or “root base”

– Element: Earth

– Color: Red

– Crystals: Robin, Hematide

– Sound: Lam, Frequency: 396Hz, Music tone: Do / A

– Location: At the base of the spine between (or just under) the genitals / perineum. Forming the connection between the human body and mother…

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As I am progressing in my YTT and I did see I forgot to post some homework assignments , i feel free to post a whole in Bali recorded video on opening the hips for this asignment https://youtu.be/gWqt7shRT5g

<font face=”inherit”>Virabhadrasana II (Warrior II) -> this is more of an advanced pose. An Easier pose to start with would be high lunge and then warrior 1. Always gently warm up the body and </font>especially<font face=”inherit”> the hips </font>before<font face=”inherit”> </font>coming<font face=”inherit”> into this pose</font>

Begin in…

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Kundalini was totally new for me in this YTT.

• Breathwork
• Mantra
• Meditation
• energy locks / bandas
• Mudra’s
• 3-40 minuten per krya

I experience a lightness and a clearness in my mind every time I do it. At first it feels ok do the exercise, after 3 minutes it becomes heavy for 1-2 minutes and after that it feels amazing, from fairing the breath…

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I did like the whole diversity in the classes and experience the growth in Dashama as a yogi and a teacher. It is good to notice that change always will happen and you don’t become a good yoga teacher in 1 year; but over the years I will evolve just like everybody and everything in the world.

Core strength & Spinal Balance I did enjoy the…

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In this peak pose mini serie I explain Goddess pose plus hip stretch, Crescent Lunge Pose (Anjaneyasana), Lizard lunge (Utthan Pristhasana), before coming into Pigeon pose with & without blocks and Mermaid. Enjoy and be gentle for yourself.

https://youtu.be/QqQu9hTZF-M

In this anatomy course I describe the different abdominal muscles (musculus abdomens, Rectus, obliqus, transversus.) There origo and insertion, their function, how to contract them, and how to check if you did contract them wel 🙂

https://youtu.be/1InHdQgAK5c

This “Micro sequence session” is made for beginners and intermediate yogis. It focuses on the integration of the breath into movements. Gently rises the hart and respiratory rate. Rises the energy level and uses spine twisting movements to stimulate the detoxification of the body after the Holidays 🙂 During “the vibrator” I added fire breath…

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Thank you, I hope other students will benefit from this EFT session aswel 🙂

I wish to gift you this meditation that can bring you to a save, relaxed, warm and joyful place.

The concept of this meditation is linking feelings / memories to a color, a shape and a symbol and combine those together so you can acces this feelings later in the day or week as as little relaxation snacks.

I wish you a…

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Mangala Charan Mantra OR Aad Guray Nameh (Gurmukhi language)

https://youtu.be/vOpnVtHLSxc

is used a lot in the Kundalini yogatradition. It is a prayer you make to your Guru that brings you from dark to light. It can open your hartchakra and can balance your life.

Guray, derived from Guru, is a state of wisdom that comes from sitting within…

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In the link below you can find a useful EFT Session if you’re stuck in your YTT Online. Just like I was. And I can tell you it works, because I’m posting this video now 😅.

You can do this too! Just try this EFT session and remove (all) obstacles and limiting believes

Have a blessed day!

https://youtu.be/sSHHz7oxu6Q

Fluid power flow vinyasa is related to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd chakras. During these exercises, the goal is to move your body fluidly just like water moves fluidly. You initiate the movement towards a pose / asana and from there you let the other body parts traill along. In doing this, take the freedom to make a detour, and explore the…

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Vinyasa yoga with the eyes closed deepens your practice in several areas:

Keeping your balance becomes more difficult.

• Eyes give important information about how and where your body is in space. By closing your eyes you are completely dependent on your sense of posture and sound for orientation. This can make postures which are otherwise…

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To stay alive, our body must have at least 2 vital parameters: Heart Rate and Respiration. We can voluntarily influence our heartbeat frequency by increasing or decreasing physical activity. But sometimes our heart also spontaneously starts beating faster e.g. when there is an exciting situation or we are stressed. During meditation, however,…

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The Heart Chakra sits at the level of the center of your sternum at heart height. It is said that the breast side is more related to the present and the back of your heart chakra (between the shoulder blades) is more related to the past. All things considered, an open heart chakra is very important for a light, happy, grateful life. When our…

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🤣 I like your GIFs and feedback aswel 😘

The neck and shoulders are a place where most people easily hold a lot of tension. On the one hand, this is because we do a lot with our arms (and not always choose the right starting position) and we sit at a desk for long periods often in the same (forward bended) position. On the other hand, we literally speak verbally and non-verbally with…

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Bed yoga is exactly what you think: Yoga in bed.
So don’t you need a hard mat to do yoga? No! Yoga has all kinds of forms and focuses. Asanas (yoga postures) are just one part of it. Breathing, meditation, mantras, postures and movements that are not immediately asanas, massage,… are other parts of this. In this sense one could briefly…

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Bed yoga has several options and applications. I will talk about this in more detail myself in the post on the bed yoga module. In this post, I’m talking about bed yoga before bed. The goal: to sleep better. The means: Stretch, Relaxation, Self massage and Meditation.
Needed: Yourself, a bed (preferably 1meter 40 or larger), mood light,…

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Welcome to the tribe Angela!

It’s a lovely introduction story. I wish you all the luck, love and inspiration along this new path of healing yourself and others!

Thank you Sukhi! The information on the photos are good and quick reminders to myself aswel. For me it’s easier to watch a picture and see the details then to read a whole text 🙂

Have a lovely day!

LOL it’s a name I made up myself which describes for my idea the best how it looks like, or how I feel myself while doing it…

Sit legs bend, feet on the floor, knees pointing 45degrees upwards, spine straight. Make fists with the hands and place them with the back of the hand at the side of your rib cage. Bring your elbows forward and try…

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Thank you Sukhi 😊

The fire breath works on the 3rd chakra so promotes willpower and your energy, which is why it is called fire breath. The constant pressure pulses that you build up in your abdominal region and lungs through this breathing technique allows you to flush out all the toxins at an accelerated rate and get to deeper into your lungs and the alveoli.…

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Cool tattoo Raven! Is it a special song for you?

Hi Beatriz, For my green detox smoothie I uploaded the video on YouTube (hidden link, but not private, neither public) and then pasted the link in my post. Maybe this can work for you too.Looking forward for your meditation 🧘🏼‍♀️

Beautiful Beatriz! I wish you a miracle day!! 🙏🌸❣️

By improving your sense of balance on the physical plane, you also improve the balance in your other koshas and thus also in other aspects of your life. Good grounding ensures that you are more stable and sustainable can continue to grow in your life. Actually, physical balance starts with balancing our mind. If the mind is going in…

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Because I have already discussed planking in ‘Day 7 Core training’ I will place an important addition to my post ‘Day 7 core training, planking post’ here, namely: after planking or during practice, always stretch the muscles that run over your wrists and shoulder joints to prevent injuries.

The wrists: stretch to the opposite position then…

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Thank you Laurie!!🌻