HW: Hips

Pigeon Pose & Mermaid Pose

Because of the mind/body connection, our hips carry our emotional stress, traumas, fears, anxieties and sadness. Think of our body’s reaction to deep emotional hurt, to curl up into a fetal position and cry. That tightening and crunching forward movement causes emotions to become lodged or trapped in our hips.…

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HW: Hamstrings

Half Split (Ardha Hanumanasana)

Begin in Forward Fold and step the left foot back into Low Lunge, with the left foot resting on the earth pointing back, and the right leg bent.
Then, shift hips back, bending with your left leg and straightening your right leg, Lengthening through your spine and slowly folding forward. If you…

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Neck Healing-Rabbit Pose

A lot of people are afraid to or don’t want to try yoga because of injuries they may have. Well, my trainer, Dashama, is proof that some injuries can be healed and yoga is a way that some have healed their injuries. Dashama was involved in 4 serious car accidents, and had some major trauma to her neck and spine due…

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Inner Thighs

Wide Leg Forward Bend with Spinal Twist Variation

Today we will be working our inner thighs and getting grounded. Practicing yoga outdoors and getting in touch with the earth is my favorite way to practice. I walk barefoot as much as possible to absorb the energy of our planet and help balance my energies.

Inner thigh poses help…

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HW: Fire Flow

Airplane with Fire Breathing

With this pose we will be doing the Fire Breath Pranayama breathing technique also known as Bellow’s Breath, or Kapalabhati. Fire is the element of transformation and change. This breathing technique can help clear your mind and leave you feeling more energized and motivated. It also activates your core,…

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Of course I totally get what you were saying. I do need to have my own voice.

Thanks Sukhi! And the whole post was my own except the section that says ~Go Deeper into each Seed Mantra~~- the explanations of what the Seed mantras are and which chakra they connect to. I got some of the information online, but the words I used were all my own except that list, the one at the bottom. I guess I should have been more clear…

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HW: Mantra Vinyasa Flow

Today we will be doing a pose from Mantra Vinyasa Flow. This is Yoga combined with using Chakra Balancing to shift your energy using Bija Mantras, or Seed Mantras. Bija Mantras are certain sounds which cannot be translated into a literal meaning but have the power to create great transformative growth and expansion in…

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HW: Core Training Yoga Sequence

Wide Leg Circles

(with affirmations to strengthen the Solar Plexus Chakra)

Everything has a core. Every flower, blade of grass, tree trunk, every atom and every person and animal. The sun has a core, even earth itself. The definition of the core is “the central or most important part of something.” The solar…

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Day 5

HW: Shoulders

Cow Face Pose with Eagle Arms

(Gomukhasana with Garudasana)

This is a variation that combines two different poses into one. Cow Face Pose is a great hip stretch, while Eagle Arms is a wonderful shoulder stretch.

Begin seated and cross your right leg over your left, stacking your thighs one on top of the other and feet pointed…

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I just realized I skipped Day 1 somehow when I began posting homework! So here is my post for

Day 1: Yoga Fundamentals

Seated Cat Cow

Marjaryasana-bitilasana

Seated Cat Cow is a variation of a fundamental yoga pose called Cat Cow. It can be done from a chair if someone is unable to get down on their hands and knees or the floor. In this variation…

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@NathanCee hey Nathan I’m having a problem completing my homework in the 30 day yoga challenge portion of the teacher training. I just finished day 7 but it won’t allow me to mark it complete. And I also finished days 1-6 before this on kajabi but I hadn’t had the chance to mark them complete here and when I tried to it wouldn’t allow me to.…

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@Sukhi thanks so much Sukhi! I really appreciate your help!

Thanks @nathan that did work, thanks for fixing it. Now I went on in the SLAY program and noticed the miracle morning journal video, the video is the same as for the meditation in the step before that, instead of the actual miracle morning intro. It’s the one for day 1. Thought I would let you know that. Thank you so much for all you do!

@nathan hi Nathan I’m having trouble with the SLAY program. I decided to start that to get me on a plan to get in better shape before the YTT, and I complete all the steps under introduction but when it gets to the “Miracle Morning” video, it won’t let me complete it even tho I’ve watched it repeatedly. The button never comes up. The same issue… Read more

Thank you Dashama! I loved this practice! 💓

Nadi Shodhana (Alternate Nostril Breathing)

Nadi Shodhana is a Pranayama, or breathwork, practice. It helps to balance the left and right brain hemispheres and to reset the body’s nervous system. This is a good practice to do right before meditation to get the mind in a clear state in order to go deeper into your meditation practice. It is also…

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Downward Dog Split Crunch

This is a variation on Downward Dog that I absolutely love. It works the core muscles in a fun and challenging way and also helps to stretch your hips and hamstrings.

Begin in downward dog. Take a deep breath in and out, centering yourself.

On the next inhale, raise your right leg straight back and up towards the…

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Dashama, you mentioned two different books at the beginning of today’s live call. I just ordered the Yoga Anatomy one but I couldn’t remember what the name was or what it looked like. But I’d like to order that as well.

Thanks! 🌟

Tabitha

Butterfly Pose

(Baddha Konasana)

Butterfly Pose stretches the inner thighs and lower back. It helps release any toxins and negative energy in the area of the hip and groin. Great for opening the Root and Sacral Chakras.

From a seated position, bring the soles of your feet together, toes and heels meeting each other. Let your knees relax down…

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HW: Sun Salutations

Low Lunge

Exhale and swing your right leg forward between your hands, keeping your knee bent.

Lower your left knee to the ground and slide it back until you feel a nice stretch in your inner thigh and hip flexors.

Gently arch back and lift your heart, sweeping your arms up meeting in Kali mudra, interlacing fingers except for…

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Thanks Dashama! Yes Bali will be absolutely wonderful. I am so excited for it.

xoxo,

Tabitha

Thanks Laurie! I’m so happy to be a part of it!

Hello beautiful souls! I can’t wait to get to know all of you, and see the beautiful connections this experience will create.

My name is Tabitha and I’m from Troy, OH. I first discovered yoga when I was a preteen, through a book from my local library, where I taught myself Sun Salutations and some basic poses. Then my life took a few other…

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